To Greece
Contents
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- [covers]
- [title page] p. i
- [frontispiece] p. ii
- [title page] p. iii
- Preface p. v
- Contents p. vii
- List of Illustrations p. viii
- List of Maps p. xi
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- CHAPTER 1 — The First Echelon p. 1
- CHAPTER 2 — The Second Echelon p. 25
- CHAPTER 3 — Third Echelon joins the First p. 43
- CHAPTER 4 — The First Libyan Campaign, 1940–41 p. 62
- CHAPTER 5 — Assembly and Training of the New Zealand Division p. 79
- CHAPTER 6 — The Balkan Front
- Britain's Policy p. 86
- Hitler's Plans p. 87
- Plans for Barbarity Force p. 88
- Suggestion that New Zealand Troops be Sent to Crete p. 89
- Cautious Attitude of British Government p. 90
- First New Zealand Troops in Greece p. 91
- Hitler Decides to Attack Greece p. 92
- Britain Decides to Assist Greece p. 94
- New Zealand Division to go to Greece p. 103
- 1 Australian Corps to go to Greece p. 104
- The Misunderstanding about the Aliakmon Line p. 105
- The New Zealand Government Makes its Decision p. 112
- The Australian Government Makes its Decision p. 114
- Increased Confidence after the coup d'état in Yugoslavia p. 115
- Mr Churchill and the Dominions
- CHAPTER 7 — W Force Moves Into Position
- Movement of New Zealand Division to Greece p. 117
- W Force Moves into Position p. 121
- New Zealand Division Moves up to Katerini p. 123
- The Monastir Gap p. 128
- The Coup d'état in Yugoslavia p. 131
- The Problems of W Force p. 134
- The Aliakmon Line p. 136
- Divisional Cavalry Regiment Along the Aliakmon River p. 140
- The Olympus Pass Defences p. 141
- The Coastal Route and the Platamon Tunnel p. 146
- Units Continue to Arrive p. 147
- The Chain of Medical Evacuation p. 148
- The Greek and Australian Divisions p. 149
- The Supply Problem p. 151
- Air Support p. 153
- Final Adjustments to the Allied Line p. 155
- CHAPTER 8 — The Germans Invade Greece
- Hitler Prepares His Plans p. 157
- The Invasion of Greece and Yugoslavia, 6–8 April p. 159
- General Wilson's Defence Plans on 6 April p. 160
- The Raid on Piræus Harbour p. 161
- The Allied Line is Changed p. 162
- No Greek Unit can be Transported from the Metaxas Line p. 163
- The New Zealanders and Australians Continue to Prepare Their Positions p. 164
- The Allied Commanders Decide to Withdraw p. 165
- The Withdrawal Begins on 8 April: 1 Armoured Brigade p. 169
- Fourth Brigade Group is Withdrawn p. 171
- 21 Battalion Moves up from Athens to the Platamon Tunnel p. 173
- Withdrawals and Adjustments during 9–10 April p. 177
- The Withdrawal of 6 Brigade p. 181
- Fourth Brigade Group p. 184
- CHAPTER 9 — The Monastir Gap
- The Assembly of Mackay Force: 8–9 April p. 189
- The Germans Approach the Monastir Gap p. 192
- Mackay Force bolds up the German Advance p. 194
- Plans for the Withdrawal of the Allied Forces p. 196
- 11 April: Fighting in the Klidhi Pass Area p. 198
- 12–13 April: Plans for a General Withdrawal p. 200
- 12 April: The Fighting in Klidhi Pass and the Withdrawal of Mackay Force p. 204
- The Situation by Nightfall, 12–13 April p. 209
- The German Plans, 13 April p. 210
- The Rearguard Along the Sotir Ridge, Morning 13 April
- The Rearguard in Action: Afternoon 13 April p. 212
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CHAPTER 10 — The Greek Front begins to Crumble p. 215
- General Wavell visits Greece, 11–13 April p. 215
- General Wilson decides to Withdraw to Thermopylae p. 216
- The German Plan of Attack p. 218
- 14 April: The Greek Front begins to Crumble p. 219
- 1 Armoured Brigade Group, including New Zealand units, withdraws from Grevena, night 14–15 April
- Situation at Last Light, 14 April p. 222
- 15 April: The Situation becomes More Serious p. 223
- Anzac Corps delays the German Advance; Withdrawal Orders are Prepared p. 226
- Withdrawal of 1 General Hospital p. 228
- The Withdrawal Plans have to be Changed, 16 April p. 229
- The Withdrawal continues through Kalabaka, 16 April p. 231
- Collapse of Greek Resistance p. 233
- The Overall Situation p. 234
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CHAPTER 11 — The New Zealand Division goes into Action p. 235
- New Zealand Divisional Cavalry Regiment Witbdraws to the Main Defence Line p. 235
- The Withdrawal of 6 Brigade to Elasson p. 237
- Movements to and from Servia Pass p. 238
- The Germans attack 21 Battalion above the Platamon Tunnel p. 244
- 21 Battalion Withdraws through the Pinios Gorge p. 248
- The Transfer of 16 Australian Brigade to Pinios Gorge p. 252
- CHAPTER 12 — The Defence of the Passes, 14–17 April
- The Positions of 5 Brigade about Olympus Pass p. 254
- The Germans approach Olympus Pass, Night 14–15 April p. 260
- The Main Attack, 16 April p. 262
- 5 Brigade begins its Withdrawal, Night 16–17 April p. 266
- The Positions of 4 Brigade about Servia Pass p. 269
- Action in Servia Pass, 15 April p. 272
- The German Plans are Changed, 15–16 April p. 280
- First Moves in the Withdrawal from Servia Pass
- The Withdrawal of 4 Brigade, 17–18 April p. 282
- CHAPTER 13 — The Critical Days, 17–18 April
- The Withdrawal of 5 Brigade p. 285
- The Rearguard assembles at Elasson p. 293
- Fourth Brigade Completes its Withdrawal, 18–19 April p. 296
- The Rearguard at Elevtherokhorion, 18 April p. 299
- Sixth Brigade covers the Withdrawal, 18 April p. 303
- 26 Battalion Completes its Withdrawal—by Train p. 308
- The Withdrawal through Volos p. 310
- Savige Force, including some New Zealand detachments, Withdraws from Kalabaka p. 312
- CHAPTER 14 — The Pinios Gorge
- The Selection of the Defence Line p. 315
- The Australian Positions p. 319
- The Supporting Artillery p. 320
- The Germans enter the Pinios Gorge, Afternoon 17 April
- The Germans cross the Mountain to Gonnos, 17 April p. 322
- Allen Force completes its Defences, Night 17–18 April p. 323
- The Germans force the Gorge, 18 April p. 324
- The Germans cross the Pinios River on the Australian front, 18 April p. 329
- Allen Force is Threatened with Encirclement p. 330
- The Orders for Withdrawal p. 332
- The Artillery prepares to Cover the Withdrawal p. 334
- The Rearguard Action in the late afternoon, 18 April p. 335
- The Road Block outside Larisa, Night 18–19 April p. 340
- The Germans enter Larisa, 19 April p. 343
- The Escape Parties
- CHAPTER 15 — The Preparation of the Thermopylae Line p. 347
- CHAPTER 16 — The Evacuation from Greece Begins
- The Decision to Evacuate p. 362
- Medical and Base Units leave the Athens Area, 22–25 April p. 367
- Formation of the Reinforcement Battalion at Voula p. 370
- The Evacuation Plans for W Force p. 371
- The Withdrawal from Thermopylae begins, Night 22–23 April p. 375
- The Front Weakens p. 377
- Withdrawals from the Thermopylae area, Night 23–24 April p. 381
- CHAPTER 17 — The Defence of Brallos and Thermopylae Passes, 24 April p. 384
- CHAPTER 18 — The First Stages of the Evacuation p. 400
- CHAPTER 19 — The Corinth Canal p. 413
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CHAPTER 20 — The Evacuation Continues p. 432
- The German Advance from Thermopylae p. 432
- Withdrawal of 4 Brigade from Kriekouki on night 26–27 April p. 433
- The Germans enter Athens; 12 Army issues Further Orders p. 439
- Fourth Brigade embarks at Porto Rafti p. 440
- The Withdrawal of 6 Brigade to Monemvasia, 27–28 April p. 442
- Embarkation Successes and Disappointments, Night 27–28 April
- The Embarkation of 6 Brigade from Monemvasia, 28–29 April p. 444
- CHAPTER 21 — Kalamata p. 448
- CHAPTER 22 — 2 NZEF in North Africa, April–May 1941 p. 464
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CHAPTER 23 — Conclusion p. 471
- The Problems of the Campaign p. 471
- The Attitude of the Commonwealth p. 474
- The Importance of the Campaign p. 477
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- Appendix I — Strengths and Casualties p. 486
- Appendix II — The Inter-Services Committee's Report p. 489
- Appendix III — Mr Fraser's Questionnaire to the United Kingdom Chiefs of Staff on the Campaigns in Greece and Crete
- [section] p. 491
- NOTES ON POINTS RAISED IN MR FRASER'S QUESTIONNAIRE
- Part I. GREECE
- Part II. CRETE p. 502
- Glossary p. 515
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Bibliography p. 519
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I. UNPUBLISHED SOURCES p. 519
- united kingdom p. 519
- new zealand
- australia p. 520
- germany
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II. PUBLISHED SOURCES
- OFFICIAL
- UNOFFICIAL p. 522
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I. UNPUBLISHED SOURCES p. 519
- Index p. 525
- [backmatter] p. 539