References

Archives

Australian War Memorial

AWM 52, 1/5/12/16, 6 Australian Division General Staff Branch, April 1941

AWM 52, 5/13/1, 2/1 Field Company, April 1941

AWM 52, 8/2/16/7, 16 Infantry Brigade, March–April 1941

AWM 52, 8/2/17/28, 17 Infantry Brigade, April 1941, Appendices

AWM 52, 8/2/19/7, 19 Infantry Brigade, April 1941

AWM 52, 8/2/19/8, 19 Infantry Brigade, May 1941

AWM 52, 8/3/1/13, 2/1 Infantry Battalion, March–May 1941

AWM 52, 8/3/2/19, 2/2 Battalion, April 1941

AWM 52, 8/3/8/14, 2/8 Battalion, April 1941

AWM 52, 8/5/1/12, 2/1 MG Battalion, March–April 1941

AWM 52, 8/5/1/13, 2/1 MG Battalion, May 1941

AWM 52, 11/2/5, 2/5 General Hospital February to May 1941

AWM 54, 534/5/5, Report by SX 1455 Captain K. M. Oliphant 2/3 Field Regiment — Campaign in Greece 1941. Original Manuscript.

AWM 54, 535/2/19, German army Documents on the Campaign in Crete, May 1941

AWM 54, 584/2/27, German army Documents on the Campaign in Greece

Operations of ANZAC Corps in Greece — 1941. Report of the General Officer Commanding, A.I.F., Middle East.

Archives New Zealand (ANZ)

ANZ Puttick 7 1, ‘E. P.s Diary: 24 June 1940–27 July 1941 Egypt – Greece – Crete’

ANZ EA 1 18/19/3 1 ‘The New Zealand Division in Greece, Report of Major General B. Freyberg, Commanding 2 NZEF, 28 August 1941’, NZ Forces – Campaigns and Actions – Secret and confidential reports on the Greece and Crete campaigns by the GOC 2nd NZEF

ANZ EA 1 97/19/3 1 ‘Report on the Battle for Crete, Report of Major General B. Freyberg, Commanding 2 NZEF 9 August 1941’, NZ Forces – Campaigns and Actions – Secret and confidential reports on the Greece and Crete campaigns by the GOC 2nd NZEF

Liddell Hart Centre, King’s College

Charrington, H.V.S.

O’Connor, Richard

National Archives United Kingdom (NA UK)

CAB 80/56

CAB 80/57

WO 106/2146 Operations in Greece

WO 106/3133 Lustre General

WO 193/765 Greece: General Possible Outcome of a German Attack on Greece

WO 193/551 Greece: Equipment For

WO 201/16 Greece Appreciation: 27 Military Mission

WO 201/19 Greece Notes on German Tactics

WO 201/53 Greece C in C’s Report

Interviews

John Anderson 2/2nd Field Regiment 2nd AIF 9 March 2004

Jack Burke 2/2nd Field Ambulance 2nd AIF 30 April 2004

Malcolm Coughlin 19 Battalion 2nd NZEF 31 August 2006

Frank Cox I Australian Corps Signals 2nd AIF 15 April 2004

John CrooksI Australian Corps Signals 2nd AIF10 February 2007

Eric Davies 19 Battalion 2nd NZEF 31 August 2006

Mollie Edwards 2/5th AGH 2nd AIF 27 December 2003

Vince Egan 2/5th AGH 2nd AIF 23 December 2003

Phil Hammond 27 MG Battalion 2nd NZEF28 August 2006

Roy Herron2/11th Battalion 2nd AIF21 January 2004

Phillip ‘Bluey’ Hurst2/7th Battalion 2nd AIF1 May 2004

Len JeffersonHMS Dido23 December 2003

C. ‘Bill’ Jenkins2/3rd Battalion 2nd AIF24 December 2003

Ken Johnson2/11th Battalion 2nd AIF20 January 2004

Arthur Leggett2/11th Battalion 2nd AIF20 January 2004

Murray McColl27 MG Battalion 2nd NZEF27 August 2006

Edwin Madigan2/2nd Battalion 2nd AIF19 September 2004

Ian Manson2/1st MG Battalion30 March 2007

Jim Mooney2/8th Battalion 2nd AIF13 April 2004

Doug Morrison24 Battalion 2nd NZEF1 September 2006

F. C. ‘Peter’ Preston26 Battalion 2nd NZEF27 August 2006

Kevin Price2/1st Anti-Tank Regiment 2nd AIF 28 November 2003

Frank Reid2/3rd Battalion 2nd AIF22 December 2003

G. J. ‘Max’ Rice2/1st Battalion 2nd AIF22 December 2003

Ian Rutter2/3rd Light AA Regiment 2nd AIF2 April 2004

Frank Sherry4 Wireless Unit 2nd AIF30 April 2004

Bob Slocombe2/8th Battalion 2nd AIF4 March 2004

Don Stephenson2/6th Battalion 2nd AIF26 April 2004

Dimitris TsiaousisGreek Resistance29 June 2006

George TsiokanarasGreek Resistance1 August 2006

Malcolm Webster2/3rd Light AA Regiment 2nd AIF14 May 2004

Reg Werry2/1st Field Company 2nd AIF22 December 2003

Phillip Worthem2/2nd Field Regiment 2nd AIF14 May 2004

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