The Maori Battalion - who were these men from this iconic picture?
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- čas přidán 7. 05. 2019
- #SUBSCRIBE I look at the story behind one of the most iconic war photos in the world - the picture of the 28th Maori Batallion performing the Haka.
Aired on MARAE, TVNZ
Story Teller: Hikurangi Jackson
Editor: Glen Molesworth
Cameraman: Tatsuya Sasaki
Greeks will never forget those heros that fight like tigers in the most important battle that change the history of war in Crete.
Can you please tell me more about this? I’ve read and watched some videos, but I believe it’s best to hear from someone who grew up with stories of these brave men.
My dad and four uncles attended Crete. My dad said that the poor German parachutists all died. My dad said they had no choice but to kill them. The New Zealand men cried after they saw the German dead. Beautiful men, my dad said they were. My dad said he hated war. So do I.
True Story of Ned and Katina is a good read.
Kia Kaha, our brave boys were happy to make the ultimate sacrifice for your whanau 😢 my great uncle fell at Tripoli, he never made it to Crete or home his remains still lay in a foreign country so far away, these brave men and boys were all volunteers and made their whanaus so proud.
My Lolo was there Kuru Waaka coporal in the 28th maori battalion from Whakarewarewa Rotorua. He came home from war and then battled for maori rights language and land against the crown until his death. I lived in his house when i was young and his library and storys were full of adventures and histroy he was a super hero in the flesh for me as a kid. To this day whenever i need strength in this world i go down to our family house named Tionga down whakarewarewa and feel that energy and mana with his blood in my viens. My kids carry the names Kuru and Tionga (2 brothers) and will carry that strength through their lives. They teach us to always fight if it means protecting your way of life fight all enemy fight the systems controling and stealing from us and fight against all things that take away your mana and leave you with nothing like the meth and alcohol destroying our people making them weak and useless in society..
That can happen to anyone! I have experience with it ! From people that?
My father was a U.S Marine Sgt. My mother was Maori. Some of our Maori relative’s served in the 28’th Maori Battalion.Which included,Jackson’s,Henderson’s,Victoria Cross awardee,Moana Ngarimu and other’s.Thank you for honouring their memorie’s and sacrifice’s.
Fuck, when they they recolour the images it hits you - the illusion of time is pulled aside and you see how young and beautiful they were.
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Time is not an illusion! Go back to five minutes ago ! You can’t!
@@robertwoodroffe123 yeah, but I'm not talking about quantum physics. I'm talking about how it hits you when the image is brought to life. I guess now you'll say "images are not alive", but I'm aware of that also.
@@paulwary my dad had whole albums of ! Italy and even Palestine, Egypt , ……..
100% respect for the sacrifice they made.
No1 watches these our youth need to learn this stuff 😭😭
Levi Reedy I do
Levi Reedy even tho I’m no where near Maori
Chur butha levi upto g
Chur ea uncle we here lol
3:11 thats my family name right there on the right. Ihaia Riini
Wow.. Ihaia Riini was my nans brother.
These are the memories that matter.
I’m an Aussie, but every name I hear that’s been killed is like a knife through my heart…thank you brothers
Thanks, mate.
stom- a farmer up the road from us in m pionner batt in w.w.1 had 20 00 acre sheep station - won top medal in france and was killed by car in 1919 as soon as he got back to his 20,00 acre farm which his family had since 1854
@@seanodwyer4322 happens ! One of my dads men went back to western end of lake Wakatipu ! And horse and him ! Fell off the mountain ! Dead ☠️
i always liked that photo never knew the background to it till now
As a Kiwi, this makes me sick. How could they treat these heroes like this? I am full of respect for the Maori people and the 28th!
Mad love and respect to all these great legends ❤️❤️❤️
STRONG MEN 💪❤️
To young boys everywhere even now that picture is very respected.
May the God bless all
Tama Toa!
In memory of those who went to serve, may the Lord bless your families
Onward.
Brother I 27 my children 1/16 maori throigh me the last line the government will recognize....I'm 27 I have a shot at life i will remember them and represent well much love
The pakehas came back from ww2 and were given our land to start farms. We came back with nothing too nothing.
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My dad and survived uncle, not given land ! And dead 💀 uncle just a stone in Italy 🇮🇹
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THANK'S MAORI TELEVISION 📺AOTEROA NEW ZEALAND 🇳🇿RESPECT ALWAY'S FOR YHE HAKA..AND MAORI SOLIDER'S R.I.P
My koro Sonny was there "Sonny Akuhata" was there...thank you
And RAF tail gunners had a over 50% dead 💀! my dad applied to the RAF ! And could not be a pilot! ( ) but top pick as tail gunner! 😅
With their sacrifice they honoured their tupuna and secured freedom and peace for their tuhunga! Ake ake kia kaha e.
mori batlion
much of the mori batlion = batlion
My poppa will waste any 1 that got in his way.golden gloves
True korero
To much to all of them
28 maori battalion.
TIHEI MAURI ORA
Aotearoa.KIA KAHA
Paul manukahia
Prince of ? Rarotonga?
Sad, nothing changes, we still.join the British army from the commonwealth and return broken, wouldn't change the memories tho
The price paid was excessive xo
why does the guy all the way to the left have a haircut from today and look like a tongan? lol Time traveling tongan
Tongans n Maori n all polys are brothers - ancient ties n same family tree gng bk thousands of years is why
Tongan, Nuie, Cook Island, Fiji, Samoan, Tahiti all went with 28th Māori Battalion to both world wars fought and died next to their Brothers in Arms
@@seanodwyer4322so is that what the 1st Parachute division, doing at the railway station?😮
Kia ora to the ancestors pukana blllaaahhhhhhh
Blllaaaahhhhhh