5th Division (Australia)
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The 5th Division was an infantry division of the Australian Army which served during the First and Second World Wars. The division was formed in February 1916 as part of the expansion of the Australia
A machine gun position established by the 54th Battalion during its attack on German forces at Peronne, France, 1 September 1918.
Tel el Kebir camp, where the 5th Division was formed in 1916
Members of the 53rd Battalion, shortly before the Battle of Fromelles, July 1916
Members of the 5th Division, on "smoko" by the side of the Montauban road, near Mametz, on the Somme, December 1916.
New Britain campaign
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The New Britain campaign was a World War II campaign fought between Allied and Imperial Japanese forces. The campaign was initiated by the Allies in late 1943 as part of a major offensive which aimed
5th Division (Australia)
…campaign, in New Guinea, and then later in 1944 captured Madang during the Huon Peninsula campaign. In 1944–1945, the division was committed to the New Britain campaign, before being relieved in July 1945. The division was disbanded in September 1945 following the end of the war. In early 1916, following the unsuccessful…
US Army soldiers returning from a patrol near Arawe, December 1943
The disposition of Japanese forces on New Britain and nearby islands in November 1943
Movements of Japanese forces in western New Britain during late 1943 and early 1944 and locations of Allied landings
US Army soldiers land at Arawe