The battle for Greece & Crete.pdf - Army Museum of South Australia
The battle for Greece & Crete.pdf - Army Museum of South Australia
The battle for Greece & Crete.pdf - Army Museum of South Australia
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<strong>The</strong> Players<strong>Australia</strong>Brigadier George VaseyLieutenant Colonel Ian Campbell -2/1 Infantry BattalionLieutenant Colonel Ray Sandover -2/11 Infantry BattalionLieutenant Colonel Wellman <strong>Australia</strong>n Corps <strong>of</strong> SignalsMajor Paul Cohen (Cullen) -2/2 Infantry BattalionNew ZealandMajor General Bernard Freyberg VCBrigadier AndrewsBrigadier InglisBrigadier Howard KippenbergerBrigadier J HargestBrigadier (Acting Major General) PuttickLieutenant Colonel GentryBritainMajor General E.C. Weston Royal MarinesLieutenant Colonel WillsCapatain Morse RNBrigadier B.H. Chappel<strong>The</strong> Cretans<strong>The</strong> Cretan Resistance Motto (or Battle Cry) during the period <strong>of</strong> the invasion and occupation was“Death or Freedom”.Cretan Partisans<strong>The</strong> 800 Cretan Police Force, together with the Greek and Cretan Irregular Troops with the support <strong>of</strong>the Allies joined together to defend their homeland. During the invasion and occupation over 50,000Cretan’s died and in the village <strong>of</strong> Misseria only two were to survive.Cretan CasualtiesLocation: Killed in Battle or Executed: Orphans: Houses destroyed:Men Women Children Fatherless Motherless Both Parents Total PartialChania 2,200 480 418 3,338 1,098 380 2,669 4,562Rethymnon 1,897 405 403 3,320 848 528 2,338 1,300Heraklion 2,045 185 129 3,840 1,772 484 6,968 4,942Laithi 431 50 20 2,017 739 549 938 714Total 6,593 1,120 970 12,515 4,457 1,941 12,913 11,518- 23 -
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