Appendix III
Particularly in the case of CREFORCE the size of unit or sub-unit, its equipment and capability should be treated with caution in the list below. Greek ‘Regiments’ were mostly of battalion strength and organisation.
RM = Royal Marines, RA = Royal Artillery, RHA = Royal Horse Artillery, RE = Royal Engineers
CREFORCE
SUDA-HANIA SECTOR
Mobile Naval Base Defence Organisation 1, Royal Marines
Artillery
Z Coast Battery, RM
15th Coast Regiment, RA (-)
Y Battery
‘S’ Group Heavy Anti-aircraft
HQ 2nd Heavy Anti-aircraft Regiment, RM
A Heavy Anti-aircraft Battery, RM
C Heavy Anti-aircraft Battery (-), RM
234th Heavy Anti-aircraft Battery, RA
23rd Light Anti-aircraft Battery (-), RM
304th Searchlight Battery, RA
‘M’ Light Anti-aircraft Group
HQ 52nd Light Anti-aircraft Regiment, RA
151st Heavy Anti-aircraft Battery (-)
129th Light Anti-aircraft Battery
156th Light Anti-aircraft Battery (-)
Troop and section, 7th Royal Australian
Light Anti-aircraft Battery
Engineers
Crete Composite Company, RE
42nd Field Company (-), RE
5th Field Park Company, Royal New Zealand Engineers
Infantry
9th Battalion, The King’s Royal Rifle Corps (The Rangers)
106th (Lancashire Hussars) Light Antiaircraft Regiment RHA (-) (Infantry role)
102nd (Northumberland Hussars) Anti-tank Regiment, RA (Infantry role)
S Battery, 11th Searchlight Regiment, Royal Marines (Infantry role)
211th Medium Battery, RA (Infantry role)
122nd Light Anti-aircraft Battery, RA (Infantry role)
16th Australian Composite Battalion (2/2nd and 2/3rd Bns)
17th Australian Composite Battalion (2/5th and 2/6th Bns)
2/3rd Field Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery (Infantry role)
2/2nd Field Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery
The Royal Perivolians (assorted British subunits)
2nd Greek Regiment
CREFORCE Reserve
Squadron (-), 3rd King’s Own Hussars
1st Battalion, The Welch Regiment
MALEME SECTOR
2 New Zealand Infantry Division
4 New Zealand Infantry Brigade
18th New Zealand Battalion
19th New Zealand Battalion
20th New Zealand Battalion
Company, 27th New Zealand Machine Gun Battalion
5 New Zealand Infantry Brigade
Section B Squadron, 7th Royal Tank
Regiment (two Matilda Tanks)
21st New Zealand Battalion
22nd New Zealand Battalion
23rd New Zealand Battalion
28th (Maori) New Zealand Battalion
19th Army Troops Company, Royal New Zealand Engineers (infantry role)
7th Field Company, Royal New Zealand Engineers (infantry role)
1st Greek Regiment
Company, 27th New Zealand Machine Gun Battalion
10 New Zealand Infantry Brigade
New Zealand Divisional Cavalry Regiment
Composite Battalion (Infantry Role)
4th NZ Field Regt part of 5th NZ FieldRegt
Detachment 7th NZ Anti-Tank Regiment
4th Reserve Mechanical Transport Company
Elements 5th NZ Field Company RNZASC (Petrol Company)
6th Greek Regiment
8th Greek Regiment
Company, 27th New Zealand Machine Gun Battalion
Divisional Troops
Artillery
Z Coast Battery, Royal Marines
Detachment, 15th Coast Regiment, RA
Troop, 151st Heavy Anti-aircraft Battery, RA
5th New Zealand Field Regiment
27th Battery (in support of 5 NZ Bde)
28th Battery (in support of 10 NZ Bde)
Troop, C Heavy Anti-aircraft Battery, Royal Marines
23rd Light Anti-aircraft Battery, RM (two troops)
156th Light Anti-aircraft Battery, RA
7th Light Anti-aircraft Battery, Royal Australian Artillery
IRAKLIO SECTOR
14 Infantry Brigade
Airfield Area
Troop B Squadron, 7th Royal Tank Regiment
2nd Battalion, The York & Lancaster Regiment
2nd Battalion, The Black Watch
2nd Battalion, The Leicestershire Regiment
2/4th Australian Battalion
Iraklio Town and Area
Greek Garrison Battalion
7th Medium Regiment, RA (infantry role)
3rd Greek Regiment
7th Greek Regiment
Troop, 3rd King’s Own Hussars
Artillery
Detachment, 15th Coast Regiment, RA
Troop, C Heavy Anti-aircraft Battery, Royal Marines
7th Light Anti-aircraft Battery (-) Royal Australian Artillery
Troop, 156th Light Anti-aircraft Battery
Section, 23rd Light Anti-aircraft Battery, Royal Marines
234th Medium Battery, RA
Engineers
Section, 42nd Field Company, RE
RETHYMNO-GEORGEOUPOLIS SECTOR
19 Australian Infantry Brigade
Greek Gendarmerie
Rethymno Area
Section, B Squadron, 7th Royal Tank Regt
2/1st Australian Battalion
2/11th Australian Battalion
2/3rd Field Regiment (-), Royal Australian Artillery
4th Greek Regiment
5th Greek Regiment
Company, 2/1st Australian Machine Gun Battalion
Georgioupolis Area
2/7th Australian Battalion
2/8th Australian Battalion
X Coast Battery, RM
Battery, 2/3rd Field Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery
Section, 106th (Lancashire Hussars) Light Anti-aircraft Regiment, RHA
2/8th Field Company, Royal Australian Engineers
Tymbaki Area
1 Battalion Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
7th Royal Tank Regiment (3 Matildas)
LAYFORCE
A Battalion, Layforce Commando
D Battalion, Layforce Commando
XI FLIEGERKORPS
7 Flieger Division
Gruppe West
Luftlande Sturm Regiment
I Battalion (- 2 companies)
II Battalion
III Battalion
IV Battalion (support Weapons)
3 Kompanie FJ MG Battalion 7 (-)
1 Kompanie FJ Artillery Battalion 7
Gruppe Mitt
Galatas Sector:
Fallschirmjäger Regiment 3
I Battalion
II Battalion
III Battalion
2 companies Luftlande Sturm Regiment
Detachment 3 Kompanie FJ MG Battalion 7
Fallschirmjäger Pioneer Battalion 7
1 Kompanie Fallschirmjäger Medical Battalion
Rethymno Sector:
Fallschirmjäger Regiment 2
I Battalion
III Battalion
2 Kompanie FJ Artillery Battalion 7
1 and 2 Kompanie FJ MG Battalion 7
Gruppe Ost
Fallschirmjäger Regiment 1
I Battalion
II Battalion
III Battalion
Fallschirmjäger Regiment 2
II Battalion
2 Kompanie Fallschirmjäger Medical Battalion