Books photos about executed POWS June 1944

[Mark W. Tonner]

Originally posted by Vets Dottir
WHAT the heck was this GREEK BATTALION all about????????? Please? I'm sure I've asked before but still don't recall any clear answers. Could just be that the "clear answer" didn't sink into my wee bittie unclear lwee bittie grey cells?

Good question Karmen, one thing it wasn't was the 2nd Greek Infantry Battalion, they were formed in June 1941 in Palestine and remained in the Middle East until disbanded in April 1944 after they had mutinied.

I can find no reference to this '2nd Greek Battalion' in the UK in 1943. The only thing I can think of, is that, this Battalion may have been a 'Training Battalion' of some sort which was made up of Greek Nationals who had either been living in the UK or made their way there after the fall of Greece in 1941 and were being trained in the UK prior to being shipped to the Middle East as reinforcements for the 'Royal Greek Armed Forces of the Middle East', who had been formed after the fall of Greece in 1941.

Thats about all I can say about this 'GREEK BATTALION'.

Cheers