The 25th Brigade was a brigade-sized infantry unit of the Australian Army that served during the Second World War. Raised in July 1940 and consisting of three infantry battalions, the 25th Brigade initially served in the United Kingdom, where it formed part of the garrison tasked with defending against a possible German invasion. In 1941, the brigade was redeployed to the Middle East where it took part in the Syria–Lebanon campaign fighting several actions around Merdjayoun and Jezzine.
Men from the 2/25th Battalion cross the Brown River during a patrol in October 1942
Men from the 2/31st Battalion dig a section defence post in Syria, 1941
Troops from the 2/32nd Battalion on Borneo, July 1945
The Syria–Lebanon campaign, also known as Operation Exporter, was the invasion of Syria and Lebanon in June and July 1941 by British Empire forces, during the Second World War.
Australian troops among the ruins of the Sidon Sea Castle, Lebanon, July 1941
Captured French Martin 167F at Aleppo 1941
11 Squadron RAF Bristol Blenheim bombing Beirut, 1941
Hammana, September 1941. With terrain typical of the region in the background, Maj. Gen. A. S. Allen (centre), commander of the Australian 7th Division, inspects some of his men. British Commonwealth units garrisoned Lebanon and Syria for several months, following the end of the campaign. (Photographer: Frank Hurley.)