April 13th, 1941

Mount Olympus

13th April 1941 - After the disasters that the First Greek Army suffered in Albania, General Wilson decided to withdraw all British forces to the Thermopylae line. New Zealanders of the 21st Battalion dig in on the Platamon Ridge, a high escarpment that blocks the coastal pass. Having defeated 2nd Panzer Division's first attack the previous day, The New Zealand commander had been told that the terrain ahead of his positions were entirely unsuitable for tank movement, and that he need expect only infantry attacks. However, this was not the case. On April the 16th, the 2nd Panzer Division repeated their attack, this time employing over 100 tanks with full infantry support...

New Zealand	Germany
Ground Forces
Bedford OY Universal Carrier Vickers Light Tank Mk. VI B Cruiser Mk IVA Matilda Mk II	Typ 82 Kübelwagen BMW R75 Opel Blitz S 3.6 SdKfz 251/1 Ausf. C "Hanomag" AEC 4x4 ACV "Dorchester" PzKpfw II Ausf. C PzKpfw III Ausf. J (early) PzKpfw IV Ausf. D
Aircraft
Hawker Hurricane Mk I	Messerschmitt BF 109E-7 Junkers Ju 87B-2 "Stuka"
Stationary Weapons
40mm Bofors Ordnance QF 2-pdr AT Gun Mk I Ordnance ML 3 inch Mortar Mk II Ordnance QF 25-pdr Mk I	2 cm Flak 38 2 cm Flakvierling 38 Zwillingssockel Typ 36 3.7 cm PaK 8.1cm Granatwerfer 34 10.5cm LeFH 18