▁read iness . ▁By ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁year , ▁almost ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁Territ orial ▁Force ▁personnel ▁had ▁been ▁dem obil ised ▁( though ▁they ▁retained ▁their ▁uniform s ▁and ▁equipment ), ▁and ▁only ▁ 4 4 ▁soldiers ▁were ▁posted ▁to ▁the ▁three ▁divis ional ▁and ▁seven ▁brig ade ▁headquarters . ▁The ▁war ▁situation ▁continued ▁to ▁improve , ▁and ▁the ▁ 4 th ▁Division , ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁other ▁two ▁divisions ▁and ▁almost ▁all ▁the ▁remaining ▁Territ orial ▁Force ▁units , ▁was ▁dis band ed ▁on ▁ 1 ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 4 . ▁ ▁The ▁ 6 th ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Division ▁was ▁also ▁briefly ▁formed ▁as ▁a ▁de ception ▁formation ▁by ▁ren aming ▁the ▁N Z ▁camp ▁at ▁Ma adi ▁in ▁southern ▁C airo , ▁the ▁New ▁Zealand ers ' ▁base ▁area ▁in ▁Egypt , ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 2 . ▁In ▁addition , ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁Army ▁T ank ▁Brigade ▁( New ▁Zealand ) ▁was ▁also ▁active ▁for ▁a ▁time . ▁ ▁Post - W ar ▁and ▁N Z ▁Army ▁formation ▁The ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Army ▁was ▁formally ▁formed ▁from ▁the ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Military ▁Forces ▁following ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War . ▁Att ention ▁focused ▁on ▁prepar ing ▁a ▁third ▁Ex ped ition ary ▁Force ▁potentially ▁for ▁service ▁against ▁the ▁S ovi ets . ▁Comp uls ory ▁military ▁training ▁was ▁introduced ▁to ▁man ▁the ▁force , ▁which ▁was ▁initially ▁division - s ized . ▁The ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Army ▁Act ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁st ip ulated ▁that ▁the