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Tripper · 08-07-2003, 06:45 PM

[quote="Simo Häyhä":d465e]i heard on the history channel that the new zealanders were the fiercest fighters according to the germans[/quote:d465e]

Yeah man....Prominently the Maori Battalion though - I know I always rant on about the NZ Natives, but goddamn! They were fierce. They charged whole tank companys with fixed bayonets, and still came out on top.

Someone should make a movie about them - I'll be waiting for that. I've heard fascinating stories about them. Stories that would be perfect for films...

Interesting fact....Maori's pretty much invented Trench Warfare, during the Maori Wars of the nineteenth century.

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Tripper is Offline General of the Army Posts: 18,895 Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Auckland, New Zealand	08-07-2003, 06:45 PM [quote="Simo Häyhä":d465e]i heard on the history channel that the new zealanders were the fiercest fighters according to the germans[/quote:d465e] Yeah man....Prominently the Maori Battalion though - I know I always rant on about the NZ Natives, but goddamn! They were fierce. They charged whole tank companys with fixed bayonets, and still came out on top. Someone should make a movie about them - I'll be waiting for that. I've heard fascinating stories about them. Stories that would be perfect for films... Interesting fact....Maori's pretty much invented Trench Warfare, during the Maori Wars of the nineteenth century.