British and Greek Forces On Crete 20 May 1941
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1 British and Greek Forces On Crete 20 May 1941 Creforce HQ (28/90)* 1 Creforce HQ Signals (3/86) CRA, CE, ADST, ADOS, ADMS (20/60)* Naval Staff (3/20)* HQ RAF & signals (20/75) HERAKLION SECTOR HQ 14th Infantry Brigade (10/100)* 14th Infantry Brigade Signals & Misc. Dets. (3/60)* Naval Staff (2/20)* RAC Det/3rd Hussars (6 light tanks)(3/34) Det B Sqn, 7th Royal Tank Regiment (2 I Tanks at Heraklion & 3 at Tymbaki (3/30) Artillery 234th Medium Battery RA, (13 field guns, Italian or French 75mm & 100mm)(10/190)* 7th Australian Light Anti-Aircraft Battery (less 1 troop & 1 section - 6 Bofors)(5/100)* 1 Troop, 156th Light Anti-Aircraft Battery, RA (4 Bofors)(3/60)* 1 Section, 15th Coast Artillery Regiment, RA (2/4" guns)(5/80)* 2 Sections, C Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery, RM (4-3" guns)(5/118) 1 Troop, 23rd Light Anti-Aircraft Battery, RM (LMGs only)(2/60) Engineers: CRE (3/20)* 1 Section, 42nd Field Company, RE (1/70)* Dets, 1017th Docks Operation Company & 1038th Arab Stevadore Company (2/94) Infantry: 2nd Leicesters (23/614) 2nd Yorkshire & Lancashire (20/722) 2nd Black Watch (34/833) 2nd Argyll & Sutherland (at Tymbaki)(32/623) 2/4th Australian Infantry Battalino (33/520) 7th Medium Artillery Regiment (less 1 btry)(20/300)* 3rd Greek Regiment (20/1,080) 7th Greek Regiment (20/780) Greek Garrison Battalion (20/780) Company, 189th Field Ambulance, RAMC (3/50)* RASC (10/150)* 1 Numbers are officers & other ranks. 1
2 RAOC (2/50)* RAF: 220th AMES (1/50) Airfield Detachment & 112th Squadron (16/125) CENTRAL SECTOR (RETIMO-GEORGEOUPOLIS: HQ 19th Australian Infantry Brigade (7/60) Signal Construction Section (2/40) Austrlian Signals Details (2/60) RAC: Det/7th Royal Tank Regiment (2 I tanks)(1/11) Artillery: Section, 106th RHA (2 2pdrs, anti-tank)(1/15) "X" Coastal Defense Battery, RM (2-4" guns)(3/84) 2/3rd Field Regiment, RAA, (14 field guns, Italian or French 75mm & 100mm)(15/175) Engineers: 2/8th Field Company, RAE (6/145) Infantry: 2/1st Australian Infantry Battalion (32/549) 2/7th Australian Infantry Battalion (21/650) 2/8th Australian Infantry Battalion (14/370) 2/11th Australian Infantry Battalion (35/610) 2/1st Australian Machine Gun Company (6/164) B Company, 2/7th Field Ambulance (2/50)* AASC Detachments (5/100)* Ordnance: DADOS Retimo, 2/1st Austrlian Ordnance Store Company & Misc Dets. (10/140)* Miscellaneous: Provost (2/75)* Airfield Signals Detachments (RAF, Naval, Army)(1/30)* Minor Austrlian Units (7/120) * Greek Units: 4th & 5th Greek Infantry Regiments (50/2,250) Gendarmerie (20/780) MALEME SECTOR (INCLUDING GALATAS): HQ New Zealand Division (12/84) New Zealand Divisional Signals (2/42) CRE (2/28) RAC: Det/3rd Hussars (10 light tanks)(5/70) Det, B Squadron, 7th Royal Tank Regiment (2-I Tanks)(1/12)
3 Artillery: 1st Light Troop, RA (4 3.7" howitzers)(4/83) 5th New Zealand Field Regiment (less Infantry Det)(17/239) 2 1 Troop & 1 Section, 156th Light Anti-Aircraft Battery, RA (6 bofors) (4/90)* 1 Troop, 7th Australian Light Anti-Aircraft Battery, RA (4 bofors) (3/80)* 1 Section, "C" Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery, RM (2-3" guns)(2/60) "Z" Coastal Defense Battery RM (2-4" guns) 1 Troop, 23rd Anti-Aircraft Battery, RM (LMGs only)(2/60) Infantry: 4th New Zealand Infantry Brigade 3 HQ & Signals Section (10/114) 18th New Zealand Infantry Battalion (27/650) 19th New Zealand Infantry Battalion (25/540) 20th New Zealand Infantry Battalion (27/610) 1 Platoon, 27th New Zealand (Machine Gun) Battalion (1/34) 5th New Zealand Infantry Brigade HQ & Signals Section (10/115) 7th New Zealand Field Company (as infantry)(3/145) 18th A Troops Company (as infantry)(6/210) 21th New Zealand Infantry Battalion (24/352) 22nd New Zealand Infantry Battalion (24/620) 23rd New Zealand Infantry Battalion (24/547) 28th (Maori) New Zealand Infantry Battalion (29/590) 2 Platoons, 27th New Zealand (Machine Gun) Battalion (4/107) 1st Greek Regiment (at Kastelli)(30/1,000) 10th New Zealand Brigade HQ & Signals Section (6/30) New Zealand Cavalry Detachment (19/175) New Zealand Composite Battalion (37/970) 4th New Zealand Field Regiment (18/159) 5th New Zealand Field Regiment (5/100) New Zealand Divisional Supply Columns (3/140) New Zealand Petroleum Company (7/301) New Zealand Reserve Motor Transport Company (4/270) 1 Platoon, New 27th Zealand (Machine Gun) Battalion (1/32) 6th Greek Regiment (39/1,446) 8th Greek Regiment (39/974) 5th New Zealand Field Ambulance (8/146) 6th New Zealand Field Ambulance (8/179) 4th New Zealand Field Hygiene Section (1/30) 7th British General Hospital (including 2nd New Zealand General 2 27th Btry in support of 5th Brigade (7 field guns, French & Italian 75mm, 2 3.7" howitzers) RHQ and 28th Btry insupport of 10th Brigade (2 Italian 75mm & 1 German 77mm gun). 3 The 4th New Zealand Brigade, less 20th Battalion in Force Reserve. 20th Brigade under command of 10th New Zealand Brigade but acting as New Zealand Divisional Reserve. 3
4 Hospital)(21/162)* Patents 7th General Hospital (10/100)* HQ NZASC & DID (4/30) DADOS Maleme Sector (1/15) Miscellaneous: New Zealand attached Greek Units (9/27) New Zealand Provost Company (0/72) New Zealand Entertainement Unit (2/28) New Zealand Postal (1/23) RAF: 252nd AMES (2/54) 30th& 33rd Squadrons (19/210) Fleet Air Arm: 805th Squadron (5/50)* SUDA BAY SECTOR Sector HQ (including HQ MNBDO)(29/223)* Suda Sector Signals (Army)(2/40)* NOIC Suda and Naval Base Details (15/300)* MNBDO Signals Company (6/220)* Artillery: "M" Group HQ 52nd Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RA (6/70)* 151st Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery, RA (8 3.7" guns)(8/280)* 129th Light Anti-Aircraft Battery, RA (12 Bofors)(9/240)* 156th Anti-Aircraft Battery, RA (less 2 plats & 1 sect) (2 bofors)(3/60)* 1 Section, 7th Australian Light Anti-Aircraft Battery, RA (2 bofors)(2/40)* 23rd LIght Anti-Aircraft Battery, RA (less 2 troops)(lmgs only) (4/100) "S" Group HQ, 2nd Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RM (4/7) "A" Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery, RM (8-3" guns)(10/260) 1 Section, "C" Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery, RM (2-3" guns)(3/60) 234th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery, RA (8-3.7" guns)(8/280)* 304th Search Light Battery, RA (20 lights)(10/300)* Section, 106th RHA (2 2pdr anti-tank guns)(1/15) 16th Coast Regiment, RA (less 1 section)(4-6", 2-4" 2-12pdrs & 2 search lights)(25/440)* Engineers: CRE (2/30)* 42nd Field Company, RE, (less 1 section)(4/160)* 5th New Zealand Field Park Company (4/116) Crete Composite Company, RE (10/200)* 1003rd Docks Operations Company (4/80) RE Stores Depot (4/80)* Australian Engineers & AASC Stevedores (10/350)* NZE Stevedores (2/50)
5 Infantry: 1stWelch (Force Reserve)(233/831) 1st Rangers (9th Bn, KRRC)(16/401) Northumberland Hussars (11/268) 106th RHA (16/291) 2/2nd Australian Field Regiment (34/520) Det, 2/3rd Australian Field Regiment (11/295) 16th Australian Composite Battalion (2/2nd & 2/3rd Bns)(16/427) 17th Australian Composite Battalion (2/4th & 2/5th Bns)(20/367) HQ S/L Regiment & "S" S/L Btry, RM (14/350) "Royal Perivolians" (Det misc British Units)(30/670)* 1st Echelon New Zealand Supply Column (5/140) 2nd Greek Regiment (500 rifles only)(30/900) RASC: 231st Motor Transport Company (10/450)* 101st Petroleum Company (7/250)* 1st Petroleum Depot (2/50)* 2 Supply Depots (10/200)* 1 Base Supply Depot (5/65)* 37th DID (2/30)* Dets 1st & 26th Field Bakery (2/65)* Misc. RASC (10/100)* Det, EFI (2/50)* Ordnance: 5th Indian Brigade Workshops (4/100)* 2nd Heavy Anti-Aircraft Workshops, RM (1/25) 52nd Light Anti-Aircraft Workshops (1/50)* Misc Units (30/600)* Ordnance Offr. Docks Ordnance Depot Ammunition Depot Misc. Ordnance Detachments 4th Light Field Ambulance, RAMC (4/100)* 168th Field Ambulance, RAMC (2/100)* 189th Field Ambulance, RAMC (6/100)* 2ndArmored Division & 48th Field Hygiene Sections (2/50)* 1st Tented Hospital, RN (12/52) Dets, 2/1st, 2/2nd & 2/7th Australian Field Ambulances (8/210) Miscellaenous Units: MNBDO Landing & Maintenance Unit plus MNBDO Pioneer & Labor Group (12/288) 270th FSS (1/20)* Base Pay and Field Cash Office (5/30)* CMP (4/60)* Suda Island Detachment (1/28) RAF Details (3/33) Misc Australian Minor Units (10/130)* Misc British Minor Units (25/150)* Pioneer & Labor Units 5
6 606th Palestine Pioneer Comany (3/439) 1004th, 1005th, 1007th, & 1008th Cypriot Pioneer Companies (11/688) Miscellaneous Pioneers (0/200) Layforce (landed May)(40/760)* Notes: British Army - Total known, & figures for infantry and some other units are accurate. Remainder of figures compiled from establishments and any other available information. Royal Navy - no totals known, all figures are estimates. RAF - strengths are accurate, based on detailed RAF statements. Royal Marines - Strengths reliable, based on exact disembarkation returns on arrival in Crete. Australians - Total known, & figures for infantry and most other units are accurate. Remainder of figures compiled from establishments and any other available information. Greek Army - strenghts are as recorded in Crete, but these are probably, in instances, estimates. New Zealand - Strengths are almost exactly accurate. Information as to British & Australian units provided by British & Australian Historical Sections. Estimates are marked with *. Daven,D., Crete, 1953, Wellington, War History Branch. Copyright GFN 1994.
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