War, occupation, civil war · War and occupation · Harbour and pier
A depth charge from the naval tender at Myloi
26 April 1941 Proven
On 26 April 1941 New Zealand engineers made 'a dash to Miloi' and obtained a depth charge from the naval tender in the bay. They later used it to blow up a bridge on the road near Monemvasia during the retreat.
- Where
- Myloi (the village)
- Threads
- War and occupation, Harbour and pier
- Certainty
- Proven confirmed by primary sources
Sources
- W. G. McClymont, To Greece (Official History of New Zealand in the Second World War), Wellington 1959, p. 444 Open (opens in a new tab)
- J. F. Cody, New Zealand Engineers, Middle East (Official History), Wellington 1961 Open (opens in a new tab)
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