Fallschirmjäger Crete (Kreta) question
Re: Fallschirmjäger Crete (Kreta) question
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Re: Fallschirmjäger Crete (Kreta) question
Overall, it seems no one knew quite how many tanks had actually been on Crete even a few months after the battle. I stumbled upon this, the report made by the US military attaché in Cairo Major Bonner Fellers, Air-Borne Invasion of Crete (September 1941). It has appendices that I believe are British sources, but the sources have been censored out. Anyway, he claims there were 8 infantry tanks and 16 light tanks. Listed by areas in his portion of the report, they were placed as follows:
Maleme sector: 2 I tanks, 10 light tanks
Retimo sector: 2 I tanks
Heraklion sector: 2 I tanks, 6 light tanks, and "Reinforced by Argyle and Sutherland Highlanders from EGYPT during battle; also 2 "I" tanks."
The number of infantry tanks coming as reinforcements is noted as 3 in appendix No. 11, "British losses in Greece and Crete" signed B.F.F., page 239.
However, the OOB in Appendix No. 4, "Service Committee on the Campaign in Crete" (I assume this to be the Combined Ops Inter-Services Committee report?), Appendix B, page 128, lists the following tanks by units:
Heraklion sector: 6 (3 H) + 5 (7 RTR) light tanks
Retimo sector: 2 I tanks (7 RTR)
Maleme sector: 10 light tanks (3 H), 2 I tanks (7 RTR)
In total: 21 light tanks and 4 infantry tanks.
Here is the report, if it will interest anyone: http://www.scribd.com/doc/105076590/Cre ... paign-1941
A big thanks to whoever scanned and uploaded it!
Maleme sector: 2 I tanks, 10 light tanks
Retimo sector: 2 I tanks
Heraklion sector: 2 I tanks, 6 light tanks, and "Reinforced by Argyle and Sutherland Highlanders from EGYPT during battle; also 2 "I" tanks."
The number of infantry tanks coming as reinforcements is noted as 3 in appendix No. 11, "British losses in Greece and Crete" signed B.F.F., page 239.
However, the OOB in Appendix No. 4, "Service Committee on the Campaign in Crete" (I assume this to be the Combined Ops Inter-Services Committee report?), Appendix B, page 128, lists the following tanks by units:
Heraklion sector: 6 (3 H) + 5 (7 RTR) light tanks
Retimo sector: 2 I tanks (7 RTR)
Maleme sector: 10 light tanks (3 H), 2 I tanks (7 RTR)
In total: 21 light tanks and 4 infantry tanks.
Here is the report, if it will interest anyone: http://www.scribd.com/doc/105076590/Cre ... paign-1941
A big thanks to whoever scanned and uploaded it!
Re: Fallschirmjäger Crete (Kreta) question
Nice find.
The enemy had superiority in numbers, his tanks were more heavily armoured, they had larger calibre guns with nearly twice the effective range of ours, and their telescopes were superior. 5 RTR 19/11/41
The CRUSADER Project - The Winter Battle 1941/42
The CRUSADER Project - The Winter Battle 1941/42
Re: Fallschirmjäger Crete (Kreta) question
The enemy had superiority in numbers, his tanks were more heavily armoured, they had larger calibre guns with nearly twice the effective range of ours, and their telescopes were superior. 5 RTR 19/11/41
The CRUSADER Project - The Winter Battle 1941/42
The CRUSADER Project - The Winter Battle 1941/42
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Re: Fallschirmjäger Crete (Kreta) question
Let me ''correct'' the name of city.
its RETHIMNO...not RETIMO..
its RETHIMNO...not RETIMO..