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Crete

Contents

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Contents

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Preface vii
Chapter 1: Crete till the Evacuation of Greece 1
Chapter 2: British and German Preparations, 25 April–19 May
I: New Zealand Arrivals from Greece 22
II: Dispositions of New Zealand Force 27
III: Defensive Decisions 30
IV: General Freyberg Takes Command 39
V: Preparations of 2 NZ Division: 30 April–19 May 53
VI: German Preparations 79
Chapter 3: First Day of Battle: 20 May
I: Maleme and 22 Battalion 88
II: The Other Battalions and 5 Brigade HQ 121
III: Canea-Galatas Sector 138
IV: Retimo, Heraklion, and Creforce 174
Chapter 4: The Second Day: 21 May
I: The Maleme Sector 182
II: Galatas and Canea Fronts 199
III: Retimo, Heraklion, and Creforce 204
Chapter 5: The Third Day: 22 May
I: The Counter-attack at Maleme 210
II: The Canea-Galatas Front 231
III: The Decision to Withdraw 5 Brigade 238
IV: Retimo, Heraklion, and Creforce 241
Chapter 6: The Fourth Day: 23 May
I: The Withdrawal of 5 Brigade 249
II: The Canea-Galatas Front 264
III: Retimo, Heraklion, and Creforce 270
Chapter 7: The Fifth Day: 24 May
I: The Canea-Galatas Front 278
II: Other Fronts and Creforce 289 page xii
Chapter 8: The Sixth Day: 25 May
I: The Attack on Galatas 296
II: The Counter-attack for Galatas 309
III: The Decision to Form a New Line 316
IV: Other Fronts and Creforce 320
Chapter 9: The Seventh Day: 26 May
I: The Line East of Galatas 330
II: The Decision to Withdraw 339
III: The Withdrawal of the Brigades and the Movement of Force Reserve 349
IV: Other Fronts and Creforce 362
Chapter 10: The Eighth Day: 27 May
I: Force Reserve and 42nd Street 369
II: Behind 42nd Street 383
Chapter 11: Withdrawal and Evacuation
I: The Ninth Day: 28 May 392
II: The Tenth Day: 29 May 416
III: The Eleventh Day: 30 May 427
IV: The Twelfth Day: 31 May 440
V: The Capitulation: 1 June 453
Chapter 12: Conclusion 456
Appendices
I: Crete News 465
II: Escape of the King of Greece 468
III: German Attacks on 7 General Hospital and 6 Field Ambulance, 18 and 20 May 1941 475
IV: Summary of Strengths of all British and Greek Forces in Crete, 20 May 1941 480
V: Casualties 486
VI: Unit Casualties in NZ Division 489
VII: Escapes 490
VIII: Evacuations from Crete 520
IX: Return Visits to Crete 522
Bibliography 525
Glossary 529