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
Units/Formations other than Australian involved in the Greek and Crete CampaignCountry Greece CreteNew Zealand 4 th Brigade5 th Brigade6 th Brigade27 th Machine Gun Battalion1 st New Zealand Hospital4 th , 5 th & 6 th Field Ambulance4 th Field Hygiene Sec.4 th Brigade – 18 th & 19 th Infantry Battalions5 th Brigade – 21 st & 22 nd 28 th (Maori) InfantryBattalionsNZF Composite Infantry Battalion10 th Brigade- 20 th &23 rd BattalionsDivisional Cavalry Regiment.4 th Field Regiment1 st Battalion Rangers.Engineers DetachmentProvost – 23 rd NZ Battalion Field PunishmentBritain1 st Armoured Brigade2 nd Armoured Brigade3 rd Royal Tank Regiment2 nd Royal Horse Artillery64 th Medium RegimentKings Royal Rifles26 th British General Hospital189 Field Ambulance- 4 th & 168 thLight Field Ambulance24 th Casualty Clearing Station.48 th Field Hygiene7 th Advanced Depot Medical StoresAmbulance Car CompanyRAF UnitsCentre14 th Brigade – 4 Battalions; Kings Royal Rifles2 nd Battalion Black Watch Regiment2 nd Battalion Yorks & Lancaster Regiment2 nd Battalion Leicestershire Regiment1 st Battalion Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders1 st Battalion Welsh Regiment2 Commando UnitsRoyal Marine Detachment ( 2 Sections)1 st Armoured Brigade3 rd Hussars (13 light Tanks)7 th Royal Tank Regiment (8 Matilda Tanks)Northumberland Hussars106 th Royal Horse Artillery (used as Infantry)7 th Medium Regiment RA (used as Infantry)102 nd Anti-Tank (used as Infantry)234 th Medium Battery; 156 th Light Anti AircraftBattery; 5 th Coastal Defence Regiment42 nd Field Company Royal Engineers187 th Field AmbulanceGreek12 th Division, 19 th ; 20 th Division21 st RegimentWest Macedonian ArmyCentral Macedonian Army(22 Divisions)Epirus ArmyDodecanese Regiment5 th Cretan DivisionPalestinians & Cypriots (4,670)Cretan Gendarmerie [Police Force] (800)1 st Greek Regiment (Kastelli Kissamou)2 nd ; 3 rd ; 4 th Greek Regiments5 th ; 6 th ; 7 th ; 8 th Greek Regiments‘Royal Perivolians’ Composite BattalionCretan IrregularsGerman2 nd Armoured Division1 st Assault Regiment -5 Battalions9 th Armoured Division7 th Air Division -1 st ,2 nd & 3 rd Parachute112 th Reconnaissance UnitRegiments (each 3 Battalions)Kleists’ Panzer Group4 th & 5 th Mountain Divisions40 th Corps SS Adolf Hitler Division 11/100 th Mountain Regiment31 st Armoured Regiment – 1 Battalion5 th Gebirg Division – a Panzer Battalion & aMotorcycle Battalion- 40 -
List of some of the ships involved during the Battle of Greece and CreteBattleshipsHMS Barham (damaged)HMS Warspite (Flagship)HMS Valiant (damaged)Heavy CruisersHMS Ajax (sunk)HMS Calcutta; HMS Carlisle; HMS CoventryHMS Gloucester (sunk)HMS HermesHMS OrionHMS PhoebeHMS York (sunk)Light CruisersHMAS PerthAircraft CarriersHMS FormidableHMS Illustrious (damaged)MinesweepersHMS Flamingo (sunk)HMS Hyacinth (sunk) [Corvette]HMS MurotoHMS Salvia (sunk)Hospital ShipsOba ; DorsetshireArmed Merchant VesselsMV DelosTransports (HMT)HMS Glenearn (damaged)HMS GlengyleHMS GlenreyHMT Pentland (sunk)HMT Ulster Prince (sunk)Landing CraftLCT- Landing Craft TankLCA- Landing Craft Assault/TroopsLCM- Landing Craft Mechanised/VehiclesGreeceDestroyersHMAS StuartHMAS Vampire; Vendetta; VoyagerHMAS WaterhenHMS Decoy; Defender; Diamond (sunk)HMS Griffin; GrimbsyHMS Hasty; Havock; Hereward; Hero; HotspurHMS IsisHMS Kandahar; Kimberley; KingstonHMS NubianHMS Wryneck (sunk)HMS York (sunk)TransportsMV. CameroniaSS ArdybankSS British Lord (damaged)SS British Science [oiler] (sunk)SS CherryleafSS City of LondonSS Clan Frazer (destroyed)SS Costa Rica (sunk)SS Cyprian Prince (sunk)SS DelaneSS Devis (sunk)SS DilwarraSS ItriaSS Ionia ( evacuated nurses)SS KirklandSS Khendive IsmailSS Northern Prince (sunk)SS Port HalifaxSS RocosSS RunoSS Salmat (sunk)SS SalweenSS Scottish Prince (damaged)SS TetiSS ThermoniSS Thurland CastleSS ZealandNaval Oil TankerRFA BrambleleafUnknown designationHMS Bonaventure (sunk)HMS Auckland- 41 -
- Page 1 and 2: THE BATTLEFORGREECE AND CRETEMatt W
- Page 3 and 4: The German Invasion Force- Strength
- Page 5 and 6: PrefaceIf one wishes to examine par
- Page 7 and 8: Dissentions about the campaignMany
- Page 9 and 10: This bond which developed between t
- Page 11 and 12: Recollections of a Greek Youth a Pa
- Page 13 and 14: AthensApril20 th Nurses____________
- Page 15 and 16: The GreeksGeneral Alexander Papagos
- Page 17 and 18: The RAAF in GreeceVery little infor
- Page 19 and 20: Crete was considered to be of strat
- Page 21 and 22: Troops were to be dispersed to the
- Page 23 and 24: The evacuation Beachat Sfakia (Stak
- Page 25 and 26: At 6.45 am on the 20 th May 1941 th
- Page 27 and 28: The PlayersAustraliaBrigadier Georg
- Page 29 and 30: On one occasion on the submarine HM
- Page 31 and 32: The march throughout was an exceedi
- Page 33 and 34: Extract from the War Diary of 7 th
- Page 35 and 36: April 25 1941: Fine. Remained hidde
- Page 37 and 38: On the 20 th the Hospital ship Oba
- Page 39 and 40: The route taken by Paul Cullen duri
- Page 41 and 42: 42 nd Street gained importance in t
- Page 43: Australian Units who served in Gree
- Page 47 and 48: CruiserHelle (sunk)SubmarinePapantk
- Page 49 and 50: Service details of some of the Mili
- Page 51 and 52: The grave of L/Cpl BarnesPlaques in
- Page 53 and 54: 7 th Division Provost CompanyPerson
- Page 55 and 56: BibliographyAustralian Corps of Sig
List <strong>of</strong> some <strong>of</strong> the ships involved during the Battle <strong>of</strong> <strong>Greece</strong> and <strong>Crete</strong>BattleshipsHMS Barham (damaged)HMS Warspite (Flagship)HMS Valiant (damaged)Heavy CruisersHMS Ajax (sunk)HMS Calcutta; HMS Carlisle; HMS CoventryHMS Gloucester (sunk)HMS HermesHMS OrionHMS PhoebeHMS York (sunk)Light CruisersHMAS PerthAircraft CarriersHMS FormidableHMS Illustrious (damaged)MinesweepersHMS Flamingo (sunk)HMS Hyacinth (sunk) [Corvette]HMS MurotoHMS Salvia (sunk)Hospital ShipsOba ; DorsetshireArmed Merchant VesselsMV DelosTransports (HMT)HMS Glenearn (damaged)HMS GlengyleHMS GlenreyHMT Pentland (sunk)HMT Ulster Prince (sunk)Landing CraftLCT- Landing Craft TankLCA- Landing Craft Assault/TroopsLCM- Landing Craft Mechanised/Vehicles<strong>Greece</strong>DestroyersHMAS StuartHMAS Vampire; Vendetta; VoyagerHMAS WaterhenHMS Decoy; Defender; Diamond (sunk)HMS Griffin; GrimbsyHMS Hasty; Havock; Hereward; Hero; HotspurHMS IsisHMS Kandahar; Kimberley; KingstonHMS NubianHMS Wryneck (sunk)HMS York (sunk)TransportsMV. CameroniaSS ArdybankSS British Lord (damaged)SS British Science [oiler] (sunk)SS CherryleafSS City <strong>of</strong> LondonSS Clan Frazer (destroyed)SS Costa Rica (sunk)SS Cyprian Prince (sunk)SS DelaneSS Devis (sunk)SS DilwarraSS ItriaSS Ionia ( evacuated nurses)SS KirklandSS Khendive IsmailSS Northern Prince (sunk)SS Port HalifaxSS RocosSS RunoSS Salmat (sunk)SS SalweenSS Scottish Prince (damaged)SS TetiSS <strong>The</strong>rmoniSS Thurland CastleSS ZealandNaval Oil TankerRFA BrambleleafUnknown designationHMS Bonaventure (sunk)HMS Auckland- 41 -
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