Jungle division
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The Jungle division was a military organisation adopted in early 1943 by the Australian Army during the Second World War. This organisation was a much lighter version of the standard British-pattern i
Australian troops of B Company, 30th Battalion crossing a shallow creek between Weber Point and Malalamai during the Battle of Sio in 1944.
A Matilda tank from the Australian 4th Armoured Brigade, moves towards Japanese strong points near Finschhafen, on 9 November 1943.
Soldiers from the 2/23rd Battalion during the attack on Freda feature on Tarakan 1945.
Vickers medium machine-gun supporting D Company, 2/23rd Battalion during the fighting for Tarakan Hill, 2 May 1945.
11th Division (Australia)
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The 11th Division was an Australian Army unit formed during World War II by the renaming of Milne Force in December 1942. Predominately a Militia formation, the division's main role during the war was
Jungle division
…divisions, although this was later increased to six. Divisions converted to the jungle organisation included three Militia divisions: the 3rd, 5th and 11th and the three Australian Imperial Force (AIF) divisions: the 6th, 7th, 9th. Despite some modifications, this re-organisation proved successful during…
Commander of the 11th Division, Major-General Allan Boase, with staff officers at Dobodura, October 1943