To Greece
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Contents
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- CHAPTER 1 — The First Echelon
- CHAPTER 2 — The Second Echelon
- CHAPTER 3 — Third Echelon joins the First
- CHAPTER 4 — The First Libyan Campaign, 1940–41
- CHAPTER 5 — Assembly and Training of the New Zealand Division
- CHAPTER 6 — The Balkan Front
- Britain's Policy
- Hitler's Plans
- Plans for Barbarity Force
- Suggestion that New Zealand Troops be Sent to Crete
- Cautious Attitude of British Government
- First New Zealand Troops in Greece
- Hitler Decides to Attack Greece
- Britain Decides to Assist Greece
- New Zealand Division to go to Greece
- 1 Australian Corps to go to Greece
- The Misunderstanding about the Aliakmon Line
- The New Zealand Government Makes its Decision
- The Australian Government Makes its Decision
- Increased Confidence after the coup d'état in Yugoslavia
- Mr Churchill and the Dominions
- CHAPTER 7 — W Force Moves Into Position
- 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 Aliakmon Line
- Divisional Cavalry Regiment Along the Aliakmon River
- The Olympus Pass Defences
- The Coastal Route and the Platamon Tunnel
- 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
- CHAPTER 8 — The Germans Invade Greece
- Hitler Prepares His Plans
- The Invasion of Greece and Yugoslavia, 6–8 April
- General Wilson's Defence Plans on 6 April
- The Raid on Piræus Harbour
- The Allied Line is Changed
- No Greek Unit can be Transported from the Metaxas Line
- The New Zealanders and Australians Continue to Prepare Their Positions
- The Allied Commanders Decide to Withdraw
- The Withdrawal Begins on 8 April: 1 Armoured Brigade
- Fourth Brigade Group is Withdrawn
- 21 Battalion Moves up from Athens to the Platamon Tunnel
- Withdrawals and Adjustments during 9–10 April
- The Withdrawal of 6 Brigade
- Fourth Brigade Group
- CHAPTER 9 — The Monastir Gap
- The Assembly of Mackay Force: 8–9 April
- The Germans Approach the Monastir Gap
- Mackay Force bolds up the German Advance
- Plans for the Withdrawal of the Allied Forces
- 11 April: Fighting in the Klidhi Pass Area
- 12–13 April: Plans for a General Withdrawal
- 12 April: The Fighting in Klidhi Pass and the Withdrawal of Mackay Force
- The Situation by Nightfall, 12–13 April
- The German Plans, 13 April
- The Rearguard Along the Sotir Ridge, Morning 13 April
- The Rearguard in Action: Afternoon 13 April
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CHAPTER 10 — The Greek Front begins to Crumble
- General Wavell visits Greece, 11–13 April
- General Wilson decides to Withdraw to Thermopylae
- The German Plan of Attack
- 14 April: The Greek Front begins to Crumble
- 1 Armoured Brigade Group, including New Zealand units, withdraws from Grevena, night 14–15 April
- Situation at Last Light, 14 April
- 15 April: The Situation becomes More Serious
- Anzac Corps delays the German Advance; Withdrawal Orders are Prepared
- Withdrawal of 1 General Hospital
- The Withdrawal Plans have to be Changed, 16 April
- The Withdrawal continues through Kalabaka, 16 April
- Collapse of Greek Resistance
- The Overall Situation
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CHAPTER 11 — The New Zealand Division goes into Action
- New Zealand Divisional Cavalry Regiment Witbdraws to the Main Defence Line
- The Withdrawal of 6 Brigade to Elasson
- Movements to and from Servia Pass
- The Germans attack 21 Battalion above the Platamon Tunnel
- 21 Battalion Withdraws through the Pinios Gorge
- The Transfer of 16 Australian Brigade to Pinios Gorge
- CHAPTER 12 — The Defence of the Passes, 14–17 April
- The Positions of 5 Brigade about Olympus Pass
- The Germans approach Olympus Pass, Night 14–15 April
- The Main Attack, 16 April
- 5 Brigade begins its Withdrawal, Night 16–17 April
- The Positions of 4 Brigade about Servia Pass
- Action in Servia Pass, 15 April
- The German Plans are Changed, 15–16 April
- First Moves in the Withdrawal from Servia Pass
- The Withdrawal of 4 Brigade, 17–18 April
- CHAPTER 13 — The Critical Days, 17–18 April
- The Withdrawal of 5 Brigade
- The Rearguard assembles at Elasson
- Fourth Brigade Completes its Withdrawal, 18–19 April
- The Rearguard at Elevtherokhorion, 18 April
- Sixth Brigade covers the Withdrawal, 18 April
- 26 Battalion Completes its Withdrawal—by Train
- The Withdrawal through Volos
- Savige Force, including some New Zealand detachments, Withdraws from Kalabaka
- CHAPTER 14 — The Pinios Gorge
- The Selection of the Defence Line
- The Australian Positions
- The Supporting Artillery
- The Germans enter the Pinios Gorge, Afternoon 17 April
- The Germans cross the Mountain to Gonnos, 17 April
- Allen Force completes its Defences, Night 17–18 April
- The Germans force the Gorge, 18 April
- The Germans cross the Pinios River on the Australian front, 18 April
- Allen Force is Threatened with Encirclement
- The Orders for Withdrawal
- The Artillery prepares to Cover the Withdrawal
- The Rearguard Action in the late afternoon, 18 April
- The Road Block outside Larisa, Night 18–19 April
- The Germans enter Larisa, 19 April
- The Escape Parties
- CHAPTER 15 — The Preparation of the Thermopylae Line
- CHAPTER 16 — The Evacuation from Greece Begins
- CHAPTER 17 — The Defence of Brallos and Thermopylae Passes, 24 April
- CHAPTER 18 — The First Stages of the Evacuation
- CHAPTER 19 — The Corinth Canal
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CHAPTER 20 — The Evacuation Continues
- 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
- Fourth Brigade embarks at Porto Rafti
- The Withdrawal of 6 Brigade to Monemvasia, 27–28 April
- Embarkation Successes and Disappointments, Night 27–28 April
- The Embarkation of 6 Brigade from Monemvasia, 28–29 April
- CHAPTER 21 — Kalamata
- CHAPTER 22 — 2 NZEF in North Africa, April–May 1941
- CHAPTER 23 — Conclusion
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- Appendix I — Strengths and Casualties
- Appendix II — The Inter-Services Committee's Report
- Appendix III — Mr Fraser's Questionnaire to the United Kingdom Chiefs of Staff on the Campaigns in Greece and Crete
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- NOTES ON POINTS RAISED IN MR FRASER'S QUESTIONNAIRE
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index
- [backmatter]




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