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词条 Battle of Crete order of battle
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  1. Allied

     Land forces  Commonwealth & Allied Forces, Crete - "Creforce"   2nd New Zealand Division    14th Infantry Brigade    19th Australian Infantry Brigade    Mobile Base Defence Organization    Naval forces    Forces A1    Force B    Force C   Force D   Force E   5th Destroyer Flotilla  Evacuation Fleet   Air forces  

  2. Axis forces

     Land, Airborne and Air forces   Fliegerkorps XI    Fliegerkorps VIII    Luftflotte IV   Luftlande Sturmregiment   7th Flieger Division    5th Gebirgs Division  

  3. See also

  4. Notes

  5. References

  6. Sources

  7. External links

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

Allied

Land forces

Commonwealth & Allied Forces, Crete - "Creforce"

Headquarters Creforce - (Eastern Zone, east of
//Chania">Chania)

Major-General Bernard Freyberg, VC, Colonel Stewart[1]

  • C Squadron, 3rd The King's Own Hussars (seven light tanks)[1]

Major G.W.Peck

10 Light Tank Mk VIs

  • B Squadron, 7th Royal Tank Regiment

Lieutenant George Simpson

Two Matilda tanks, crewed in part by two officers and five gunners of the 2/3rd Field Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery (RAA).

  • 1st Battalion, The Welch Regiment

Lieutenant Colonel A. Duncan, MC (Force Reserve)

2nd New Zealand Division

Headquarters New Zealand Division - Brigadier, Acting Major General[
//#1'>1] Edward Puttick - (Western Zone, west of Chania)
  • 27th New Zealand Machine Gun Battalion (Lt. Col. FJ Gwilliam)
  • 5th New Zealand Field Artillery Regiment
  • 4th New Zealand Infantry Brigade (Brig. Lindsay Inglis) between Chania and Galatas
    • 18th New Zealand Infantry Battalion
    • 19th New Zealand Infantry Battalion
    • 20th New Zealand Infantry Battalion
    • 1st Light Troop, RA
  • 5th New Zealand Infantry Brigade (Brig. James Hargest) (Maleme and Platanias)
    • 21st New Zealand Infantry Battalion
    • 22nd New Zealand Infantry Battalion
    • 23rd New Zealand Infantry Battalion
    • 28th (Maori) Infantry Battalion
    • 7th Field Company New Zealand Engineers
    • 19th Army Field Corps Company
    • New Zealand Field Punishment Centre (FPC)[2] Prisoners were released to fight the enemy.
    • 1st Greek Regiment (1,030 Officers and men), (Col. IP Papadimitropoulos)
    • Evelpidon Officers' Academy (17 Officers, 300 Cadets), (Lt. Col. Loukas Kitsos)
  • 10th New Zealand Infantry Brigade (Lt. Col. Howard Kippenberger) (Galatas)
    • New Zealand Divisional Cavalry
    • New Zealand Composite Battalion (700 rifles). General Weston named this force the "Royal Perivolians"[3] after they were supposedly involved in rescuing the King of Greece.
    • 6th Greek Regiment (1,389 Officers and men), (Lt. Col. M Grigoriou)
    • 8th Greek Regiment (840 Officers and men), (Lt. Col. Pan Karkoulas)

14th Infantry Brigade

Headquarters 14th Infantry Brigade - Brig.
//Brian Herbert Chappel">Brian Herbert Chappel - (Heraklion)
  • 2nd Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment (Lt. Col. CHV Cox, DSO, MC) (637 Officers and men)
  • 2nd Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment (Lt. Col. A Gilroy) (742 Officers and men)
  • 2nd Battalion, Black Watch (Major AA Pitcairn in temporary command{{efn|Killed in Action - 20/21 November 1941 at Tobruk.}}{{efn|Pitcairn was replacing Lt. Col. AK Hamilton, who was ill.}}) (867 Officers and men)
  • 2/4th Australian Infantry Battalion (Lt. Col. Ivan Noel Dougherty){{efn|All Australian units are prefixed "2/" to denote that they are part of the 2nd AIF, not Militia.}} (550 Officers and men)
  • 1st Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (Lieut. Col. RCB Anderson, DSO, MC Tymbaki Sector)
  • 7th Medium Regiment, RA (Maj. R.J.B. Snook, DSO (wounded - 20 May 1941). No artillery equipment - armed as infantry. (450 Officers and men)
  • 3rd Greek Regiment (656 Officers and men), (Lt. Col Ant Betinakis)
  • 7th Greek Regiment (877 Officers and men), (Col. E Cheretis)
  • Greek Garrison Battalion (ex-Greek 5th "Crete" Division, left behind as a garrison when their division was summoned to defend the mainland; 830 Officers and men)

19th Australian Infantry Brigade

  Headquarters 19th Australian Infantry Brigade - Brig. George Vasey - Georgioupolis
(Lt. Col. IR Campbell commanding at Rethymnon)
Unit Commander Remarks
2/3rd Field Artillery Regiment, RAAMaj. IJ Bessell-BrowneNo.6 Battery, consisting of 90 men armed with four captured Italian 100mm guns and 4 x 75mm guns
2/1st Australian Infantry BattalionLt. Col. Ian R Campbell620 Officers and Men
(Rethymnon)
2/11th Australian Infantry BattalionLt. Col. Ray Sandover650 Officers and Men
(Rethymnon)
2/7th Australian Infantry BattalionLt. Col. Theo Walker
2/8th Australian Infantry BattalionLt. Col. John W Mitchell?
4th Greek RegimentCol. M Trifon1,300 Officers and Men
(Rethymnon)
5th Greek RegimentLt. Col. I Servos1,200 Officers and Men
(Rethymnon)
Gendarmerie Privates SchoolCol. Iak Chaniotis916 Officers and Men
(Rethymnon)

Mobile Base Defence Organization

Headquarters Mobile Base Defence Organization - Maj.-Gen. CE Weston-
//Souda Bay">Souda Bay
  • 15th Coast Regiment, RA[4]
  • "S" Royal Marine Composite Battalion, Maj. R Garrett (Royal Marines)
  • 1st Battalion, The Rangers, The King's Royal Rifle Corps - (later designated 9th Battalion, The King's Royal Rifle Corps (The Rangers))[5]
  • 102nd (Northumberland Hussars) Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery - no equipment, used as infantry[6][7]
  • 106th (Lancashire Hussars) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery[8] - Lt. Col. AF Hely
  • 16th Australian Brigade Composite Battalion - 350 officers and men
    Formed from the under strength 2/2nd and 2/3rd Australian Infantry Battalions
  • 17th Australian Brigade Composite Battalion - 270 officers and men
    Formed from the understrength 2/5th and 2/6th Australian Infantry Battalions
  • 2nd Greek Regiment - 930 Officers and Men
  • 2nd Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Marines

Naval forces

  • Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Fleet - Admiral Sir Andrew B Cunningham

Forces A1

Force A1 - Rear Admiral H B Rawlings (R.A., 7th Cruiser Squadron)
  • Queen Elizabeth-class battleships
    • HMS Warspite (03) - Captain DB Fisher - damaged[9]
    • HMS Valiant (02) - Capt. CE Morgan - damaged[9]
  • G and H-class destroyers
    • {{HMS|Greyhound|H05}} - Cmdr. WR Marshall-A'Deane, Sunk 22 May 1941
    • {{HMS|Griffin|H31}} - Lt. KRC Letts
    • {{HMS|Havock|H43}} - Lt. GRG Watkins
    • {{HMS|Hero|H99}} - Cmdr. HW Briggs
  • J-class destroyer
    • {{HMS|Jaguar|F34}} - Lt. Cmdr. JFW Hine

Force B

Force B - Adml. Rawlings
  • Light cruisers
    • HMS Gloucester (62) - Capt. Henry A Rowley, sunk 22 May 1941 with the loss of 722 crew
    • HMS Fiji (58) - Capt. PBRW William-Powlett, sunk 22 May 1941
    • HMS Orion (85) - Capt. GRB Back - damaged[9]
    • HMS Dido (37) - Capt. HWV McCall - damaged[9]
  • Destroyers
    • HMS Decoy (H75) - Cmdr. EG McGregor
    • HMS Hereward (H93) - Lt. WJ Munn, sunk by enemy aircraft 29 May 1941.
    • HMS Hotspur (H01) - Lt.Cmdr. CPF Brown
    • HMS Imperial (D09) - Lt. Cmdr. CA De W Kitcat, sunk 29 May 1941 off Crete
    • HMS Jackal (F22) - Lt. Cmdr. MP Jonas
    • HMS Kimberley (F50) - Lt. Cmdr. JSM Richardson

Force C

  Force C - Admiral King (C.O. 15th Cruiser Squadron)
Ship Commander Armament Tonnage Remarks
HMS Naiad (93)Capt. MHA Kelsey Light cruiser - damaged[9]
HMAS Perth (D29)Capt. Sir PW Bowyer-Smyth8x6 inch guns,

8x4 inch guns,

4x3 pdr guns,

8x21 inch torpedo tubes

6,830 tonsDamaged,[9] but sunk 1 March 1942

Sunda Strait

HMS Kandahar (F28)Cmdr. WGA Robson Destroyer
HMS Nubian (F36)Cmdr. RW Ravenhill Destroyer - damaged[9]
HMS Kingston (F64)Lt. Cmdr. P Sommerville Destroyer - damaged[9]
HMS Juno (F46)Cmdr. St John TyrwhittSunk 21 May 1941
HMS Calcutta (D82)Capt. DM LeesAnti-Aircraft cruiser
Sunk 1 June 1941 within one hundred miles of Alexandria

Force D

  Force D - Rear-Admiral I.G.Glennie
Destruction of Lupo Convoy (21–22 May 1941)
Ship Commander Remarks
HMS Dido (37)Capt. HW McCallLight cruiser- damaged
HMS Orion (85)Capt. PBRW William-PowlettLight cruiser - damaged[9]
HMS Ajax (22)Capt. EDB McCarthyLight cruiser - damaged
HMS Janus (F53)Cmdr. JAW TothillDestroyer
HMS Hasty (H24)Lt.Cmdr. LRK Tyrwhitt[10]Destroyer
HMS Hereward (H93)Lt. WJ MunnDestroyer - sunk by enemy aircraft 29 May 1941
HMS KimberleyLt. Cmdr. JSM RichardsonDestroyer

Force E

Force E - Captain JP Mack (CO 14th Destroyer Flotilla)
  • {{HMS|Ilex|D61}} - Capt. (D2) H St L Nicholson
  • {{HMS|Jervis|F00}} - Capt. (D14) P J Mack
  • {{HMAS|Nizam|G38}} - Lt. Cmdr. Max Joshua Clark
  • {{HMS|Carlisle|D67}} - Capt. TC Hampton - damaged

5th Destroyer Flotilla

5th Destroyer Flotilla - Captain Mountbatten

  • HMS Kelly (F01) - Capt. Lord Louis Mountbatten, Sunk 23 May 1941
  • HMS Kashmir (F12) - Cmdr. HA King, Sunk 23 May 1941
  • HMS Kelvin (F37) - Cmdr. JH Alison - damaged[9]
  • HMS Jackal (F22) - Lt.Cmdr. MP Jonas
  • HMS Kipling (F91) - Cmdr. A St Clair-Ford

Evacuation Fleet

{{Expand section|date=June 2008}}Sphakia evacuation force - Rear-Admiral King
  • HMS Phoebe - Capt. G Grantham, light cruiser
  • HMAS Perth - Capt. Sir P.W. Bowyer-Smith, light cruiser - damaged[9]
  • HMS Coventry - Capt. WP Carne, light cruiser
  • HMS Calcutta - Capt. DM Lees, Anti-aircraft cruiser, sunk 1 June 1941 with 255 survivors
  • HMS Glengyle - Capt. CH Petrie, Landing Ship, Infantry (Large)
  • HMAS Napier (G97) - Capt. Stephen Harry Tolson Arliss RN, N-class Flotilla Leader.
  • HMAS Nizam (G38) - Lt. Cmdr. Max Joshua Clark
  • HMS Kelvin (F37) - Cmdr. JH Alison
  • HMS Kandahar (F28) - Cmdr. WGA Robson

Air forces

  • Air Officer Commander-in-Chief, Middle East - Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Longmore
    • No. 30 Squadron RAF (Squadron Leader RA Milward/Sqn. Ldr. Shannon) - Bristol Blenheim
    • No. 33 Squadron RAF (Sqn. Ldr. MT StJ Prattle/Sqn.Ldr. Edward Howell, OBE, DFC) - Gloster Gladiator, Hawker Hurricane
    • No. 80 Squadron RAF (Sqn. Ldr. EG Jones) - Gloster Gladiator, Hawker Hurricane
    • No. 112 Squadron RAF (Sqn. Ldr. LG Schwab) - Gloster Gladiator, Hawker Hurricane{{efn|Author Roald Dahl was flying with this squadron at the time.}}
    • No. 203 Squadron RAF - Bristol Blenheim

Axis forces

Land, Airborne and Air forces

Fliegerkorps XI

Headquarters Fliegerkorps XI - Generalmajor Kurt Student, with Brig. Schlemm (Chief of Staff), Col. Trettner (Ops) and Maj. Reinhardt (Int)[11]
Unit Commander Equipment/Remarks
KGzbV 1Oberst Fritz MorzikJunkers Ju 52
KGzbV 2Oberst Rüdiger von HeykingJu 52
KGzbV 3Oberst U. BucholzJu 52
22nd Luftlande DivisionGeneral Hans Graf von SponeckForce Reserve (in Romania)

Fliegerkorps VIII

Headquarters VIII. Fliegerkorps - General der Flieger Freiherr Wolfram von Richthofen
Unit Commander Equipment/Remarks
Kampfgeschwader 2General-Major Herbert RieckhoffDo 17Z
Jadgeschwader 77Major Bernhard WoldengaBf 109E
Lehrgeschwader 1Oberst F-K KnustJu 88A & He 111H
Sturzkampfgeschwader 1Oberst-Leutnant W. HagenJu 87R
Sturzkampfgeschwader 2Oberst-Lt O. DinortJu 87R
Sturzkampfgeschwader 77Major Clemens von Schonborn-WiesentheidJu 87R
Zerstörergeschwader 26Oberst Johann SchalkBf 110C & Bf 110D

Luftflotte IV

Headquarters Luftflotte IV - General der Flieger Alexander Löhr
Unit Commander Remarks
5th Panzer DivisionGustav Fehn
6th Gebirgs DivisionFerdinand Schörner

Luftlande Sturmregiment

Headquarters Luftlande Sturmregiment - Generalmajor Eugen Meindl, then Col. Ramcke, Maj. Braun[11]
Unit Commander Remarks
1st BattalionMajor Walter Kochglider battalion
2nd BattalionMajor Edgar Stentzler
3rd BattalionMajor Otto Scherber
4th BattalionHauptmann (Captain) Walter Gericke

Two glider companies were detached and seconded to 7th Flieger Division, below

7th Flieger Division

Headquarters, 7th Flieger Division - Generalleutnant Wilhelm Süssmann
Unit Commander Subunits Remarks
7th Engineer BattalionMajor Liebach
7th Artillery BattalionMajor Bode
7th Machine Gun BattalionHauptmann Schulz
7th Anti-tank BattalionHauptmann Schmitz
1st Fallschirmjäger RegimentOberst Bruno Bräuer1st Battalion (Major Erich Walther), 2nd Battalion (Hauptmann Burckhardt), 3rd Battalion (Major Karl-Lothar Schulz)Heraklion
2nd Fallschirmjäger RegimentOberst Alfred Sturm, Maj, Schulz, Captain Paul[11]1st Battalion (Major Kroh), 2nd Battalion (Hauptmann Erich Pietzonka), 3rd Battalion (Hauptmann Wiedemann)Retimno
3rd Fallschirmjäger RegimentOberst Richard Heidrich, Lt. Heckel[12]1st Battalion (Hauptmann Friedrich von der Heydte), 2nd Battalion (Major Derpa), 3rd Battalion (Major Ludwig Heilmann)Hania
The 2nd Battalion of the 2nd FJ Rgt was used with the 1st FJ Rgt

5th Gebirgs Division

Headquarters, 5th Gebirgs Division - Generalmajor Julius Ringel, Maj. Haidlen, Capt. Ferchl[12]
Unit Commander Sub units
95th Artillery BattalionOberstleutnant Wittmann
95th Anti-tank BattalionMajor Bindermann
95th Reconnaissance BattalionMajor Count Castell zu Castell
95th Engineer BattalionMajor Schaette
95th Signal BattalionMajor Nolte
85th Gebirgsjäger RegimentOberst August Krakau1st Battalion - 2nd Battalion - 3rd Battalion
100th Gebirgsjäger RegimentOberst Willibald Utz1st Battalion - 2nd Battalion - 3rd Battalion
Gebirgsjäger Regiment{{efn>The 141st Gebirgsjäger Regiment was a reinforcement from the 6th Gebirgs Division.}}Oberst Maximilian Jais1st Battalion - 2nd Battalion - 3rd Battalion

See also

  • Battle of Crete
  • List of orders of battle

Notes

{{notelist}}

References

1. ^1 2 {{harvnb|Beevor|1991|p=345}}
2. ^New Zealand History Map of Maleme area, 20 May 1941 http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/map-maleme-area retrieved 20 Aug 2016
3. ^Second World War Official Histories Volume II – Greece, Crete and Syria (1st edition, 1953) Chapter 11 – The Loss of Maleme Airfield available at https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/RCDIG1070149/
4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.ra39-45.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/coast/page13.html |title=15 Coast Regiment RA |work=The Royal Artillery 1939-45 |first=Derek |last=Barton |accessdate=14 January 2016 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303232218/http://www.ra39-45.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/coast/page13.html |archivedate=3 March 2016 |df= }}
5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/volmil-london/vinf/L12rangr.htm |title=The Rangers 1860-1950 at regiments.org by T.F.Mills |accessdate=2015-07-26 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071217062726/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/volmil-london/vinf/L12rangr.htm |archivedate=2007-12-17 |df= }}
6. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.ian.a.paterson.btinternet.co.uk/orgartillery.htm#RHA102 |title=Artillery Regiments That Served With The 7th Armoured Division by Ian a Paterson |accessdate=2012-07-20 |deadurl=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070814061819/http://www.ian.a.paterson.btinternet.co.uk/orgartillery.htm#RHA102 |archivedate=2007-08-14 |df= }}
7. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/volmil-england/vcav/northumb.htm |title=The Northumberland Hussars at regiments.org by T.F.Mills |accessdate=2007-12-19 |deadurl=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070715140005/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/volmil-england/vcav/northumb.htm |archivedate=2007-07-15 |df= }}
8. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/volmil-england/vcav/lancH.htm |title=Lancashire Hussars Yeomanry at regiments.org by T.F.Mills |accessdate=2012-07-20 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070715140005/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/volmil-england/vcav/lancH.htm |archivedate=2007-07-15 |df= }}
9. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 {{harvnb|Beevor|1991|p=346}}
10. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.uboat.net/allies/commanders/2522.html | title=Lionel Rupert Knyvet Tyrwhitt DSO, DSC, RN | publisher=uboat.net | work=Allied Warship Commanders | accessdate=14 January 2016}}
11. ^1 2 {{harvnb|Beevor|1991|p=347}}
12. ^1 {{harvnb|Beevor|1991|p=348}}

Sources

{{refbegin}}
  • {{cite book | last=Antill | first=Peter D. | year=2005 | title=Crete 1941 | publisher=Osprey Publishing | isbn=1-84176-844-8}}
  • {{cite book | ref=harv | authorlink=Antony Beevor | last=Beevor | first=Antony | title= Crete: The Battle and the Resistance | location=Great Britain | year=1991 | publisher=John Murray | edition=pbk. | isbn=0-7195-6831-5}}
  • {{cite book | last=Buckley | first=Christopher | title=Greece and Crete 1941 | location=London | origyear=1952 | edition=Greek pbk edition (in English) | publisher=P. Efstathiadis & Sons S.A. | year=1984 | isbn=960-226-041-6}}
  • {{cite web |ref=harv |title=Naval action against the German Flotillas |work=Battle of Crete |url=http://www.crete-1941.org.uk/ |accessdate=August 24, 2005 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050818181104/http://crete-1941.org.uk/ |archivedate=18 August 2005 |deadurl=yes |df= }}
{{refend}}

External links

  • Crete Order of Battle
  • Battle of Crete Naval Order of Battles
  • Order of Battle Site - Battle of Crete
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20080929033621/http://www.defence.gov.au/army/ahu/books_articles/Articles/Matilda_Tanks.htm Matilda Tanks at Retimo on the Island of Crete]
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