New Zealand’s World War Two The year 2020 marks the 75th anniversary of the end of World War Two. A cataclysmic event, the war was fought out in territories, seas, and skies across the face of the Earth and touched most of humanity. Notably, it would prove to be the most lethal conflict ever waged, killing some 70 million. The war spanned nearly six years, and during that time New Zealanders lived through immense hardship, suffering and change. Through these challenging years they connected, worked together, rallied as citizens and solved problems both abroad on the battlefields and on home soil. With this stamp issue, New Zealand Post reflects on the war years through 15 key themes and events. Each stamp provides a window into the past and a glimpse of the lives of the New Zealanders who endured World War Two.
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