Crete order of battle

This is the complete order of battle for the Battle of Crete and related operations in 1941.

Allied Forces

Land forces

Commonwealth & Allied Forces, Crete - "Creforce"

19th Australian Infantry Brigade

Force B

Force E

Air forces

* Air Officer Commander-in-Chief, Middle East - Air Chief Marshall Sir Arthur Longmore

Luftflotte IV

"The 2nd Battalion of the 2nd FJ Rgt was used with the 1st FJ Rgt"

5th Gebirgs Division

"The 141st Geb. Rgt is a renforcement from the 6th Gebirgs Division."

Naval forces

See also

*Battle of Crete
*List of orders of battle

External links

* [http://homepages.force9.net/rothwell/crete.htm Crete Order of Battle]
* [http://www.navweaps.com/index_oob/OOB_WWII_Mediterranean/OOB_WWII_Crete.htm Battle of Crete Naval Order of Battles]
* [http://orbat.com/site/ww2/drleo/017_britain/41-05_crete/fleet-med.html Order of Battle Site - Battle of Crete]
* [http://www.defence.gov.au/army/ahu/books_articles/Articles/Matilda_Tanks.htm Matilda Tanks at Retimo on the Island of Crete]

Sources

*cite book|author=Antill, Peter D.|year=2005|title=Crete 1941|publisher=Osprey Publishing|id=ISBN 1-84176-844-8
*Buckley, Christopher. "Greece and Crete 1941", London, 1952. Greek pbk edition (in English): P. Efstathiadis & Sons S.A., 1984. Pbk ISBN 960-226-041-6
*cite web | title=Naval action against the German Flotillas| work=Battle of Crete | url=http://www.crete-1941.org.uk/ | accessdate=August 24 | accessyear=2005
*Beevor, Antony. "Crete The Battle and the Resistance",Great Britain, 1991. John Murray(Publishers). Pbk ISBN 0-7195-6831-5