Battle of Crete order of battle
This is the complete order of battle for the Battle of Crete and related operations in 1941.
Allied
Land forces
Commonwealth & Allied forces, Crete - "Creforce"
;Headquarters Creforce -- C Squadron, 3rd The King's Own Hussars
- B Squadron, 7th Royal Tank Regiment
- 1st Battalion, the Welch Regiment
2nd New Zealand Division
;Headquarters New Zealand Division - Brigadier, Acting Major General Edward Puttick -- 27th New Zealand Machine Gun Battalion
- 5th New Zealand Field Artillery Regiment
- 4th [Infantry Brigade (New Zealand)|4th New Zealand Infantry Brigade] between Chania and Galatas
- * 18th New Zealand Infantry Battalion
- * 19th New Zealand Infantry Battalion
- * 20th New Zealand Infantry Battalion
- * 1st Light Troop, RA
- 5th New Zealand Infantry Brigade
- * 21st New Zealand Infantry Battalion
- * 22nd New Zealand Infantry Battalion
- * 23rd New Zealand Infantry Battalion
- * 28th (Maori) Infantry Battalion
- * 7th Field Company New Zealand Engineers
- * 19th Army Field Corps Company
- * New Zealand Field Punishment Centre Prisoners were released to fight the enemy.
- * 1st Greek Regiment,
- * Evelpidon Officers' Academy,
- 10th New Zealand Infantry Brigade
- * New Zealand Divisional Cavalry
- * New Zealand Composite Battalion
- * 6th Greek Regiment
- * 8th Greek Regiment
British 14th Infantry Brigade
- Headquarters, 14 Bde – at Heraklion
- * 2nd Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment
- * 2nd Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment
- * 2nd Battalion, Black Watch
- * 1st Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders – Tymbaki sector
- * 7th Medium Regiment, RA. No artillery weapons; equipped and served at Crete as infantry.
- * Australian 2/4th Battalion
- * Greek 3rd Regiment
- * Greek 7th Regiment
- * Greek Garrison Battalion
19th Australian Infantry Brigade
| Unit | Commander | Remarks |
| HQ 19 Brigade | Brig. George Vasey | At Georgioupolis |
| 2/1st Australian Infantry Battalion | Lt. Col. Ian R. Campbell | 620 personnel; Rethymno; Campbell commanded all Allied forces in the Rethymno area |
| 2/11th Australian Infantry Battalion | Lt. Col. Ray Sandover | 650 personnel; Rethymno |
| 2/7th Australian Infantry Battalion | Lt. Col. Theo Walker | About 550 personnel. Based at Heraklion; redeployed to Maleme and saw action in the Souda-Chania area during the battle. |
| 2/8th Australian Infantry Battalion | Lt. Col. John W. Mitchell | About 400 personnel. Based at Chania; reinforced British forces around Perivolia and Mournies, and saw action in the Souda-Chania area during the battle. |
| No. 5 Battery, 2/3rd Field Regiment | ||
| No. 6 Battery, 2/3rd Field Regiment | Maj. I. J. Bessell-Browne | 90 personnel, equipped with captured Italian weapons: four 100 mm guns and four 75 mm guns. |
| 4th Greek Regiment | Col. M. Trifon | 1,300 personnel; Rethymno |
| 5th Greek Regiment | Lt. Col. I Servos | 1,200 personnel; Rethymno |
| Gendarmerie Privates School | Col. Iak Chaniotis | 916 personnel; Rethymno |
Mobile Base Defence Organization
;Headquarters Mobile Base Defence Organization - Maj.-Gen. CE Weston-Souda Bay- 15th Coast Regiment, RA
- "S" Royal Marine Composite Battalion, Maj. R Garrett
- 1st Battalion, the Rangers, the King's Royal Rifle Corps -
- 102nd (Northumberland Hussars) Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery - no equipment, used as infantry
- 106th (Lancashire Hussars) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery - Lt. Col. AF Hely
- 16th Australian Brigade Composite Battalion - 350 officers and men
- 17th Australian Brigade Composite Battalion - 270 officers and men
- 2nd Greek Regiment - 930 officers and men
- 2nd Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Marines
Naval forces
- Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Fleet - Admiral Sir Andrew B Cunningham
Forces A1
;Force A1 - Rear Admiral H B Rawlings- Queen Elizabeth-class battleships
- * HMS Warspite (03) - Captain DB Fisher - damaged
- * HMS Valiant (02) - Captain CE Morgan - damaged
- G and H-class destroyers
- * - Cmdr. WR Marshall-A'Deane, sunk 22 May 1941
- * - Lt. KRC Letts
- * - Lt. GRG Watkins
- * - Cmdr. HW Briggs
- J-class destroyer
- * - Lt. Cmdr. JFW Hine
Force B
Force B - Capt. Henry A Rowley- Light cruisers
- * HMS Gloucester (62) - Capt. Henry A Rowley, sunk 22 May 1941 with the loss of 722 crew
- * HMS Fiji (58) - Capt. PBRW William-Powlett, sunk 22 May 1941
- * HMS Orion (85) - Capt. GRB Back - damaged
- * HMS Dido (37) - Capt. HWV McCall - damaged
- Destroyers
- * HMS Decoy (H75) - Cmdr. EG McGregor
- * HMS Hereward (H93) - Lt. WJ Munn, sunk by enemy aircraft 29 May 1941
- * HMS Hotspur (H01) - Lt.Cmdr. CPF Brown
- * HMS Imperial (D09) - Lt. Cmdr. CA De W Kitcat, sunk 29 May 1941 off Crete
- * HMS Jackal (F22) - Lt. Cmdr. MP Jonas
- * HMS Kimberley (F50) - Lt. Cmdr. JSM Richardson
Force E
;Force E - Captain JP Mack- - Capt. H St L Nicholson
- - Capt. P J Mack
- - Lt. Cmdr. Max Joshua Clark
- - Capt. TC Hampton - damaged
5th Destroyer Flotilla
5th Destroyer Flotilla - Captain Mountbatten- HMS Kelly (F01) - Capt. Lord Louis Mountbatten, sunk 23 May 1941
- HMS Kashmir (F12) - Cmdr. HA King, sunk 23 May 1941
- HMS Kelvin (F37) - Cmdr. JH Alison - damaged
- HMS Jackal (F22) - Lt.Cmdr. MP Jonas
- HMS Kipling (F91) - Cmdr. A St Clair-Ford
Evacuation Fleet
Sphakia evacuation force - Rear-Admiral King- HMS Phoebe - Capt. Guy Grantham, light cruiser
- HMAS Perth - Capt. Sir P.W. Bowyer-Smith, light cruiser - damaged
- HMS Coventry - Capt. WP Carne, light cruiser
- HMS Calcutta - Capt. DM Lees, anti-aircraft cruiser, sunk 1 June 1941 with 255 survivors
- HMS Glengyle - Capt. CH Petrie, landing ship, infantry (large)
- HMAS Napier (G97) - Capt. Stephen Harry Tolson Arliss RN, N-class flotilla Leader.
- HMAS Nizam (G38) - Lt. Cmdr. Max Joshua Clark
- HMS Kelvin (F37) - Cmdr. JH Alison
- HMS Kandahar (F28) - Cmdr. WGA Robson
Air forces
- Air Officer Commander-in-Chief, Middle East - Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Longmore
- Senior RAF Officer, Crete - Group Captain George Beamish
- * No. 30 Squadron RAF - Bristol Blenheim
- * No. 33 Squadron RAF - Gloster Gladiator, Hawker Hurricane
- * No. 80 Squadron RAF - Gloster Gladiator, Hawker Hurricane
- * No. 112 Squadron RAF - Gloster Gladiator, Hawker Hurricane
- * No. 203 Squadron RAF - Bristol Blenheim