Comments by "mombaassa" (@mombaassa) on "Australians in the Battle of Britain" video.

  1. According to Statista, the population of New Zealand in 1940, was 1.63 million. Tiny.
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  2. In Australia and New Zealand, we wanted to serve. The cultural ties to Britain, were much stronger, then. It was also in our economic interest, to defeat Germany. Nearly everything we exported, was to Britain or other parts of the Empire. Nearly every we imported, was from Britain or the rest of the Empire. An attack on Britain, was an attack on us, as well. We were independent nations with our own, elected governments. So, we were not forced to help the British. We chose to be at their side.
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  3.  @harrycurrie9664  I don't know about "people", but I read that they lost more soldiers per head of total population, than any other country.
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  4. ​ @MrRecrute  30 Wellingtons, don't by themselves, account for 127 pilots. The NZ contribution was staggering, when you consider their population at the time, was just 1.63 million.
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  5. ​ @chrisrabbitt  In 1940, NZ had a population just 1.63 million. Any way you cut it, the Kiwis, "paid a higher cost".
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