The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
From this beach 9,000 troops of the 6th Australian Division were embarked on British destroyers during the nights of 26-27th and 28-29th April 1941, in the withdrawal of British forces from Greece.
Kalamata was one of the evacuation beaches at the withdrawal of British Forces from Greece in April 1941. On the night of April 26-27th nearly 9,000 troops, including the 16th and 17th Australian Infa
Showing a British destroyer moored in the distance. Kalamata was one of the evacuation points for the withdrawal of British forces from Greece. Nearly 9,000 Australians had been evacuated when the Ger
Sketch of a street in a small Greek village, where in 1941, the main body of ANZAC Corps, including the 6th Australian Division, passed through during the withdrawal of the British forces from Greece.
top image: Pencil sketch of a church and some trees. In this area the 6th Australian Division fought rearguard against invading German forces and delaying action during the British forces withdrawal
According to local inhabitants, troops of the 6th Australian Division sheltered in this rambling shelter during daylight whilst awaiting evacuation during the British withdrawal from Greece in April 1
Drawing of the New Zealand positions on the Thermopylae-Pass, as seen from the direction of the German advance. New Zealand troops, forming with the 6th Australian Division, the ANZAC Corps, fought de