Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Ná mmalite 1941, Gọọmenti Britain tụrụ anya na ndị Germany ga-awakpo Gris ma kpebie iziga ndị agha iji kwado ndị Gris, bụ ndị a na-emegbu emegbu.
Ha eburula ọgụ megide ndị Ịtali n'Albania. Ngalaba nke abụọ nke New Zealand bụ otu n'ime ọtụtụ ndị otu Allied zigara Gris na mbido Machị. 18th Battalion bụ ndị mbụ New Zealand unit ịhapụ Egypt, na ụgbọ mmiri maka Greece na 7 March n'ụgbọ mmiri Royal Navy cruisers HMS "Orion" na "Ajax". E nyere ndị 2nd New Zealand Division ọrụ ịgbachitere Aliakmon Line na ugwu Gris ma guzo n'akụkụ ugwu nke Ugwu Olympus; Brigade nke 4 na-arụ ọrụ n'akụkụ aka ekpe nke ngalaba New Zealand nke akara ahụ ebe Brigade nke 6 na-ewere aka nri. Battalion nke iri na asatọ bụ nke mbụ zuru oke n'ahịrị; otu ụlọ ọrụ nọ na Olympus Pass n'onwe ya ebe ndị fọdụrụ malitere igwu ala na mpaghara enyere ndị Brigade nke anọ. Ka ọ na-erule Eprel 5, ọrụ nchekwa nke battalion ahụ agwụla.