Part 40: Turn 36: 1300 24th May

Game Turn 36: 1300, 24th May

Supply Levels



CREFORCE troops move into position, trying to make sure that both the area south and north of the hill has enough soldiers to be able to defend in depth.



In Rethymnon, the last few paratrooper infantry squads have been rounded up, and the only thing that is left are the support weapons of 2 FJR, which should be quicker to deal with. The low intensity fighting in Heraklion continues, however, although the recently landed paratroopers to the south are left alone, for now.



The 2nd NZ Division, or what is left of it, repositions to lenghten the line: the very southern edge is covered by Greeks so far, but hopefully more MNDBO units will arrive to bolster them.



Partisans in Modion attempt to strike at the heavy mortar teams just north of the town, but the fire is quite inaccurate: the partisans quickly dissipate back into hiding.

1st Fallschirmjager Regiment, in a desperate position and lacking supplies, still puts up a fight. Accurate guns in direct fire mode manage to eviscerate one of the 14th Brigade companies, while in the city, firefights near the dock seem to suggest a possible future attack.



GJR 85 sets itself up for an attack: some assaults of the Greek positions are attempted, but even though they are outnumbered and outgunned, the Greeks put up a brave fight.



The LLSR sits back for now, and some light artillery and mortar fire targets the concentration of the 10th Composite Brigade, with light casualties sustained by the troops under the command of Kippenberger.



GJR 100 leads the assault, striking at the exposed Greeks, that after some small arms fire and a spirited assault, are overtaken and killed or captured, as well as artillery preparations targeted at the remaining 10th Brigade troops, which also suffer casualties.



GJR 85, for their part, start firing at the Greeks, who fold under the weight of fire, with only one hold out in the south, albeit one completely surrounded by Nazi soldiers.