"By the evening of April 7, disaster to the Yugoslav forces was apparent and the threat to the Mon-astir gap had become a reality. A small reserve force, under a brigade, consisting ofa machine-gun battalion and: some medium artillery, was formed near Amintaion southward of Florina. Next morning General Mackay was sent with his divisional headquarters, one artillery and one anti-tank regiment and an Australian brigade less one battalion, to augment this force, which remained in the neighbourhood of Amintaion to awalt the Germans.
"On April 9, the Germans appeared southward of Florina and hotly engaged General Mackay's force during this and the next day. The Imperial Force inflicted heavy casualties on the enemy, but it became apparent that a stand could not be made indefinitely against greatly superior German numbers. If the enemy could not be held at Amintaion, it was clear that the whole line on this front. must be withdrawn; otherwise it would be outflanked.
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