Promoted to lieutenant-general and knighted as a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Freyberg continued to command the 2nd New Zealand Division through the North African and Italian Campaigns of the Eighth Army.
Efter at være blevet udnævnt til generalløjtnant og blevet ridder som Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire fortsatte Freyberg med at lede den 2. newzealandske division under felttoget i Nordafrika og Italien i 8. armé.