The Battle of Tempe Gorge, also known as The Battle of Pinios Gorge, was a rearguard action fought by Australian and New Zealand troops during the German invasion of Greece in 1941. As the main Australian contingent retreated from the German forces towards the south of Greece, a holding action was determined to be conducted to delay the pursuing German forces at Tempe Gorge, a site deemed suitable for the defence. The force for this action was dubbed "Anzac Force". It was relatively small, consisting of the Australian 16th Brigade, 2nd Australian Imperial Force, fighting alongside New Zealand forces consisting of the 21st Battalion, the 26th Battery of the 4th Field Regiment and L Troop of 7th Anti Tank Regiment. Some of the units had seen action recently in Libya against the Italians, bef