Canea
(Place)
Mentioned in
- 18 Battalion and Armoured Regiment
- 19 Battalion and Armoured Regiment
- 20 Battalion and Armoured Regiment
- 21 Battalion
- 22 Battalion
- 23 Battalion
- 27 (Machine Gun) Battalion
- 28 (Maori) Battalion
- 2nd New Zealand Divisional Artillery
- 4th and 6th Reserve Mechanical Transport Companies
- Crete
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- List of Maps
- iii
- iv
- v
- vi
- vii
- I: New Zealand Arrivals from Greece
- II: Dispositions of New Zealand Force
- III: Defensive Decisions
- IV: General Freyberg Takes Command
- V: Preparations of 2 NZ Division: 30 April–19 May
- VI: German Preparations
- I: Maleme and 22 Battalion
- II: The Other Battalions and 5 Brigade HQ
- III: Canea-Galatas Sector
- 4 NZ Inf Bde O. Instruction No. 9 to O.C. 19 Bn
- IV: Retimo, Heraklion, and Creforce
- I: The Maleme Sector
- II: Galatas and Canea Fronts
- III: Retimo, Heraklion, and Creforce
- I: The Counter-attack at Maleme
- II: The Canea-Galatas Front
- IV: Retimo, Heraklion, and Creforce
- I: The Withdrawal of 5 Brigade
- II: The Canea-Galatas Front
- III: Retimo, Heraklion, and Creforce
- I: The Canea-Galatas Front
- II: Other Fronts and Creforce
- I: The Attack on Galatas
- III: The Decision to Form a New Line
- IV: Other Fronts and Creforce
- I: The Line East of Galatas
- II: The Decision to Withdraw
- III: The Withdrawal of the Brigades and the Movement of Force Reserve
- IV: Other Fronts and Creforce
- I: Force Reserve and 42nd Street
- II: Behind 42nd Street
- I: The Ninth Day: 28 May
- II: The Tenth Day: 29 May
- III: The Eleventh Day: 30 May
- V: The Capitulation: 1 June
- iv
- Appendix II — ESCAPE OF THE KING OF GREECE — (By W. E. Murphy)
- Appendix III — GERMAN ATTACKS ON 7 GENERAL HOSPITAL AND 6 FIELD AMBULANCE, 18 AND 20 MAY 1941 — (By W. E. MURPHY)
- Appendix IX — RETURN VISITS TO CRETE — (By M. B. McGlynn)
- Index
- [section]
- the eyes of the world are on us
- By Dinghy
- Moir and Perkins
- Divisional Cavalry
- Divisional Signals
- Documents Relating to New Zealand's Participation in the Second World War 1939–45: Volume I
- 368 — The Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs to the Prime Minister of New Zealand
- 405 — General Freyberg to General Wavell
- 406 — General Freyberg to General Wavell
- 408 — General Freyberg to General Wavell
- 413 — General Freyberg to General Wavell
- 417 — General Freyberg to General Wavell
- 443 — General Headquarters, Middle East, to the War Office
- 446 — General Freyberg to the acting Prime Minister of New Zealand
- Documents Relating to New Zealand's Participation in the Second World War 1939–45: Volume II
- Episodes & Studies Volume 2
- Journey Towards Christmas
- Medical Services in New Zealand and The Pacific
- Medical Units of 2 NZEF in Middle East and Italy
- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
- INDEX
- [section]
- 6 Field Ambulance
- 5 Field Ambulance
- The Sisters
- 5 Field Ambulance Moves to Modhion
- At 6 Field Ambulance
- Invasion
- Release of 6 Field Ambulance
- 5 Field Ambulance After the Invasion
- 5 Field Ambulance Withdraws Towards Canea
- Move to Kalivia
- 5 Field Ambulance
- 6 Field Ambulance
- New Zealand Engineers, Middle East
- New Zealand Medical Services in Middle East and Italy
- List of Illustrations
- Index
- [section]
- British General Hospital
- Initial New Zealand Arrangements
- General Military Situation
- The Medical Plan
- Medical Command
- Difficulties of Medical Organisation
- 5 Field Ambulance re-located at Modhion
- ASC Drivers Join 10 Infantry Brigade
- Hospital Ship Aba
- Invasion Begins
- 6 Field Ambulance Released and Re-established
- The RMOs of 5 Brigade—Treatment and Evacuation of Wounded
- Developments in the Battle
- 5 Field Ambulance Withdraws towards Canea
- Battle for Galatas
- The Line Breaks
- Medical Units during the Withdrawal
- Medical Staffs Remain with Wounded
- Geneva Convention
- Siting of Medical Units
- LESSONS FROM CRETE
- Petrol Company
- Political and External Affairs
- Prisoners of War
- Supply Company
- The New Zealand Dental Services
- War Surgery and Medicine
Image Gallery
![[untitled figure]](/etexts/WH2Cret/WH2CretP025a(h280).jpg "[untitled figure]")
.jpg "7 British General Hospital near Canea")
.jpg "7 British General Hospital near Canea, Crete, May 1941. The building on the hill was used as an MDS by 5 Field Ambulance")
.jpg "black and white photograph of hill")
.jpg "CANEA, 26 MAY")
.jpg "CANEA-GALATAS SECTOR, 22 MAY")
.jpg "Outside Creforce Headquarters above Canea, looking west")
.jpg "Troops returning from Galatas towards Canea. Olive trees on the left gave good shelter")
.jpg "Wounded sheltering in a ditch at 6 Field Ambulance, near Canea")
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Other Collections
The following collections may have holdings relevant to "Canea":
- 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.
