Henry Maitland Wilson Wilson, 1st22 February 1941
Meets Wavell, Eden and Dill who are seeking a senior commander to lead reinforcements to Greece
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Meets Wavell, Eden and Dill who are seeking a senior commander to lead reinforcements to Greece
In Operation Lustre British forces are ferried to Greece to defeng it against the German invasion
Wilson is forced to make a tactical withdrawal to Crete. Wilson is appointed to lead a Commonwealth expeditionary force of two infantry divisions and an armoured brigade to help Greece resist Italy and the subsequent German invasion in April 1941
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