War, occupation, civil war · War and occupation
The Allen Group, 6,000 men and 600 vehicles, hides around Myloi
25 April 1941 Proven
At daylight on 25 April 1941 the Allen Group arrived at Myloi after a night drive from Eleusis: about 6,000 men and 600 vehicles of the 16th and 17th Australian Brigades under Brigadier A. S. Allen. The vehicles were dispersed and hidden under the trees. Enemy aircraft were active all day, but the group rested unmolested.
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- Myloi (the village)
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- War and occupation
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Sources
- AWM52 8/2/16/7, 16th Australian Infantry Brigade war diary, March–April 1941, 'Report on operations in Greece', pp. 14–15 Open (opens in a new tab)
- C. Buckley, Greece and Crete 1941, London: HMSO 1952, pp. 106, 118–127 Open (opens in a new tab)
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A coastal gun near the tower of Bouboulina
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