6th Division (Australia)
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The 6th Division was an infantry division of the Australian Army. It was raised briefly in 1917 during World War I, but was broken up to provide reinforcements before seeing action. It was not re-rais
22 January 1941. Members of 'C' Company, 2/11th Infantry Battalion, having penetrated the Italian outer defences at Tobruk and attacked anti-aircraft positions, assemble again on the escarpment at the south side of the harbour. (Photographer: Frank Hurley.)
Troops from the 2/2nd Infantry Battalion enter Bardia.
6th Division evacuees arrive in Alexandria after being taken off Crete, 2 June 1941
Typical country in the Wau–Mubo area
2/5th Battalion (Australia)
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The 2/5th Battalion was an infantry battalion of the Australian Army that operated during World War II. It was raised at Melbourne, Victoria, on 18 October 1939 as part of the Second Australian Imperi
2/5th Battalion being addressed by Major General Edmund Herring in Syria, November 1941
2/5th Battalion troops in action around Khalde, July 1941
Members of the 2/5th Battalion man defensive positions in New Guinea, August 1943
A patrol from the 2/5th around Yamil, July 1945