Crete

Contents

• • [covers]
  • [series]
  • [frontispiece]
  • [title page]
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • List of Illustrations
  • List of Maps
• • CHAPTER 1 — Crete till the Evacuation of Greece
    • i
    • ii
    • iii
    • iv
    • v
    • vi
    • vii
  • CHAPTER 2 — British and German Preparations 25 April – 19 May
    • 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
  • CHAPTER 3 — First Day of Battle: 20 May
    • 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
  • CHAPTER 4 — The Second Day: 21 May
    • I: The Maleme Sector
    • II: Galatas and Canea Fronts
    • III: Retimo, Heraklion, and Creforce
  • CHAPTER 5 — The Third Day: 22 May
    • I: The Counter-attack at Maleme
    • II: The Canea-Galatas Front
    • III: The Decision to Withdraw 5 Brigade
    • IV: Retimo, Heraklion, and Creforce
  • CHAPTER 6 — The Fourth Day: 23 May
    • I: The Withdrawal of 5 Brigade
    • II: The Canea-Galatas Front
    • III: Retimo, Heraklion, and Creforce
  • CHAPTER 7 — The Fifth Day: 24 May
    • I: The Canea-Galatas Front
    • II: Other Fronts and Creforce
  • CHAPTER 8 — The Sixth Day: 25 May
    • I: The Attack on Galatas
    • II: The Counter-attack for Galatas
    • III: The Decision to Form a New Line
    • IV: Other Fronts and Creforce
  • CHAPTER 9 — The Seventh Day: 26 May
    • 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
  • CHAPTER 10 — The Eighth Day: 27 May
    • I: Force Reserve and 42nd Street
    • II: Behind 42nd Street
  • CHAPTER 11 — Withdrawal and Evacuation
    • I: The Ninth Day: 28 May
    • II: The Tenth Day: 29 May
    • III: The Eleventh Day: 30 May
    • IV: The Twelfth Day: 31 May
    • V: The Capitulation: 1 June
  • CHAPTER 12 — Conclusion
    • i
    • ii
    • iii
    • iv
    • v
• • Appendix I — ‘Crete News’
    • [section]
    • the eyes of the world are on us
  • 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 IV — SUMMARY OF STRENGTHS OF ALL BRITISH AND GREEK FORCES IN CRETE, 20 MAY 1941*
  • Appendix V — CASUALTIES
    • British Forces
    • German casualties
  • Appendix VI — Unit Casualties in NZ Division
  • Appendix VII — Escapes — by M. B. McGlynn
    • [section]
    • By Barge
    • By Dinghy
    • By Caique
    • Moir and Perkins
    • By Submarine
    • By Naval Craft
    • Via Turkey
    • Failed
    • Second Attempts
    • Those who Died
    • New Zealand Searcher Party's Inquiries
  • Appendix VIII — EVACUATIONS FROM CRETE
  • Appendix IX — RETURN VISITS TO CRETE — (By M. B. McGlynn)
  • Bibliography
    • UNPUBLISHED SOURCES
    • PUBLISHED SOURCES
  • Glossary
  • [backmatter]
  • Index

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Title: Crete

Author: Davin, D. M.

Digitisation Funded By: Mary Weston

Publication details: Historical Publications Branch, 1953, Wellington

Part of: The Official History of New Zealand in the Second World War 1939–1945

This text is the subject of: ‘Something of Them Is Here Recorded’: Official History in New Zealand

Key subjects of this text: Crete

Keywords: New Zealand World War II History

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