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which continued the drive along the coast, while in the
Torricellis, the 17th Brigade's infantry battalions took turns leading the way with the commandos. The closed terrain hindered the movement of supplies from the rear areas and consequently the Australians made slow progress. The dense jungle also limited the size of the forces that could be deployed, with the largest formations being sent out by the division being limited to company size at this time. Isolated pockets of Japanese offered significant resistance in places, which had to be overcome with artillery, air and tank support, while daily patrols risked ambush and attacks from snipers. The elements also posed a significant threat to the Australians, with many men drowning when they attempted to cross the flood-swollen rivers. Nevertheless, Maprik was taken on 23 April, as was Wewak, which fell on 11 May. Operations in the area continued through to the end of the war as the Australians exploited south from Maprik towards Nungagua, and east towards Kiarivu; after taking Wewak, the coastal route was expanded east towards the Brandi Plantation, while patrols ranged inland towards Sauri and Mount Shiburangu.
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like they would be overrun, a desperate bayonet charge temporarily bought the
Australians some relief and they eventually withdrew about a mile to the south-west, back towards the Bulolo River where they formed a night defensive position, having successfully delayed the Japanese advance and inflicted over 75 killed upon them. Throughout the following day, as poor weather hampered efforts to fly in the 2/7th Infantry Battalion, a large group of about 500 Japanese bypassed 'A' Company's position and continued on towards Wau. In response two companies of the 2/5th were moved to the airstrip, reaching there early on 29 January just before Japanese mortars began firing on it. By mid-morning, however, the weather cleared and Allied aircraft soon began arriving at the airfield, disgorging men from the 2/7th who were quickly thrown into the line. That night several counterattacks were fought off and the following day, as a section of guns from the 2/1st Field Regiment arrived, the 17th Brigade went on the offensive. A company of machine guns from the
750:. The ration situation had grown worse by this time, and progress was slow as the march proved too difficult for many of the soldiers in their weakened physical states. Nevertheless, by 18 November, the 2/2nd Infantry Battalion had led the brigade into Popondetta, after which the 2/3rd moved into the vanguard. For the next two days they experienced almost no opposition until 21 November when Japanese artillery began to target the 2/1st. Launching a quick attack with three companies, the 2/1st outflanked the Japanese gun pit with two companies while the third provided support-by-fire. In the rout that followed over 80 Japanese were killed. By nightfall, the 2/1st, which had dug-in and subsequently fought off a number of Japanese counterattacks, was relieved from the forward position just a few kilometres from the coast. The brigade had been severely depleted in reaching the position and at that point had only 1,040 fit men, so they were ordered to hold their position along the front to provide cover to troops of the
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For the next week-and-a-half, the brigade fought desperately against the terrain, driving rain, and cold, inhospitable conditions to outflank these positions. Making heavy work of it against strong resistance, the
Australians slowly made headway, but the Japanese remained in possession of the citadel. Finally, on 28 October when the 2/3rd Infantry Battalion took the Japanese right flank, killing 50 and forcing the remaining defenders into a headlong retreat. In securing the crossing, the brigade had suffered almost 300 casualties. Suffering from disease and with rations running low, the brigade continued along the eastern fork of the track. Amidst almost no opposition, they took Missima and passed through Kobara before setting out for Wairopi by 4 November.
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998:, of the 2/4th Infantry Battalion, for destroying several Japanese bunkers that were holding up his company's advance around the Wirui Mission. The campaign was also significant for the distance that the division travelled. After landing, they traversed over 70 kilometres (43 mi) inland and 110 kilometres (68 mi) along the coast. In doing so the 6th Division captured 7,700 square kilometres (3,000 sq mi). Over 9,000 Japanese were killed and 264 captured. Against this the division suffered its highest casualties of the war, losing 442 killed, 1,141 wounded and over 16,000 men being hospitalised with sickness.
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500:, of Australia, with the concurrence of his Cabinet, agreed to the sending of Australian troops to Greece to defend against a German attack. Both Menzies and the I Corps commander, Blamey, felt that the operation was risky and might end in disaster, but Menzies stated that Greece should be supported against German aggression and that the defence of Greece was a "great risk in a good cause".
862:, a primarily Militia formation, which took up the task of defending Wau. Throughout this time, engineers from the 6th Division, including the 2/1st Field Company, would to improve supply lines throughout the area, cutting a road to Wau. The 2/2nd Field Ambulance also provided support to the brigade's operations, establishing medical services close to the Australian forward areas.
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825:, had been kept back at Milne Bay by Australian commanders with the intention of keeping them fresh to reinforce the garrison at Wau. While at Milne Bay, the brigade had been significantly reduced by sickness, specifically malaria; however, in response to the arrival of Japanese reinforcements at Lae, the 17th Brigade was relieved at Milne Bay by the
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882:, amounting to 1,500 men, and for three days intense fighting followed before the Japanese were successfully beaten back. The Australians relied on well-established and linked defensive positions, featuring extensive, cleared free-fire zones. The battle was later described as one of the Australian Army's "classic engagements" of World War II.
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many of whom were shipped to prison camps in
Australia. The fighting continued until 5 January when the Italian position had been cut almost into two. The Allies took nearly 40,000 Italian prisoners and considerable amounts of enemy weapons, supplies and equipment. The battle for Bardia cost 130 Australian lives with 326 men wounded.
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Throughout late July a situation of stalemate developed on Mount Tambu, which held up the
Australian advance. As a result, Moten decided to bypass it in early August, sending the 2/6th Battalion north-west towards Komiatum. A path was eventually found and after securing Laver's Knoll, the Australians
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Wandumi, the main Japanese thrust fell upon the 70-man strong 'A' Company, 2/6th Infantry Battalion. Throughout the day the company fought desperately to hold the Japanese while reinforcements from the 2/5th were brought up from Wau; in the mid-afternoon, as it looked
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where they were cobbled together to form a hasty garrison. The 19th
Brigade had been landed intact with all of its infantry battalions, while only elements of the 16th and 17th Brigades had been landed and these two were combined together to form composite battalions. In addition to the infantry, two
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Brigade was detached to the 7th Division's command and moved up the track. It subsequently took over the advance from the exhausted troops of the 25th Brigade three days later. The Japanese had established themselves in strong positions on the high ground north of Eora Creek.
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Division arrived in Greece in late March and early April 1941, where they joined with a New Zealand and British force. On 6 April the Germans began their invasion of Greece, sending a total of 27 divisions. After arriving in Greece, the Australians were transported north towards the Yugoslav
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Infantry Battalion, at the end of a long and tenuous supply line, unsuccessfully attacked the southern extremity of Japanese lines, the Mubo area, at features known to the Allies as "The Pimple" and "Green Hill", north of Lababia Ridge. In early May, over
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on the island and over the course of a week-and-a-half heavy fighting ensued around Maleme airfield, Heraklion, Canea, and Retimo during which heavy casualties were inflicted upon the Germans before, having exhausted their ammunition and lacking air support, the garrison was evacuated back to Egypt
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of the divisional cavalry, the 6th Division penetrated the defences of the Italian stronghold. Despite some heavy resistance the town fell to the Australians just two days later. The Australians captured a large amount of Italian war material as well as thousands of Italian prisoners of war (POWs),
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With the 19th Brigade and the 2/7th Commando Squadron leading off along the coast route in December and the 17th Brigade with the 2/10th moving into the Torricellis, a series of small-scale actions followed. In mid-January, the 19th Brigade was relieved by the 16th and the 2/9th Commando Squadron,
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Moving over steep, muddy ridges amidst dense, fetid jungle terrain the 2/7th found the going tough and by late May the 2/6th took over the drive towards Nassau Bay. Feeling their way from Lababia Ridge they located a traversable path through the jungle towards the coast but on 20 June, 'D' Company
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and Papua where they had suffered setbacks, in the hope of destroying Kanga Force, capturing the Wau, which lay in the strategically important Bulolo Valley, which offered the Allies an airstrip that could serve as a "potential springboard" that could be used to move large concentrations of troops
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Heavy resistance was encountered that day as the 2/2nd Infantry Battalion advanced towards the high ground around Oivi. They were held up for a number of days until outflanking moves by the 2/1st Infantry Battalion, temporarily detached to the 25th Brigade, pushed the Japanese back and enabled the
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The 17th Brigade's advance continued for the next two days until, when the brigade had reached the final ridge before Salamaua, the 29th Brigade arrived to take over. The 2/7th Infantry Battalion, however, still detached to the 15th Brigade, continued on with them and as a result remained in the
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brigade. Despite their efforts, the Allied force, together with Greek units, was unable to halt the rapid German advance down central Greece towards Athens. The Allies were outflanked by the Germans, and by 27 April they were driven off the Greek mainland, with a final act of defiance being made
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began working around behind Mount Tambu, towards the northern end of Bobdubi Ridge. The 2/7th was heavily involved with the 15th Brigade at this time, fighting to take a position known as "The Coconuts". Finally, as the noose around Mount Tambu tightened, the Japanese abandoned it on 19 August.
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was also flown in. By 5 February the Japanese began withdrawing from the area. Significant fighting occurred on 9 February, and over the course of the next three weeks further clashes took place as the Australians followed up the retreating Japanese. The last actions came around Buibaining and
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and 2/3rd Field Regiments had also been landed. They had both lost all of their equipment in Greece and as a result the 2/2nd were thrown into the line as infantry, while the 2/3rd were hastily re-equipped with 14 captured French and Italian artillery pieces. On 20 May, the Germans launched
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was also assigned as a corps unit for the campaign. As a result of shortages in available shipping, the rest of the division arrived slowly over the course of a couple of months. Starting in December, the division commenced a limited offensive, advancing towards the main Japanese base at
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the course of two days, the 2/7th repelled eight strong Japanese counterattacks, before being relieved. At the same time, the Allies began planning wider operations to capture Lae. As a part of this, Salamaua was also to be taken. Initially, the 3rd Division was to secure
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divisions from serving overseas, the government decided to raise an all-volunteer force known as the 2nd AIF. The 6th Division was the first division formed within the 2nd AIF, being raised on 28 September 1939. Initially under the command of Lieutenant General
337:, each established with four infantry battalions. Later, though, it was reorganised as a result of the 18th Brigade being sent to the United Kingdom in June 1940 and the decision to adopt the British establishment of three infantry battalions to a brigade. The
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668:. Having spent nearly six months in Ceylon, the 16th and 17th Brigades arrived back in Australia in August and they subsequently returned to their states of origin. After a brief period of leave, welcome home parades were held in Sydney for the 16th and in
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was subsequently raised as the division's third infantry brigade, being formed by taking one battalion from each of the other three brigades when they were reduced from four to three. Of the division's infantry battalions, all except one – the
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brigade to continue its advance. Gorari was taken and by mid-November the brigade, having suffered 471 battle casualties since the being committed to the fighting around Kokoda, finally reached Wairopi, where the swollen Kumusi River was forded.
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in 1917, it was decided to disband the division and its subordinate units in September 1917 and use their personnel to reinforce other units. As a result, the division was broken-up as replacements several months later, before it saw action.
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to bolster its defences in the wake of Japanese successes; the 19th Brigade would subsequently not see any combat for another three-and-a-half years. While there, the 2/11th's place within the 19th Brigade was taken by a Militia unit, the
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Following this, the 17th Brigade advanced towards Guadagasal, but after supply problems ground this to a halt, throughout March and April a series of patrols were sent out towards Mubo. By late April the brigade was detached to the
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and together they fought through the campaign until the French capitulated in mid-July. In the process they suffered 168 casualties; total 6th Division casualties for the Syrian campaign amounted to 39 killed and 129 wounded.
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that was later described as "one of the epics of the war", which resulted in about 300 Germans being killed. The fighting on Crete added a further 274 killed, 507 wounded and 3,102 captured to the division's casualty list.
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they had fought earlier in the month. As the Japanese, having reached the extent of their supply lines, began to withdraw from Ioribaiwa, the Australians went on the offensive, pursuing them back north towards Buna.
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fell to the AIF and 25,000 Italians became prisoners. During January and February 1941, the 6th Division, together with British units, pushed the Italian army back across Libya, including actions at
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in the Western Desert in May. Following the evacuation of Crete, while the 6th Division began rebuilding in Palestine, the cavalry was allocated to take part in the bloody but successful attack on
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for defence, the 7th Division was still insufficiently trained and equipped. As such in early April 1941, the 6th Division was withdrawn from North Africa to defend Greece and replaced by the
440:, a small coastal town just inside the Libyan border, the first major Australian action of World War II took place. Amidst a heavy artillery barrage and supported by British Matilda tanks and
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in April, and does not appear to have officially been reformed in its own right until August or September. In June, one the division's artillery regiments, the 2/3rd was transferred to the
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in mid-March, where they remained until April due to a short period of leave being granted. Once the men reported back, the brigade was split up, with the 2/11th Infantry Battalion sent to
365:. However, France fell to German forces in July 1940, before I Corps arrived. While the rest of the division was training in the Middle East, the division's third artillery regiment, the
950:. Later in the year, responsibility for clearing the remaining Japanese troops from the area was passed to the Australians as the US sought to reallocate its troops towards retaking the
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Bay. In addition to these artillery assets, in October a small group of five Bren carriers from the 17th Brigade's carrier platoon had been sent from Milne Bay to support the General
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In mid-September 1942, the 16th Brigade, under the command of Brigadier John Lloyd, and other elements of the division were sent to New Guinea to reinforce and relieve the Militia
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and, after being shipped to Port Moresby, on 14 January, one company of the 2/6th Infantry Battalion, representing the brigade's advanced elements, was flown into Wau on six US
304:. Its existence was short-lived, though, and as a result of manpower shortages that occurred because of a failure to make good the heavy losses that the AIF had suffered on the
726:, but were checked at Ioribaiwa. The divisional headquarters opened at Port Moresby on 19 September and the 16th Brigade arrived three days later; the 17th Brigade was sent to
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thick of it until the end when Salamaua fell on 20 September. Meanwhile, the rest of the 17th Brigade was on its way back to Australia and by mid-September, it arrived on the
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and in May commenced a seven-month guerilla campaign in the area. In early January 1943, the Japanese heavily reinforced the Salamaua–Lae area, moving 4,000 troops from both
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and 2/11th Battalions, were taken prisoner. A great deal of equipment was also lost. During the fighting, the 2/7th Infantry Battalion, fighting alongside the New Zealand
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close to the end of the month. As in Greece, a large number of men were unable to be evacuated and as a result many 6th Division personnel, including the majority of the
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expelled the Italians from Sidi Barrani and pursued them back towards the Libyan border. In December 1940, the 6th Division was moved forward from training camps around
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for June 1941, they could not allow such a threat to their essential oil supplies, and so they began planning an invasion of Greece. In March 1941, Prime Minister
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in Queensland where it was once again was placed under the 6th Division's command. The Wau–Salamaua campaign cost the 6th Division 240 killed and 520 wounded.
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for the 17th. Less than a week later, the 6th Division received orders to deploy overseas again, this time to meet the Japanese southward thrust through
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between April and November 1941 against Italian and German forces. Throughout the campaign, the division lost 241 killed, 790 wounded and 21 captured.
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of the 2/2nd Infantry Battalion for his courage and leadership while commanding a platoon on 25 March around Dagua. The second went to Private
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had taken over command of the division. In June 1940, Italy had declared war on the Allies and began to build up forces in
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2952:. Canberra, Australian Capital Territory: Army History Unit. pp. 82–101.
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The Proud 6th: An Illustrated History of the 6th Australian Division 1939–1945
2807:(37). Canberra, Australian Capital Territory: Australian War Memorial: 26–29.
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over the Owen Stanley Range to attack the Japanese bases at Salamaua and Lae.
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was destroyed. Although Wavell initially planned to leave the 6th Division in
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2766:. Sydney, New South Wales: 2/3 Australian Field Regiment Association.
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for a short period of time, before the division was committed to the
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Thunder of the Guns: A History of the 2/3 Australian Field Regiment
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and international supply routes. British forces under General Sir
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2847:(3rd ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Cambridge University Press.
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Hitler was concerned that if Greece—which since 28 October 1940
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2/5th Infantry Battalion soldiers around Mount Tambu, July 1943
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border, where they took up defensive positions around the
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The 6th Division first saw action in early 1941, against
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South–West Pacific Area – First Year: Kokoda to Wau
2869:. Port Melbourne, Victoria: Cambridge University Press.
2788:. Port Melbourne, Victoria: Cambridge University Press.
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attack the Japanese beachheads around the Buna–Gona area
2931:
Australia in the War of 1939–1945. Series 1 – Army
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The following officers served as divisional commander:
2949:
The Foundations of Victory: The Pacific War 1943–1944
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While the majority of the division was in Crete, the
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Military units and formations disestablished in 1946
2983:. North Sydney, New South Wales: William Heinemann.
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The Battle for Wau: New Guinea's Frontline 1942–1943
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3629:Military units and formations established in 1939
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2888:. Melbourne, Victoria: Grayflower Publications.
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1112:(formed from other 6th Division brigades, 1940)
702:A map depicting locations along the Kokoda Track
353:, to complete their training before joining the
2803:Burness, Peter (2007). "The Battle of Bardia".
325:, upon formation the division consisted of the
243:(2nd AIF). Throughout 1940–41 it served in the
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2981:Anzac Fury: The Bloody Battle of Crete 1941
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817:Typical country in the Wau–Mubo area
801:" had established themselves around
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3443:Military history during World War I
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2395:. Army History Unit. Archived from
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1186:2/8th Field Company (RAE), Victoria
1122:2/8th Australian Infantry Battalion
1116:2/4th Australian Infantry Battalion
1096:2/8th Australian Infantry Battalion
1091:2/7th Australian Infantry Battalion
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1081:2/5th Australian Infantry Battalion
1067:2/4th Australian Infantry Battalion
1062:2/3rd Australian Infantry Battalion
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1052:2/1st Australian Infantry Battalion
357:(BEF) in France. Together with the
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1143:6th Australian Divisional Cavalry
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975:along the coast and through the
488:—became a British ally then the
241:Second Australian Imperial Force
107:Second Australian Imperial Force
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3624:Infantry divisions of Australia
3417:3rd New Zealand (Rifle) Brigade
3138:New Zealand Expeditionary Force
2845:A Military History of Australia
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393:. By this time, Major General
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579:6th Division Cavalry Regiment
527:Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler
3071:Unit Colour Patches May 1941
1240:6th Division Provost Company
1027:listed, during 1942–43, the
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887:162nd Regimental Combat Team
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3061:Rats and Scrap Iron: Bardia
2536:. Australian War Memorial.
1162:2/3rd Field Regiment, (RAA)
968:2/3rd Machine Gun Battalion
732:successful defensive action
355:British Expeditionary Force
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2886:South West Pacific 1941–45
1237:2/1st Army Field Workshops
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2923:McCarthy, Dudley (1959).
2823:The New Guinea Offensives
1974:, pp. 169 & 183.
1962:, pp. 121 & 134.
1887:, pp. 127 & 182.
1246:6th Division Salvage Unit
1106:(to 7th Division in 1940)
1098:(to 19th Brigade in 1940)
1069:(to 19th Brigade in 1940)
843:7th Machine Gun Battalion
722:and pushed south towards
518:2/8th Infantry Battalions
401:. In September 1940, the
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2979:Thompson, Peter (2010).
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1243:6th Division Postal Unit
662:Northern Territory Force
484:against the Italians in
430:2/2nd Infantry Battalion
24:6th Division (Australia)
2907:Greece, Crete and Syria
2884:Keogh, Eustace (1965).
2828:Australian War Memorial
2534:"Aitape-Wewak Campaign"
1631:, pp. 68 & 88.
1357:1st AIF Order of Battle
603:2/2nd Pioneer Battalion
476:Greece, Crete and Syria
2843:Grey, Jeffrey (2008).
2820:Dexter, David (1961).
2393:"On This Day: 20 June"
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591:Syria-Lebanon campaign
567:28th (Maori) Battalion
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436:On 3 January 1941, at
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245:North African Campaign
142:Syria–Lebanon campaign
3593:1st Armoured Division
3555:3rd Armoured Division
3550:2nd Armoured Division
3029:Brune, Peter (2004).
1234:Light Aid Detachments
1225:2/7th Field Ambulance
1222:2/2nd Field Ambulance
1219:2/1st Field Ambulance
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934:Aitape–Wewak campaign
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690:Kokoda Track campaign
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162:Aitape–Wewak campaign
157:Salamaua–Lae campaign
147:Kokoda Track campaign
3422:4th Infantry Brigade
3412:2nd Infantry Brigade
3407:1st Infantry Brigade
3259:New Zealand Division
3119:Expeditionary Forces
2762:Bishop, Les (1998).
1228:6th Division Signals
977:Torricelli Mountains
510:fighting around Vevi
367:2/3rd Field Regiment
3056:6th Division in WW2
2681:, pp. 221–222.
2645:, pp. 197–213.
2621:, pp. 196–197.
2516:, pp. 182–191.
2468:, pp. 180–181.
2456:, pp. 178–180.
2355:, pp. 166–167.
2319:, pp. 163–167.
2283:, pp. 162–163.
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2133:, pp. 149–154.
2094:, pp. 147–148.
2070:, pp. 144–147.
2058:, pp. 238–239.
1998:, pp. 229–230.
1950:, pp. 130–131.
1875:, pp. 126–128.
1839:, pp. 111–114.
1779:, pp. 103–104.
1415:on 6 September 2008
1363:on 28 February 2015
1264:Lieutenant General
1151:Artillery regiments
1130:, Western Australia
911:Atherton Tablelands
760:Robert Eichelberger
694:Battle of Buna–Gona
684:Kokoda to Buna–Gona
658:23rd/21st Battalion
639:Return to Australia
554:an airborne assault
269:New Guinea campaign
152:Battle of Buna–Gona
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1173:Engineer companies
1138:Armoured regiments
1048:, New South Wales
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494:invasion of Russia
458:Italian Tenth Army
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403:Italian Tenth Army
363:Australian I Corps
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2990:978-1-86471-131-8
2959:978-0-646-43590-9
2876:978-0-521-51411-8
2854:978-0-521-69791-0
2795:978-0-521-89681-8
1704:, pp. 64–67.
1619:, pp. 61–62.
1592:, pp. 55–60.
1520:, pp. 26–27.
1508:, pp. 67–68.
1460:, pp. 23–24.
1118:, New South Wales
1012:Cape Wom airstrip
649:Western Australia
583:Operation Brevity
490:Ploesti oilfields
391:Operation Compass
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122:Operation Compass
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827:29th Brigade
823:Murray Moten
820:
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770:Wau–Salamaua
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712:Kokoda Track
708:30th Brigade
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612:Pearl Harbor
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587:Vichy French
576:
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381:North Africa
375:25th Brigade
359:7th Division
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339:19th Brigade
313:
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287:in 1944–45.
285:Aitape–Wewak
281:Salamaua–Lae
273:Kokoda Track
237:World War II
218:6th Division
217:
215:
204:Abbreviation
117:World War II
103:Part of
38:Frank Hurley
18:
3452:New Zealand
3400:New Zealand
3252:New Zealand
3003:Tobruk 1941
2902:Long, Gavin
2502:Dexter 1961
1738:Bishop 1998
1714:Bishop 1998
1629:Wilmot 1993
1287:Allan Boase
1273:Iven Mackay
1205:Other units
1077:, Victoria
1016:demobilised
1002:Disbandment
952:Philippines
874:came under
807:Guadalcanal
799:Kanga Force
571:42nd Street
395:Iven Mackay
314:Defence Act
279:and around
261:Middle East
233:World War I
207:6th Aus Div
185:Iven Mackay
113:Engagements
3608:Categories
3140:(1st NZEF)
2755:References
2571:Keogh 1965
2559:Keogh 1965
2080:Keogh 1965
2056:Keogh 1965
2032:Keogh 1965
2020:Keogh 1965
1996:Keogh 1965
1972:Keogh 1965
1419:24 January
1367:24 October
1256:Commanders
1124:, Victoria
868:Nassau Bay
797:known as "
674:New Guinea
419:Alexandria
411:Suez Canal
177:commanders
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2939:186193870
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1678:Long 1953
1666:Long 1953
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1022:Structure
795:commandos
728:Milne Bay
678:XVII Army
670:Melbourne
628:Sri Lanka
620:Fremantle
462:Cyrenaica
351:Palestine
296:Formation
277:Buna–Gona
59:Australia
3272:Brigades
2904:(1953).
2865:(2008).
2784:(2008).
2538:Archived
787:Salamaua
645:Adelaide
405:invaded
225:division
222:infantry
199:Insignia
96:Division
86:Infantry
3502:Militia
3243:Mounted
2916:3134080
2894:7185705
2836:2028994
2805:Wartime
486:Albania
387:Italian
318:Militia
291:History
255:and in
227:of the
220:was an
175:Notable
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450:Tobruk
438:Bardia
344:2/11th
265:Ceylon
247:, the
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64:Branch
46:Active
3154:Corps
3146:(SEF)
3111:ANZAC
1315:Notes
1010:, at
973:Wewak
960:2/9th
956:2/7th
716:track
626:(now
599:2/5th
595:2/3rd
563:2/7th
559:2/1st
549:2/2nd
544:Crete
514:2/4th
454:Derna
407:Egypt
399:Libya
275:, at
257:Syria
253:Crete
251:, on
49:1917
3366:17th
3361:16th
3356:15th
3351:14th
3346:13th
3341:12th
3336:11th
3331:10th
3035:ISBN
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2972:2012
2954:ISBN
2935:OCLC
2912:OCLC
2890:OCLC
2871:ISBN
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2832:OCLC
2809:ISSN
2790:ISBN
2768:ISBN
2546:2007
2405:2012
1421:2009
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