Date from | 28 May 1941 |
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Date to | 01 June 1941 |
Category | Battle honours |
Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Withdrawal to Sphakia
Description
Awarded for participation in the withdrawal from the vicinity of Canea, across the mountainous region of central Crete, to the south coast town of Sphakia. Sphakia was the main point of evacuation for British Commonwealth forces on Crete.