Phase I. The gaining and maintaining of air superiority 
over RHODES and SCARPANT0.           
 
     Phase II. Airborne and amphibious landing operations 
against RHODES and SCARPANT0 to secure airdromes and a port.
 
     Phase III. a. Continuing operations in RHODES and SCAR-
          PANT0.
              b. The gaining and maintaining of air 
          superiority over CRETE.
          Phase IV. Amphibious and airborne landing operations 
against CRETE to secure airdromes and ports.
          Phase V. Further operations to seize and occupy the 
remainder of CRETE.
          Phase VI. Further operations to seize and occupy the 
DODECANESE archipelago.
 
9. Terrain estimate
 
    a. The DODECANESE
     (1) General.
               All of the islands are mountainous, only the two 
largest, RHODES and KOS, having large stretches of fairly 
flat land.
     (2) RHODES.
              This is the largest and most important island in 
the DODECANESE. It is approximately 46 miles long and 15 
miles wide. It lies 260 miles west of CYPRUS.
     (3) SCARPANTO.
        SCARPANTO is 30 miles long and varies from 2+ to
6 miles in width. It lies 30 miles southwest of RHODES. 
 
    b. CRETE
       CRETE consists largely of a maze of rocky mountains 
among which are a very few plains. It is 164 miles long 
and from 7+ to 35 miles wide. The IRAKLION (CANDIA) area 
lies about 125 miles west of SCARPANT0, and about 190 miles
from the center of RHODES.
 
 
 
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