First Australian Army
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The First Australian Army was a field army of the Australian Army, during World War II. The formation's headquarters was raised in April 1942 from the existing 1st Australian Corps headquarters, assum
An Australian light machine gun team in action near Wewak in June 1945
Australian troops land at Open Bay, New Britain, May 1945
II Corps (Australia)
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II Corps was an Australian Army corps, one of three that were raised by the Army during the Second World War. Formed in mid-1942 as part of defensive measures to protect the eastern coast of Australia
First Australian Army
…the formation subsumed the previous Northern and Eastern Commands, and was based in Queensland and New South Wales. Split into two corps – 1st and 2nd – initially the First Army had seven Australian divisions: 1st Infantry, 2nd Infantry, 3rd Infantry, 5th Infantry, 7th Infantry, 10th Infantry and 1st…
Australian troops during the Battle of Sio, 1943–1944
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An Australian mortar team during an exercise on Sirot Island, December 1944
Australian troops, assigned to II Corps, cross the Hongorai River, on Bougainville, May 1945