Αθήνα — Athens
(Place)
Also known as: Athens; Ἀθῆναι.
Mentioned in
- 18 Battalion and Armoured Regiment
- 19 Battalion and Armoured Regiment
- 20 Battalion and Armoured Regiment
- 21 Battalion
- 22 Battalion
- 23 Battalion
- 24 Battalion
- 25 Battalion
- 26 Battalion
- 27 (Machine Gun) Battalion
- 28 (Maori) Battalion
- 2nd New Zealand Divisional Artillery
- 4th and 6th Reserve Mechanical Transport Companies
- Crete
- Divisional Cavalry
- Divisional Signals
- Documents Relating to New Zealand's Participation in the Second World War 1939–45: Volume I
- Greece 1
- 257 — The Governor-General of New Zealand to the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs
- 258 — The Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs to the Governor-General of New Zealand
- 264 — The Prime Minister to General Freyberg
- 335 — The Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs2 to the Prime Minister of New Zealand
- 341 — Special Order of the Day by General Freyberg to 2nd New Zealand Division — SPECIAL ORDER UPON SAILING FOR GREECE
- 346 — The Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs to the Prime Minister of New Zealand
- 347 — The Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs to the Prime Minister of New Zealand
- 348 — The Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs to the Prime Minister of New Zealand
- 349 — The Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs to the Prime Minister of New Zealand
- 352 — The Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs to the Prime Minister of New Zealand
- 364 — The Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs to the Prime Minister of New Zealand
- 365 — The Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs to the Prime Minister of New Zealand
- 367 — General Wavell, Commander-in-Chief, Middle East, to the Chief of the General Staff (Wellington)
- 368 — The Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs to the Prime Minister of New Zealand
- 374 — The Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs to the Prime Minister of New Zealand
- 376 — General Wavell, Commander-in-Chief, Middle East, to the Chief of the General Staff (Wellington)
- 385 — General Freyberg to the Minister of Defence
- 8 March 1941
- The British Minister (Athens) to Secretary of State (Cairo)
- The British Minister (Athens) to Secretary of State (Cairo)
- 14 March 1941
- Documents Relating to New Zealand's Participation in the Second World War 1939–45: Volume II
- Episodes & Studies Volume 1
- Episodes & Studies Volume 2
- History of New Zealand. Vol. III.
- Italy Volume II : From Cassino to Trieste
- Journey Towards Christmas
- Kōtare 2006, Volume Six
- Medical Services in New Zealand and The Pacific
- Medical Units of 2 NZEF in Middle East and Italy
- INDEX
- 5 Field Ambulance Brings up the Rear
- Welcome in Greece
- 4 Field Ambulance Moves to Katerine
- 6 Field Ambulance Moves North
- Aliakmon Line
- 4 Field Ambulance Dressing Stations
- 1 General Hospital at Pharsala
- Withdrawal of 1 General Hospital
- Evacuation of Greece
- Events in the Withdrawal
- Embarkation at Porto Rafti
- 1 General Hospital Detachment Captured
- With 4 Brigade in the Last Stand
- The Wounded From Greece and Crete
- 5 Field Ambulance
- 6 Field Ambulance
- 4 Field Hygiene Section
- 1 General Hospital
- New Zealand Engineers, Middle East
- New Zealanders with the Royal Air Force (Volume III)
- New Zealand Medical Services in Middle East and Italy
- Index
- [section]
- General Medical Administrative Arrangements
- Topography
- Endemic Diseases
- General Military Plan of the Campaign
- Move to the Line
- Medical Units
- The Medical Plan
- 5 Field Ambulance at Servia Pass
- Evacuation of 1 General Hospital
- Back to Thermopylae
- 5 Field Ambulance
- The Thermopylae Line
- Evacuation of Greece
- Treatment of the Wounded
- Evacuation by Road
- Train Evacuation
- Evacuation During the Retreat
- Supplies
- Personnel
- The Evacuation from Greece
- Evacuation from Greece of Sick and Wounded
- 1.Need for Advanced Medical Planning
- 2. Undesirability of 600-Bed General Hospitals as L of C Units
- 10. Base Organisation of 2 NZEF
- Evacuation from Greece—Action taken in Egypt
- 1 General Hospital
- Petrol Company
- Political and External Affairs
- Polynesian Researches
- Prisoners of War
- I: The Greek Campaign and Prisoners in Greece
- II: The Crete Campaign—Prisoners in Greece and Germany
- IV: Protection of the Interests of Prisoners of War and Civilians
- V: Relief Work
- II: Escapers in Greece
- I: The Events of 1944 and German Camps from late 1943 onwards
- II: The War in Italy in 1944 and Escapes to Allied Lines
- Index
- Problems of 2 NZEF
- Supply Company
- The Nature of Art
- The New Zealand Dental Services
- To Greece
- List of Illustrations
- Plans for Barbarity Force
- Cautious Attitude of British Government
- First New Zealand Troops in Greece
- Britain Decides to Assist Greece
- New Zealand Division to go to Greece
- The Misunderstanding about the Aliakmon Line
- Increased Confidence after the coup d'état in Yugoslavia
- Movement of New Zealand Division to Greece
- W Force Moves into Position
- New Zealand Division Moves up to Katerini
- The Monastir Gap
- The Coup d'état in Yugoslavia
- The Problems of W Force
- The Olympus Pass Defences
- Units Continue to Arrive
- The Chain of Medical Evacuation
- The Greek and Australian Divisions
- The Supply Problem
- Air Support
- Final Adjustments to the Allied Line
- General Wilson's Defence Plans on 6 April
- The Raid on Piræus Harbour
- The New Zealanders and Australians Continue to Prepare Their Positions
- 21 Battalion Moves up from Athens to the Platamon Tunnel
- 11 April: Fighting in the Klidhi Pass Area
- General Wavell visits Greece, 11–13 April
- General Wilson decides to Withdraw to Thermopylae
- 15 April: The Situation becomes More Serious
- Anzac Corps delays the German Advance; Withdrawal Orders are Prepared
- Withdrawal of 1 General Hospital
- Collapse of Greek Resistance
- The Positions of 5 Brigade about Olympus Pass
- 26 Battalion Completes its Withdrawal—by Train
- The Selection of the Defence Line
- The New Zealand Sector
- The Decision to Evacuate
- Medical and Base Units leave the Athens Area, 22–25 April
- Formation of the Reinforcement Battalion at Voula
- The Evacuation Plans for W Force
- The Withdrawal from Thermopylae begins, Night 22–23 April
- The Front Weakens
- Withdrawals from the Thermopylae area, Night 23–24 April
- [section]
- Embarkations and Movements on the night 24–25 April
- 25 April: The Second Revision of the Evacuation Plans
- New Zealand Division during 25 April and Night 25–26 April
- The Evacuation from Megara, night 25–26 and day 26 April
- Preparations for Defence
- The Germans Attack from the Air
- Evacuations Continue during the Night 26–27 April
- The German Advance from Thermopylae
- Withdrawal of 4 Brigade from Kriekouki on night 26–27 April
- The Germans enter Athens; 12 Army issues Further Orders
- New Zealand Troops in Kalamata
- The Problems of the Campaign
- The Importance of the Campaign
- Index
- Part I. GREECE
- Part II. CRETE
- new zealand
- UNOFFICIAL
- War Surgery and Medicine
Image Gallery
.jpg "A Company men in Athens watch Italian prisoners from the Albanian front")
.jpg "Arriving in Athens")
.jpg "Athens from the Acropolis")
.jpg "Athens from the Acropolis")
.jpg "Athens waves goodbye. A convoy passes through the city during the withdrawal")
.jpg "Athens welcomes the New Zealanders")
.jpg "A ward in the hospital at Kokkinia, Athens, 1941")
.jpg "B1 of the 6th Field driving through Athens, March 1941")
.jpg "Identity card of E. F. Cooper, a New Zealand who escaped in Greece. He is described as an engineer of Athens")
.jpg "Kramer wire abduction frame, prisoner-of-war hospital, Kokkinia, Athens, 1941")
.jpg "New Zealand infantry in Athens")
.jpg "Resting on the roadside in Athens; Lt R. M. McLeay, standing (nearest camera)")
.jpg "Retreat through Athens — ‘When they waved to us’ —page 90")
.jpg "Welcome in Athens")
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Other Collections
The following collections may have holdings relevant to "Αθήνα — Athens":
- Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, which has entries for many prominent New Zealanders.
- Archives New Zealand, which has collections of maps, plans and posters; immigration passenger lists; and probate records.
- National Library of New Zealand, which has extensive collections of published material.
- Auckland War Memorial Museum, which has extensive holdings on the Auckland region and New Zealand military history.
- Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, which has strong holdings in Tāonga Māori, biological holotypes and New Zealand art.
- nzhistory.net.nz, from the History Group of the Ministry for Culture and Heritage.