Galatas

Date: 1940-1941, 1945

From: New Zealand. Department of Internal Affairs. War History Branch :Photographs relating to World War 1914-1918, World War 1939-1945, occupation of Japan, Korean War, and Malayan Emergency

Reference: PAColl-4161-01-103

Description: Series of photographs of the memorial service, and luncheon given by people of Galatas, in Sep 1945. Shows Maori Battalion choir lead by Padre Capt W T Huata; guests of honour at the luncheon held where NZ Divisional HQ were situated in 1941; march past and band of Maori Battalion; war cemetery at Galatas; local Cretans including priests; Naval Guard of Honour from cruiser Ajax. Images of the bombardment in vicinity of Canea, 24 May 1941; map of Canea & Suda Bay area and diagramatic map showing German and Allied positions; dispositions near Canea, 30 Apr 1941; map re withdrawal to Sphakia (drawn by R L Chemis); German war graves; badly burnt German corpse; NZ YMCA Galatas showing L/Cpl Goodall & Simon Watson (YMCA Sec) with monk. Ted Garviet (?) and Ray Wilton of 18th Auckland battalion on a horse-drawn cart; troops on board ship and after disembarkation; German first-aid post near battlefield between Galatas and Maleme; aerial photo of wreckage of German planes near Maleme; two photos of young German soldiers setting off for Crete. Members of 5th Field Park NZE arriving at Galatas after evacuation of Greece, Sep 1941; aerial photos of coast near Canea; arrival of British troops; members of `A' Coy 5 NZ Field Ambulance; barques in Canea harbour similar to those used by Germans for sea-borne attempt on Crete; group of 5 Infantry Brigade (Capt Dawson, Brig Hargest & Capt Mason); photo of notice to members of British forces from Commander of Kreta to surrender to German troops; man in Cretan national costume; topographical and strategical map of Crete drawn by Kenneth Turner; view looking across Suda Bay to smoke from destroyed German plane in the distance (ca 20-27 May 1941); diagramatic sketch of Western Sector to show German airborne invasion of Crete, drawn by Kenneth Turner Series of British Official photographs of the German bombing of the Heraklion aerodrome, near Candia Quantity: 106 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: 1944-1945

From: New Zealand. Department of Internal Affairs. War History Branch :Photographs relating to World War 1914-1918, World War 1939-1945, occupation of Japan, Korean War, and Malayan Emergency

Reference: PA1-q-301

Description: Photographs of New Zealand military personnel serving in Italy during World War 2, 1943-1945, taken by various photographers and compiled for official purposes. Many individuals identified are listed above, but while many others are identified in group portraits they are not named above. Officers and personnel of the 9th NZ Infantry Brigade and of the 6th NZ Infantry Brigade at Trieste; thanksgiving service on the occasion of the end of war in Europe, and presentation of awards by Lt-Gen Sir B C Freyberg. Group portraits of No 1 & No 2 Platoons of Mechanical Equipment Company of New Zealand Divisional Engineers; various sports and entertainments including a trotting meeting at Montebello, Trieste; swimming regatta; athletics; hurdles; yacht race; skiing and staying at the NZ Alpine leave centre at Madonna di Campiglio, in the Brenta di Dolomiti (Southern Dolomites); sports in Florence (Allied track and field championships); swimming championships at Rome; water polo; motor cycle speedway events and rugby. New Zealand staff at the NZ Forces Clubs in Bari, in Rome, in Florence and in Venice. A memorial visit to Crete by members of the NZ Division who had been in the Cretan campaign in 1941, as guests of honour at a luncheon given by the people of Galatas; visits to the old Head Quarters; and a memorial service at the military cemetery; other memorial services at the Sangro Military Cemetery and at the Cassino War Cemetery. New Zealand troops on leave in the United Kingdom, visiting Hampton Court, Victoria Barracks, Houses of Parliament, Westminster Abbey, the Tower of London and St Paul's Cathedral. Scenes with Freyberg inspecting troops before they leave for New Zealand; also members of "Jay Force" during their training in the Florence area; an illuminated address presented to Lt-Gen Sir B C Freyberg by 28 Maori Battalion during his farewell visit to the Divisional Unit, (the address includes a wooden frame carved by Charles Iotua Tuarau); Freyberg saying farewell to nursing staff at the NZ General Hospital (Florence); married men of the Tenth Reinforcement at the NZ Advance Base awaiting transport home; group portrait of the staff of the NZ Army Post Office at Bari on the day the post office disbanded. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with faded blue cover, darker blue corners and spine; 34.5 x 22.0 cm

Date: 1941

From: New Zealand. Department of Internal Affairs. War History Branch :Photographs relating to World War 1914-1918, World War 1939-1945, occupation of Japan, Korean War, and Malayan Emergency

By: Rowe, E K S, active 1941

Reference: DA-11028

Description: New Zealand nurses relaxing at Galatas, Crete, World War 1939-1945. Photographed by E K S Rowe in 1941 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative

Date: during World War 2

From: New Zealand. Department of Internal Affairs. War History Branch :Photographs relating to World War 1914-1918, World War 1939-1945, occupation of Japan, Korean War, and Malayan Emergency

Reference: DA-12652-F

Description: Street scene in Galatos, Crete, Greece, during World War 2, with bodies on the ground. Photographer unidentified. This is a copy of an image in the book Gebirgsjager auf Kreta - Mountain Troops on Crete, by Major Flecker, prepared by Sepp Dobiasch, published by Wilhelm Limpert-Verlag, Berlin. Page 188. (Title information from back of file print DA-12643) Note on back of file print reads "Sgt B pushes into Galatas" Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative

Date: ca 1941

From: New Zealand. Department of Internal Affairs. War History Branch :Photographs relating to World War 1914-1918, World War 1939-1945, occupation of Japan, Korean War, and Malayan Emergency

By: Rowe, E K S, active 1941

Reference: DA-11022-F

Description: German Junkers Ju-52 aircraft, dropping paratroopers in the Galatos area, Crete, Greece, during World War 2. Photograph taken by E K S Rowe circa 1941. Original caption on back of Defence Archive file print reads: " [Caroon?] noted 'Galatos area. JU52's dropping more troops. The canisters were hanging from the white chutes. Just imagine how good a target the troops would make if they landed amongst our troops.' " Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative

Date: [ca May 1941]

From: New Zealand. Department of Internal Affairs. War History Branch :Photographs relating to World War 1914-1918, World War 1939-1945, occupation of Japan, Korean War, and Malayan Emergency

Reference: DA-12649

Description: After the attack on Galatas in May 1941, Crete, Greece. Shows troops walking up a street, carrying machine guns on their backs and wearing helmets. Two bodies lie in the street to the left. Photographer unidentified. Other - Back of original file print reads: "After the attach on Galatas (not on Castelli). See DA 12643. p. 170." Other - This is a copy of an image in the book Gebirgsjager auf Kreta - Mountain Troops on Crete, by Major Flecker, prepared by Sepp Dobiasch, published by Wilhelm Limpert-Verlag, Berlin. Page 170. (Title information from back of file print DA-12643) Quantity: 1 b&w copy negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative

Date: 29 September 1945

From: New Zealand. Department of Internal Affairs. War History Branch :Photographs relating to World War 1914-1918, World War 1939-1945, occupation of Japan, Korean War, and Malayan Emergency

By: Murphy, J, active 1945

Reference: DA-08448-F

Description: Scene at a lunch given by the people of Galatos, Crete, held in honour of the soldiers who took part in the Crete Campaign of 1941. Photograph taken by J Murphy, 29 September 1945. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative

Date: 24 Jun 1941

From: New Zealand. Department of Internal Affairs. War History Branch :Photographs relating to World War 1914-1918, World War 1939-1945, occupation of Japan, Korean War, and Malayan Emergency

By: Goodall, (Corporal), active 1941

Reference: DA-08181-F

Description: Street scene with buildings, and an unidentified group, Galatas, Crete, Greece. Photographed taken by Corporal Goodallon the 24th June, 1941. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative

Date: 29 September 1945

From: New Zealand. Department of Internal Affairs. War History Branch :Photographs relating to World War 1914-1918, World War 1939-1945, occupation of Japan, Korean War, and Malayan Emergency

By: Murphy, J, active 1945

Reference: DA-08447-F

Description: Scene at a lunch given by the people of Galatos, Crete, held in honour of the soldiers who took part in the Crete Campaign of 1941. Photograph taken by J Murphy, 29 September 1945. Among the group is Father Vasilios Roumeliotis. Note on back of file print reads "...The priest was one of the many people of the town who gave great assistance to NZers during and after the battle for Crete." Father Roumeliotis saved the men of Galatas from execution by the Germaqns, by persuading a captured paratrooper to write home explaining that he had been well fed and treated by the village. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative