War, occupation, civil war · War and occupation
New Zealand 25th Battalion guards the approaches to Myloi
26 April 1941 Proven
In Freyberg's new arrangement of 26 April 1941 one New Zealand battalion went north of Argos and one to Tripoli, while the 25th Battalion stayed in reserve at Myloi. Its companies took position between the village and the mountains immediately to the west.
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Sources
- E. Puttick, 25 Battalion (Official History of New Zealand in the Second World War), Wellington 1960, p. 69 Open (opens in a new tab)
- R. M. Burdon, 24 Battalion (Official History of New Zealand in the Second World War), Wellington 1953, pp. 45–47 and Roll of Honour Open (opens in a new tab)
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