Tuhia he tomokanga mō tēnei wāhanga - I whakaarohia e te Kāwanatanga o Ingarangi tētahi whakaekenga o Kariki e ngā Tiamana i te tau 1941 a ka whakatau ki te tuku hōia hei tautoko i ngā Kariki, kua oti nei te whakaeke
ki nga Itari i Albania. Ko te 2nd New Zealand Division tetahi o nga roopu Allied i tukuna ki Kariki i te timatanga o Poutu-te-rangi. Ko te 6th Infantry Brigade i whakawhiwhia ki te tiaki i te rohe takutai o te Raina Aliakmon i te raki o Kariki, me te 25th Battalion e whakarite ana me te whakamana i nga parenga huri noa i Agios Ilias.