File:E 003261 E Maoris in North Africa July 1941.jpg

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Description	العربية: كتيبة الماوري في الجيش البريطاني، يظهر في الصُورة الأفراد الناجين من حرب تحرير اليونان من النازيين، ويؤدي أفرادها رقصة الهاكا في حُلوان، بِمصر على شرف ملك اليونان. من اليسار إلى اليمين، الرجال الأربعة في المُقدِّمة هم جون مانويل، ماكا وايت، تي كوتي ريهانا، ورانگي هندرسون. يُمكن الاطلاع على نسخة مقصوصة من هذه الصُورة على متن طابعٍ من فئة ANZAC صادر سنة 2008.[1] English: Māori Battalion survivors of action in Greece, performing a haka in Helwan, Egypt for the King of Greece. From left to right, the four men in the foreground are John Manuel, Maaka White, Te Kooti Reihana, and Rangi Henderson. A cropped version of this photo featured on an ANZAC commemorative stamp issued in 2008.[2] Español: Soldados del "Batallón Maorí" del ejército de Nueva Zelanda, que participaron en la batalla de Grecia, realizan un haka para el rey Jorge II de Grecia en Helwan, Egipto, hacia junio de 1941, durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Français : Les soldats d'un bataillon maori de l'armée néo-zélandaise ayant participé à la bataille de Grèce accomplissent un haka pour le roi des Hellènes, à Helwan, en Égypte, à la fin juin 1941. Galego: Soldados do Batallón Maorí do exército de Nova Zelandia, que participaron na batalla de Grecia, realizan unha haka para o rei Xurxo II de Grecia en Helwan, Exipto, cara a xuño de 1941, durante a segunda guerra mundial. Polski: Batalion Maoryski, który brał udział w Bitwie o Grecję, wykonuje hakę przed królem Grecji w Heluanie, w Egipcie. Od lewej do prawej, czterej męzczyźnie na pierwszym planie to John Manuel, Maaka White, Te Kooti Reihana oraz Rangi Henderson. W 2008 roku ta fotografia została wykorzystana na pamiątkowym znaczku pocztowym wydanym z okazji Anzac Day.
Date	Taken on 25 July 1941
Source	Imperial War Museum # E 003261, National Library of NZ id: DA-01229-F
Author	Unidentified New Zealand official photographer; Restoration by Adam Cuerden
Other versions	File:E 003261 E Maoris in North Africa July 1941.jpg - Restoration (JPEG) File:E 003261 E Maoris in North Africa July 1941.png - Restoration (PNG) Original image

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This image was selected as picture of the day on Wikimedia Commons for 25 April 2017. It was captioned as follows:

English: The Māori Battalion performing a haka circa June 1941, one of the iconic images of the New Zealand army in the Second World War. Today is ANZAC Day, the day of recognition of Australians and New Zealanders who served their country.

Other languages:

Čeština: Vojáci útvaru Maorský batalion provozují bojový tanec haka v červnu 1941 - jeden z ikonických snímků novozélandské armády ve 2. světové válce. Dne 25. dubna se slaví ANZAC Day (Den australských a novozélandských vojáků), na oslavu těch, kteří sloužili ve zbrani své vlasti.

Deutsch: Das Māori Battalion, das ca. im Juni 1941 einen Haka, einen rituellen Tanz, aufführt, ist eines der Ikonenbilder der neuseeländischen Armee im Zweiten Weltkrieg. Heute ist der ANZAC Day, der Tag zur Anerkennung der Australier und Neuseeländer, die für ihr Land dienten.

English: The Māori Battalion performing a haka circa June 1941, one of the iconic images of the New Zealand army in the Second World War. Today is ANZAC Day, the day of recognition of Australians and New Zealanders who served their country.

Español: Soldados del "Batallón Maorí" realizando un haka hacia junio de 1941, una de las imágenes icónicas del ejército de Nueva Zelanda en la Segunda Guerra Mundial.

Íslenska: Maórafylkið dansar stríðsdans (haka) árið 1941.

Italiano: Una delle immagini più iconiche dell'esercito neozelandese nella seconda guerra mondiale: il 28° battaglione Maori esegue l'haka di fronte a re Giorgio II di Grecia. Il 25 aprile è l'ANZAC Day, il giorno in cui Australia e Nuova Zelanda commemorano i propri soldati, caduti in tutte le guerre.

Magyar: A Māori zászlóalj (Māori Battalion) egy haka előadása közben 1941 júniusa körül. Az új-zélandi hadsereg egyik ikonikus képe a második világháborúból. Április 25-én, az ANZAC-napon emlékeznek meg a háborúkban elesett ausztrál és új-zélandi katonákról

Nederlands: Het 28e Bataljon, beter bekend als het Maori bataljon, voert een haka uit (juni 1941).
Op 25 april, Anzac Day, herdenken Australië en Nieuw-Zeeland hen die in dienst van hun land gestorven zijn of geleden hebben.

Polski: Batalion Maoryski wykonujący hakę w czerwcu 1941 roku. Jest to jedna z najbardziej znanych fotografii przedstawiąjących Armię Nowej Zelandii w czasie II wojny światowej.

Português: Soldados do "Batalhão Maori" realizando um haka em junho de 1941, uma das imagens icônicas do Exército da Nova Zelândia na Segunda Guerra Mundial.

Македонски: The Маорскиот баталјон како изведува хака во јуни 1941 г. Денес Нов Зеланд и Австралија го празнуваат Денот на АНЗАК во чест на оние кои ѝ служеле на татковината.

This image was selected as picture of the day on Bengali Wikipedia.

Čeština: Tento obrázek byl vybrán jako obrázek týdne na České Wikipedii pro 35. týden roku 2019.

Dansk: Dette billede har været valgt som ugens billede på den Tjekkiske Wikipedia i uge 35, 2019.

Deutsch: Dieses Bild wurde als Bild der Woche auf der tschechischen Wikipedia für die 35 Woche ausgewählt, 2019.

English: This image was selected as a picture of the week on the Czech Wikipedia for 35^th week, 2019.

Français : Cette image est sélectionnée en tant qu’image de la semaine sur la Wikipédia Tchèque pour la 35^e semaine de 2019.

Italiano: Questa immagine è stata selezionata come Immagine della settimana su Wikipedia in ceco per la XXXV settimana del 2019.

Magyar: Ezt a képet 2019 35. hetében a hét képének választották a cseh Wikipédián.

Svenska: Denna bild valdes som veckans bild på tjeckiskspråkiga Wikipedia för vecka 35, 2019.

Македонски: Сликава е избрана за слика на неделата на чешката Википедија за XXXV недела од 2019 година.

Русский: Эта иллюстрация была выбрана изображением недели в чешском разделе «Википедии» для недели номер 35 2019 года.

Українська: Ця ілюстрація була вибрана зображенням тижня в чеському розділі «Вікіпедії» для тижня номер 35, 2019 року.

العربية : اُختيرت هذه الصُّورة لتكون صُورة الأسبوع في ويكيبيديا التشيكية في الأسبوع 35 في سنة 2019.

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	09:53, 24 February 2016	3,040 × 2,999 (2.77 MB)	Adam Cuerden	c:User:Rillke/bigChunkedUpload.js: New restoration (as there was some damage remaining at full res, and I don't like repeatedly editing JPEGs)
	05:45, 8 November 2015	3,040 × 2,999 (1.99 MB)	Opencooper	clean scratches and dust
	13:19, 23 April 2011	3,040 × 2,999 (2.15 MB)	Avenue	Wider view, better quality.
	01:29, 25 June 2010	291 × 165 (12 KB)	AustralianRupert	{{Information \|Description={{en\|1=Maori troops in North Africa, July 1941}} \|Source=[http://www.iwmcollections.org.uk/dbtw-wpd/exec/dbtwpub.dll?AC=NEXT_RECORD&XC=/dbtw-wpd/exec/dbtwpub.dll&BU=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.iwmcollections.org.uk%2FqryPhotoImg.php&TN=Unc