Kammala jumla mai zuwa: Gwamnatin Birtaniya ta yi tsammanin mamayewar Girka da Jamusawa suka yi a 1941 kuma ta yanke shawarar aika da sojoji don tallafawa Helenawa, waɗanda suke
sun riga sun yi yaƙi da Italiya a Albania. Rukunin New Zealand na 2 na ɗaya daga cikin rukunin Allied da aka tura zuwa Girka a farkon Maris. An ba Brigade na 4 aikin kare layin Aliakmon a arewacin Girka tare da Rukunin New Zealand na 2 da ke arewacin Dutsen Olympus. Battalion na 19 shine ajiyar ga Brigade na 4 kuma ya ciyar da mafi yawan lokacinsa daga ƙarshen Maris zuwa farkon Afrilu shirya hanya da matsayi na tsaro. A ranar 6 ga Afrilu, Jamusawa sun mamaye Girka kuma sun ci gaba da sauri cewa dakarunsu sun yi barazana da gaggawa ga Florina Gap. An janye brigade zuwa Servia Pass.