Hi Has anyone any idea who 342 Infantry Troops Workshops were subordinated to in Greece in December 1944. It is probably a brigade from either 4th or 46th Infantry Divisions. Thanks as ever Gus
Gus - most likely 4th Div as 46th went on to Austria at the finish while some parts of 4th Div went to Greece along with 4th Indian before the end of the campaign Cheers
Thanks Tom I have put the official story of the insurrection in Greece 44/45 written by the MEF historical branch in 1947 through OCR and it is now a fully searchable word doc. If you wish to have a read PM me your email and I'll send it over. Regards Gus
Hi Gus The 139th Brigade of the 46th Division went to Greece in early December 1944. They were pulled out of the line in Italy around 28th November, with the 2/5th Leicesters and 16th Durham Light Infantry being flown from near Rome and Bari to Kalamaki Aerodrome on the 3rd and 4th of December. Their main area of operations were around Athens and Piraeus until they embarked for Patras on the 6th January. The other battalion of the 139th Brigade, the Sherwood Foresters, was flown from Italy to Salonika around the same time. They stayed there till the 8th February before being moved to Athens. The 139th Brigade were relieved at the end of January by other parts of the 46th Division, mainly the 138th Brigade. They then stayed around the outskirts of Athens resting and training. The 46th Division eventually handed over its commitments in Greece to the 23 Armoured Brigade on the 5th April before moving back to Italy, just missing the final battle for Italy, prior to the surrender of Germany's southern armies. Most of this info is from 'The Story of 46th Division 1939-1945'. If you need anything more let me know. Hope this helps. Regards Scott
Hi Scott Thanks for this info. I was in Kew again a couple of weeks ago but I ran out of time to do anything with 46th Div so this will be most useful. Regards Gus
