Heraklion Sector
Sector HQ |
|
|
|
HQ 14 Inf Bde |
10 |
100 |
110* |
14 Inf Bde Sigs Sec and Misc dets |
3 |
60 |
63* |
Naval staff |
2 |
20 |
22* |
RAC |
|
|
|
Det 3 Hussars (six light tanks) |
3 |
34 |
37 |
Det B Sqn 7 RTR (two I tanks at Heraklion; three at
Tymbaki) |
3 |
30 |
33 |
Artillery |
|
|
|
234 Med Bty RA (13 field guns, Italian or French 75-
and 100-mm) |
10 |
190 |
200* |
7 Aust LAA Bty (less one tp and one sec—6 Bofors) |
5 |
100 |
105* |
One Tp 156 LAA Bty RA (4 Bofors) |
3 |
60 |
63* |
One Sec 15 Coast Regt RA (two 4″ guns) |
5 |
80 |
85* |
Two Secs C Hy AA Bty RM (four 3″ guns) |
5 |
118 |
123 |
One Tp 23 LAA Bty RM (LMGs only) |
2 |
60 |
62 |
Engineers |
|
|
|
CRE |
3 |
20 |
23* |
One Sec 42 Fd Coy RE |
1 |
70 |
71* |
Dets 1017 Docks Op Coy and 1038 Arab Stevedore Coy |
2 |
94 |
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Infantry |
|
|
|
2 Leicesters
|
23 |
614 |
637 |
2 Yorks and Lancs |
20 |
722 |
742 |
2 Black Watch |
34 |
833 |
867 |
2 Argyll and Sutherland (at Tymbaki) |
32 |
623 |
655 |
2/4 Aust Inf Bn |
33 |
520 |
553 |
7 Med Regt RA, less one Bty |
20 |
300 |
320* |
3 Greek Regt |
20 |
1080 |
1100 |
7 Greek Regt |
20 |
780 |
800 |
Greek Garrison Battalion |
20 |
780 |
800 |
Medical |
|
|
|
Coy 189 Fd Amb RAMC |
3 |
50 |
53* |
RASC |
10 |
150 |
160* |
RAOC |
2 |
50 |
52* |
RAF
|
|
|
|
220 AMES |
1 |
50 |
51 |
Airfield Det and 112 Sqn |
16 |
125 |
141 |
|
— |
— |
— |
sector total |
311 |
7713 |
8024 |
|
— |
— |
— |
Maleme Sector (incl galatas)
HQ NZ Div |
12 |
84 |
96 |
NZ Div Sigs |
2 |
42 |
44 |
CRE |
2 |
28 |
30 |
RAC |
|
|
|
Det 3 Hussars (ten light tanks) |
5 |
70 |
75 |
Det B Sqn 7 RTR (two I tanks) |
1 |
12 |
13 |
Artillery |
|
|
|
1 Light Tp RA (four 3.7″ hows) |
4 |
83 |
87 |
5 NZ Field Regt (less Inf Det) |
17 |
239 |
256 |
[27 Bty in support of 5 Bde (seven field guns, French
and Italian 75-mm; two 3.7″ hows) RHQ and 28 Bty
in support 10 Bde (two Italian 75-mm, one German
77-mm)] |
|
|
|
One Tp and Sec 156 LAA Bty RA (6 Bofors) |
4 |
90 |
94* |
One Tp 7 Aust LAA Bty (4 Bofors) |
3 |
80 |
83* |
One Sec ‘C’ Hy AA Bty RM (two 3″ guns) |
2 |
60 |
62 |
‘Z’ CD Bty RM (two 4″ guns) |
3 |
82 |
85 |
One Tp 23 LAA Bty RM (LMGs only) |
2 |
60 |
62 |
Infantry |
|
|
|
4 NZ Infantry Brigade
†
|
|
|
|
HQ and Sigs Sec |
10 |
114 |
124 |
18 NZ Inf Bn |
27 |
650 |
677 |
19 NZ Inf Bn |
25 |
540 |
565 |
20 NZ Inf Bn |
27 |
610 |
637 |
One Pl 27 NZ (MG) Bn |
1 |
34 |
35 |
5 NZ Infantry Brigade
|
|
|
|
HQ and Sigs Sec |
10 |
115 |
125 |
7 NZ Fd Coy (as Inf) |
3 |
145 |
148 |
19 A Tps Coy (as Inf) |
6 |
210 |
216 |
21 NZ Bn |
24 |
352 |
376 |
22 NZ Bn |
24 |
620 |
644 |
23 NZ Bn |
24 |
547 |
571 |
28 NZ (Maori) Bn |
29 |
590 |
619 |
2 Pls 27 NZ (MG) Bn |
4 |
107 |
111 |
1 Greek Regt (at Kastelli) |
30 |
1000 |
1030 |
10 NZ Inf Bde |
|
|
|
HQ and Sigs Sec |
6 |
30 |
36 |
NZ Div Cav Det |
19 |
175 |
194 |
NZ Composite Bn (Arty and ASC) |
37 |
970 |
1007 |
4 NZ Fd Regt 18 Offrs 159 ORs |
|
|
|
5 NZ Fd Regt 5 Offrs 100 ORs |
|
|
|
NZ Div Sup Coln 3 Offrs 140 ORs |
|
|
|
NZ Div Pet Coy 7 Offrs 301 ORs |
|
|
|
NZ Res MT Coy 4 Offrs 270 ORs |
|
|
|
One Pl 27 NZ (MG) Bn |
1 |
32 |
33 |
6 Greek Regt |
39 |
1446 |
1485 |
8 Greek Regt |
39 |
974 |
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Medical |
|
|
|
5 NZ Fd Amb |
8 |
146 |
154 |
6 NZ Fd Amb |
8 |
179 |
187 |
4 NZ Fd Hyg Sec |
1 |
30 |
31 |
7 Brit Gen Hosp (incl 2 NZ GH att) |
21 |
162 |
183* |
Patients 7 Gen Hosp |
10 |
100 |
110* |
NZ Dental Corps |
2 |
7 |
9 |
HQ NZASC and DID |
4 |
30 |
34 |
DADOS Maleme Sector |
1 |
15 |
16 |
Miscellaneous |
|
|
|
NZ att Greek units |
9 |
27 |
36 |
NZ Provost Coy |
|
72 |
72 |
NZ Entertainment Unit |
2 |
28 |
24 |
NZE Postal |
1 |
23 |
24 |
RAF
|
|
|
|
252 AMES |
2 |
54 |
56 |
30 and 33 Sqns |
19 |
210 |
229 |
Fleet Air Arm
|
|
|
|
805 Sqn |
5 |
50 |
55* |
|
— |
— |
— |
Sector Total |
535 |
11324 |
11859 |
|
— |
— |
— |
Suda Bay Sector
Sector HQ (incl HQ MNBDO) |
29 |
223 |
252* |
Suda Sector Signals (Army) |
2 |
40 |
42* |
NOIC Suda and Naval Base Details |
15 |
300 |
315* |
MNBDO Signals Coy |
6 |
220 |
226* |
Artillery |
|
|
|
‘M’ Group |
|
|
|
HQ 52 LAA Regt RA |
6 |
70 |
76* |
151 Hy AA Bty RA (eight 3.7″ guns) |
8 |
280 |
288* |
129 LAA Bty RA (12 Bofors) |
9 |
240 |
249* |
156 LAA Bty, less two tps and one sec (2 Bofors) |
3 |
60 |
63* |
One Sec 7 Aust LAA Bty (2 Bofors) |
2 |
40 |
42* |
23 LAA Bty RM, less two tps (LMGs only) |
4 |
100 |
104* |
‘S' Group |
|
|
|
HQ 2 Hy AA Regt RM |
4 |
7 |
11 |
‘A’ Hy AA Bty RM (eight 3″ guns) |
10 |
260 |
270 |
One Sec ‘C’ Hy AA Bty RM (two 3″ guns) |
3 |
60 |
63 |
234 Hy AA Bty RA (eight 3.7″ guns) |
8 |
280 |
288* |
304 S/L Bty RA (20 lights) |
10 |
300 |
310* |
Sec 106 RHA (two 2-pdrs a-tk) |
1 |
15 |
16 |
15 Coast Regt RA, less one sec (four 6″ guns, two 4″ guns, two 12-pdr guns, two lights) |
25 |
440 |
465* |
Engineers |
|
|
|
CRE |
2 |
30 |
32* |
42 Fd Coy RE, less one sec |
4 |
160 |
164* |
5 NZ Fd Pk Coy |
4 |
116 |
120 |
Crete Composite Coy RE |
10 |
200 |
210* |
1003 Docks Op Coy |
5 |
121 |
126 |
RE Stores Depot |
4 |
80 |
84* |
Aust Engrs and AASC Stevedores |
10 |
350 |
360* |
NZE Stevedores |
2 |
50 |
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Infantry |
|
|
|
1 Welch (Force Reserve) |
23 |
831 |
854 |
1 Rangers (9 Bn KRRC) |
16 |
401 |
417 |
Northumberland Hussars
|
11 |
268 |
279 |
106 RHA |
16 |
291 |
307 |
2/2 Aust Fd Regt |
34 |
520 |
554 |
Det 2/3 Aust Fd Regt |
11 |
295 |
306 |
16 Aust Inf Bde Comp Bn (2/2 and 2/3 Bns) |
16 |
427 |
443 |
17 Aust Inf Bde Comp Bn (2/4 and 2/5 Bns) |
20 |
367 |
387 |
HQ 11 S/L Regt and ‘S' S/L Bty RM |
14 |
350 |
364 |
‘Royal Perivolians’ (Dets misc British units) |
30 |
670 |
700* |
1 Echelon NZ Div Supply Coln |
5 |
140 |
145 |
2 Greek Regiment (500 rifles only) |
30 |
900 |
930 |
RASC
|
|
|
|
231 MT Coy |
10 |
450 |
460* |
101 Pet Coy |
7 |
250 |
257* |
1 Pet Depot |
2 |
50 |
52* |
Two Supply Depots |
10 |
200 |
210* |
One Base Supply Depot |
5 |
65 |
70* |
37 DID |
2 |
30 |
32* |
Dets 1 and 26 Fd Bakery |
2 |
65 |
67* |
Misc RASC |
10 |
100 |
110* |
Det EFI |
2 |
50 |
52* |
Ordnance |
|
|
|
5 Ind Bde Workshops |
4 |
100 |
104* |
2 Hy AA Workshops RM |
1 |
25 |
26 |
52 LAA Workshops |
1 |
50 |
51* |
DADOS |
30 |
600 |
630* |
Ord Offr Docks |
30 |
600 |
630* |
Ordnance Depot |
30 |
600 |
630* |
Amn Depot |
30 |
600 |
630* |
Misc Ord Dets |
30 |
600 |
630* |
Medical |
|
|
|
4 Lt Fd Amb RAMC |
4 |
100 |
104* |
168 Fd Amb RAMC |
2 |
100 |
102* |
189 Fd Amb RAMC, less one coy |
6 |
100 |
106* |
2 Armd Div and 48 Fd Hyg Secs |
2 |
50 |
52* |
1 Tented Hospital RN |
12 |
52 |
64 |
Dets 2/1, 2/2, 2/7 Aust Fd Ambs |
8 |
210 |
218 |
Miscellaneous Units |
|
|
|
MNBDO Landing and Maintenance Unit |
12 |
288 |
300 |
MNBDO Pioneer and Labour Group |
12 |
288 |
300 |
270 FSS |
1 |
20 |
21* |
Base Pay and Field Cash Office |
5 |
30 |
35* |
CMP |
4 |
60 |
64* |
Suda Island Det |
1 |
28 |
29 |
RAF Details |
3 |
33 |
36 |
Misc Aust minor units |
10 |
130 |
140* |
Misc British minor units |
25 |
150 |
175* |
Pioneer and Labour Units |
|
|
|
606 Palestine Pioneer Coy |
3 |
439 |
442 |
1004, 1005, 1007, 1008 Cypriot Pioneer Coys |
11 |
688 |
699 |
Misc Pioneers |
|
200 |
200 |
|
— |
— |
— |
Sector Total |
607 |
14215 |
14822 |
|
— |
— |
— |
Layforce (landed 24–27 May) |
40 |
760 |
800* |
|
— |
— |
— |
Grand Total |
1819
|
40821 |
42640 |
|
— |
— |
— |
British Army |
Total known, and figures for infantry and some other units are accurate.
Remainder of figures compiled from establishments and any other available information. |
Royal Navy
|
No strengths known. All are estimated. |
RAF
|
Strengths accurate, based on detailed RAF statements. |
Royal Marines
|
Strengths reliable, based on exact disembarkation returns on arrival in
Crete. |
AIF |
As for the British Army except that more units are known more or less
exactly. |
Greek Army |
Strengths as recorded in Crete but these were were probably in most cases
estimates. |
NZ |
Strengths almost exactly accurate. |
Information as to British and Australian units was kindly supplied by British and
Australian Historical Sections. Estimates are marked with an asterisk.