Battle Honours - Greece 1944/45

Sirs,
The campaign in Greece was a complicated and political one.The British fought the ELAS and disarmed I believe a Greek Brigade who mutinied as well as the Germans.Theres a lot of citations at the National Archives `missing` for this campaign. Lots of British Soldiers were `Prisoners of War` held by the ELAS.
Best

Clifford

 

Sorry Spider. I do not know the procedure for the award of Battle Honours, but I suspect that the regiment had to apply for the ones they thought they should have, and the Battle Honours Committee (or whatever it was called) would examine the evidence and award the honour, or not.

What I do know is that the battle honours of Greece 1941, Crete, and Greece 1944/45 all exist and that some regiments were awarded them, including Greece 1941 for RTR, so the British Government does recognise hard fought defeats.

Chris

I meant medals, the 6th Div 2nd AIF Battalions have their battle honours for Greece and Crete 1941