There is a road that is "between the foot of the escarpment and the sea. This was the road traveled by Xerxes towards Athens. It is also close to the road taken by Leonidas and his Spartans.
The area by "Mollos" and the "Brallos Pass" is a very small piece of "the Peninsula". Part of this area has high (6000 feet) mountains. "A modern defender" of the pass, would "be in a position like where Leonidas stood. There were two passes that could be held, but an enemy could easily outflank them.
New Zealand held one side. Thet could be outflanked along the island Euboea. The Australian side was vulnerable to being outflanked through the mountains, especially near Brallos but also down from Epirus.
You had the 5th NZ Brigade along the coast road. The 4th NZ Brigade was to the right. They had become coast watchers. The third NZ brigade, the 6th, stood in reserve.
They way that Wilson worked, he had decided to leave on the 20th, but had not fhought to inform Blamey.
The 19th Australian Brigade reached the Brallos The Australian Vasey picked up several battalions on 19 April.
It was on 19 April in the afternoon that Mackay issued orders to defend the new line.
The 1st Armoured Brigade was now sent to Thebes. They lost anti-tank guns to Freyberg. This is based on the account in "Greece, Crete, and Syria" by Gavin Long.
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