The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
The town Rethymnon is referred to in the Official War History as Retimo. As seen from ruins of Church on Hill "C" above the village of Perivolia. Bitter fighting between the German and the 2/1st and 2/11th Australian Infantry Battalions took place across this area in May 1941.
In the Official War History, the town Rethymnon is referred to as Retimo. As seen from positions held by 2/1st Australian Infantry Battalion in May 1941. The Battalion was defending the airfield again
CRETE. 1945-06-17. DISTANT VIEW OF RETIMO (RETHYMNON) FROM ST GEORGE'S CHURCH ON HILL C, ABOVE THE VILLAGE OF PERIVOLIA. THIS AREA SAW HEAVY FIGHTING BETWEEN GERMAN PARATROOPS AND 2/11TH BATTALION IN
CRETE. 1945-06-17. A DEPRESSION (WADI) IN THE PERIVOLIA COASTAL STRIP NEAR RETIMO (RETHYMNON), WHERE HEAVY FIGHTING TOOK PLACE BETWEEN GERMAN PARATROOPS AND 2/1ST AND 2/11TH BATTALIONS 1941-05.
PERIVOLIA, CRETE. 1945-06-17. LOCAL PEOPLE IN THE VILLAGE NEAR RETIMO (RETHYMNON), LOOKING TOWARDS ST GEORGE'S CHURCH, ON HILL C. THE CHURCH AND VILLAGE WERE DAMAGED IN FIGHTING BETWEEN GERMAN PARATRO
Rethymnon is discribed in the Official History of the War as "Retimo". Considerable fighting took place in this area in 1941 in which Australians and New Zealand evacuated from Greece, took part. The
CRETE. 1945-06-17. PERIVOLIA AND RETIMO (RETHYMNON) SEEN FROM FORMER 2/11TH BATTALION POSITIONS ON HILL B, FOUR MILES TO THE SOUTH, LOOKING ACROSS A DEPRESSION (WADI) IN THE COASTAL PLAIN. THIS AREA S
