The structure of the Australian Army changed considerably during World War II. At the outbreak of war the Army comprised a small regular component and a large, but ill-trained and equipped, militia fo
Members of the 9th Division during a formal parade in late 1942
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