Kammala wannan jumla: A farkon 1941, Gwamnatin Birtaniya ta yi tsammanin mamayewar Girka da Jamusawa suka yi kuma ta yanke shawarar aika da sojoji don tallafa wa Helenawa, waɗanda aka kashe a cikin wani mummunan harin da aka kai a kan Girka.
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. Battalion na 18 shi ne rukunin farko na New Zealand da ya bar Misira, kuma ya tashi zuwa Girka a ranar 7 ga Maris a cikin jiragen ruwa na Royal Navy HMS "Orion" da "Ajax". An ba wa rukunin New Zealand na 2 aikin kare layin Aliakmon a arewacin Girka kuma an sanya shi a gefen arewacin Dutsen Olympus; Brigade na 4 ya yi aiki a gefen hagu na sashin New Zealand na layin yayin da Brigade na 6 ya ɗauki dama. 18th Battalion shi ne na farko da aka kammala a cikin layi; an sanya kamfani guda a cikin Olympus Pass kanta yayin da sauran suka fara tonowa a cikin sashin da aka ba wa Brigade na 4. A ranar 5 ga Afrilu, an kammala aikin tsaro na bataliya.