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	CIAOPS World Guides - WWI Australian Battlefields
		Another two brigades of the Australian 4th Division, 12th and 13th, are rushed to a new crises near Albert.
		The Australian 13th Brigade, borrowed from the Australian 4th Division, was hurrying down from the north of the Somme River.
		The Australian 5th Division objectives were the Peronne Bridges and Peronne, while the Australian 2nd Divisions was the bridgehead at Halle then Mont St Quentin and finally the Australian 3rd Division was to capture the high ground north east of Clery, then Bouchavesnes spur.
	www.ciaops.com /guides/battle/page3.htm (3833 words)

	Bougainville; An account of the battle, with maps.
		The Australians could now see the sea on both sides of the island from the newly won positions but were restrained from advancing further and held their positions while heavily patrolling the forward areas.
		The brigade was relieved on 23 January by the 7th Brigade (9th, 25th and 61st Battalions) which continued the advance towards the Puriata River.
		The 15th Brigade patrolled deeply in the middle of May with the main crossing of the Hongorai River beginning on 20 May. The Japanese were forced from the ridge overlooking the river and the main advance resumed on 2 June behind deadly air and artillery bombardments.
	au.geocities.com /thefortysecondinww2/level1/line1/bougainville.htm (2276 words)

	Battle for Australia Council
		When it appeared likely that the Japanese would land in the Milne Bay region the 18th Australian Infantry Brigade of the 7th Australian Division, a division which had recently returned from the Middle East, was sent in to reinforce the Allied forces already there.
		Australian coastwatchers continued to be an important part of the war effort.
		This emphasis on heavy armaments was a shock to the Australians who had thought the swampy terrain of the area made the use of tanks impossible.
	www.battleforaustralia.org.au /milnebay.html (1014 words)

	The Militia (AMF or CMF); what it was and how it operated.
		Battalions of these brigades were recruited from the same state as their militia numerical equivalent with the exception of the 2/12th Battalion, which was recruited Queensland as well as Tasmania, the home state of 12th/50th Battalion of the militia.
		The 6th Australian Infantry Division was reflective in miniature of the population of Australia in its recruitment.
		The 23rd Brigade was moved to Northern Territory in April 1941 and each of its battalions were sent to the surrounding chain of islands bordering the northern coast of Australia and all were lost in the initial Japanese attacks on these islands.
	au.geocities.com /thefortysecondinww2/level1/line5/the_militia.htm (2694 words)

	Saidor (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Saidor About the time the 7th Division was driving the Japanese from the Shaggy Ridge area, the 5th Division, was taking over from 9th Division at Sio the pursuit of the enemy along the coast.
		In those early days the 7th Brigade, led by Brigadier J Field under command of the Eleventh Australian Division, played its part in the rout of the Japanese forces in that area.
		On 20 January 1944, 5th Division with the 8th Brigade leading, began its advance up the coast from Sio on the heels the disorganised enemy believed to be making for the safety of his main base at Wewak.
	www.pacificwrecks.com /history/campaign/saidor.html (1887 words)

	Australian 7th Division - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		2/16th Australian Infantry Battalion, WA 2/27th Australian Infantry Battalion, SA 25th Australian Infantry Brigade - from 9th Division, 1941.
		The Division was converted to a Jungle Division in early 1943 and during 1943-44, the whole 7th Division fought extensive and often bloody mopping-up operations against Japanese forces in the north east of New Guinea.
		In July 1945, the whole division, with the Militia's 1st Armoured Regiment, was deployed in the Borneo campaign, and undertook the amphibious assault on the Japanese stronghold of Balikpapan, in Sarawak.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Australian_7th_Division (653 words)

	Combined Arms Research Library
		The 51st Field Regiment was in direct support of the 26th Brigade in the west; the 104th RHA was in support of the 24th Brigade in the east.
		Antitank units were the Australian 2-3d Antitank Regiment with four of its six batteries-the 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th; the three brigade antitank companies; and the British 3d RHA Antitank Regiment, with its M and J Batteries but minus D Battery.
		If brigades have to be placed in isolated positions, the general plan of defense must provide for their withdrawal in the event an enemy obtains freedom of action in the area in which they are positioned.
	www-cgsc.army.mil /carl/resources/csi/miller/miller.asp (15927 words)

	Battle of Milne Bay: Just the facts... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Australian troops had, at Milne Bay, inflicted on the Japanese their first undoubted defeat on land.
		The Allies, commanded by the Australian Major General (additional info and facts about Major General) Cyril Clowes, were defending a strategically-important Royal Australian Air Force (additional info and facts about Royal Australian Air Force) (RAAF) base.
		Of the 534 Australian casualties, 161 were killed or missing in action.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/b/ba/battle_of_milne_bay.htm (500 words)

	Papua
		On the third axis, the 18th Australian Infantry Brigade, fresh from victory at Milne Bay, would sweep the north coast of the island and meet the U.S. 128th Infantry, airlifted from Port Moresby, at Wanigela.
		The Australians soon outran their supply line and had to go on short rations; heat exhaustion and the myriad fevers of New Guinea steadily reduced troop strength.
		In the Australian sector, the 7th Infantry Division kept up the pressure, assisted by Americans from the 126th Infantry who were showing commendable tenacity themselves in holding a roadblock before Sanananda against repeated Japanese attacks.
	www.army.mil /cmh-pg/brochures/papua/papua.htm (6328 words)

	Papuan Campaign: Part II- Sanananda
		The Australian 25th Brigade moved against Gona on the west; the 16th Brigade attacked along the Soputa-Sanananda Road; the 3d Battalion, 126th Infantry, attacked on both flanks of the 16th Brigade to envelop the enemy.
		The regiment was attached to the Australian 7th Division and assigned to the road-block positions.
		The 18th Brigade, leaving the remnant of the enemy south of Huggins to be mopped up by reserve elements, was to move up the Killerton trail through the 2d Battalion of the 163d and carry out the envelopment of Sanananda.
	www.army.mil /cmh-pg/books/wwii/papuancamp/papcpn-part2.htm (4484 words)

	The Australian 7th Division
		The Australian 7th Division The Australian 7th infantry division was formed as part of the 2nd AIF in February 1940 with Sir John Lavarack as its Commander and originally consisted of the 20th and 21st Australian Infantry Brigades.
		Both these brigades were sent to the Middle East in October 1940 where the 19th Brigade was designated to join them division on the division's arrival in the Middle East but left to join the 6th Australian Division in November 1940.
		The 20th brigade was transferred to the Australian 9th Division in January 1941 and was replaced by the Australian 25 Infantry brigades, which had been formed from the 18th brigade with some other spare troops.
	www.radessays.com /link.php?site=re&aff=r2c2&dest=viewpaper.php?request=28508 (289 words)

	Index of Australian Army formations.
		3rd Australian Infantry Division [WW1], by Steve Conway (Australians at War).
		7th Australian Infantry Division [WW2], by Neville Browning.
		8th Australian Infantry Division [WW2], by Neville Browning.
	www.regiments.org /formations/lists/aufmxref.htm (82 words)

	Australian Army 1939-41
		This force was entitled the Second Australian Imperial Force or 2nd AIF and was modeled after the First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF) that was raised during the first world war.
		7th Australian Infantry Division was the next formation to be formed in the 2nd AIF.
		This was the 1st Australian Armoured Division formed on 1 July 1941 and consisting initially of 1st and 2nd Australian Armoured Brigades.
	home.adelphia.net /~dryan67/orders/aust.html (1875 words)

	Armour Regiments Page
		Lord Paget, now Colonel of the 7th Hussars was a friend of the Prince and thus the 7th were the second regiment to be granted the magnificent uniforms in the same year.
		The Regiment was especially favoured by King George IV and, with the appointment of the Duke of Wellington as its Colonel, was elevated to the status of Household Cavalry in 1820.
		During the later battle of Alam Halfa as part of 22nd Armoured Brigade the Scots Greys, with their new Grant tanks, charged down from the ridge in true cavalry style and were able to inflict such toll on the enemy armour that the attack foundered.
	www.ian.a.paterson.btinternet.co.uk /orgarmour.htm (20456 words)

	Historical Perspective : Heavy-Light Lessons Learned
		Rommel believed that the garrison force could not withstand the onslaught of his battle proven armored corps.
		Facing one German and two Italian armored divisions, the garrison at Tobruk consisted of soldiers of the 9th Australian Infantry Division, the 18th Brigade, 7th Australian Infantry Division, British 3rd Armored Brigade, and a few thousand troops of other nationalities.
		The total fighting strength of the garrison at the beginning of the battle was about 19,000 soldiers.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/library/report/call/call_89-2_his.htm (363 words)

	HyperWar: US Army in WWII: Victory in Papua
		The 25th Brigade, which was to follow the 21st, was delayed by the shipping shortage and was not expected to arrive until early September.
		Two battalions of the 21st Brigade, the 2/14 and 2/16 Battalions (which were to be followed by the third battalion, the 2/27), were on the way to the forward area but had not yet arrived.
		Because none of the CMF brigades at Port Moresby seemed to have enough training for the task, he asked that one of the two 6th Australian Infantry Division brigades that had recently come in from Ceylon be transferred to Port Moresby at once for action on the trail.
	www.ibiblio.org /hyperwar/USA/USA-P-Papua/USA-P-Papua-6.html (12619 words)

	Battalion History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The 21st Battalion was a part of the 6th Brigade (Bde) which was raised from within Victoria.
		This brigade also contained the 22nd Battalion, 23rd Battalion and 24th Battalion, all raised from different area's of the State.
		Together with the 5th Brigade from NSW and the 7th Brigade from All states, it formed the 2nd Division.
	www.geocities.com /rvrassn/battalionhistories/21bn.html (314 words)

	World War II Plus 55 - June 28 - July 4, 1942
		The South Africans are down to 3,000 men, the other brigades are short of tanks, guns, and men.
		The British 7th Motor Brigade ambushes the advancing Italian 20th Corps, slowing down the Axis.
		The Australian 7th Brigade, back from North Africa, is ordered to move to Milne Bay in New Guinea.
	www.usswashington.com /dl28ju42.htm (4512 words)

	Draxblog III: Games
		Australian presence at New Guinea is strengthened with the arrival of legendary 7th Division which is deployed in Port Moresby and Gili Gili.
		Australian garrison, aided by two squadrons of Hudson bombers from Port Moresby, resisted Japanese onslaught while being evacuated by air at the same time.
		One Indian armoured brigade and British field artillery regiment are deployed in Akyab, where the small engineering unit are preparing the second line of defence and building a port.
	draxblog.typepad.com /draxblog_3/games (12426 words)

	Huon Peninsula Campaign (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The 7th Division was commanded by Major-General George Vasey, and it had fought at Tobruk and in Syria.
		The 7th Division was to be airlifted over the Owen Stanley's and land about 19 miles from Lae at Nadzab on the opposite side of that town from the landing place of the 9th Division.
		In effect, the intention was to persuade the Japanese that the Australians were fighting the decisive battle for Huon on the Salamaua front, and to have the Japanese denude the Lae area of its defensive strength while Lae was attacked and captured.
	www.pacificwrecks.com /history/campaign/huon.html (1055 words)

	Games Depot (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		This time 7th Brigade received first indication that the elements of Japanese 13th Infantry Regiment, Sixth Division, had swung over to an attack, and from prepared positions intended to dispute the advance vigorously.
		After four months of jungle fighting the weary 7th Brigade was relieved, and from 13 April the 15th Brigade under command of Brigadier Hammer was set the task of clearing the Buin Road of enemy to the Hari River.
		Apart from small assaults and sporadic ambushes by the enemy, the Australians with artillery cover and airpower were on the west bank of the Hongorai River by the 7 May, half way to their main objective the Hari River and beyond that again, Buin.
	www.wargamer.com /gamesdepot/details.asp?sid=3887 (905 words)

	Rusty Kimura
		Australian Division in Bougainville Island in January 1944.
		The Australians wanted Rusty to wear an Aussie uniform, but Rusty refused, saying that he was an American — and he wanted to die as an American; not as an Aussie.
		As a result, a massacre was avoided and the Australian unit drove off the attackers.
	www.javadc.org /rusty_kimura.htm (1786 words)

	7th Aussie (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		During the Africa Campaign the 7th Div was split in two, one brigade took part in the defense of Tobruk with the 9th, while the other Two went to Syria to defeat the Vichy French in
		The 7th Division AIF is a living history organization that raises the public's awareness of the forgotten contributions of our Australian allies, who fought side by side with Americans in the Pacific.
		The Australian figure of authority (I.E. NCO and Officers) rarely were the Yelling, Screaming, and threatening figures usually associated with the English army, The Digger followed a man he respected, not Feared.
	members.aol.com /borderregt/7th.html (431 words)

	Forums at the Society - The Various Cavalry Units In WWI
		7th Brigade and 4 armoured cars were held in reserve.
		On 10 October, 7th Cavalry Brigade lost 93 men in 'reconnaisances, which only established what had already become clear, namely that the enemy resistance had greatly hardened overnight'.
		In the Battle of the Selle (17th October), the 'split-up 5th Cavalry Brigade and the three infantry corps cavalry regiments continued to be of some use in reconnaisances.
	www.militaryhorse.org /forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=2641 (4798 words)

	GI -- World War II Commemoration
		Australian troops killed more than 600 of the invaders; most of the rest were evacuated by destroyers, while a few made their way up the coast to Buna.
		By December 17, an Australian brigade with tanks had arrived in the American sector, and an attack was made the next morning.
		The Australian First Army was assigned the mission of eliminating isolated Japanese garrisons on New Guinea, New Britain, and Bougainville and of recapturing Borneo and its rich oilfields.
	www.grolier.com /wwii/wwii_9.html (13035 words)

	Operational Feedback Accelerates Bushmaster's Upgrades
		299 Bushmasters were procured, starting 2005 to equip the Australian Army’s 7th Brigade and the Royal Australian Air Force’s Airfield Defence Guards, under a A$316 million project.
		The Bushmaster can maintain speeds in excess of 90 km/h on Australian roads, with a range of up to 800km carrying nine infantry soldiers with sufficient supplies of food, water and ammunition to last three days.
		Following troops' complaints about the lack of on-board facilities and limited protection, Australian MOD gathered feedback from crews of the 26 Bushmasters on operations in the Middle East to influence improvements for the Bushmaster.
	www.defense-update.com /products/b/bushmaster-afv.htm (303 words)

	Games Depot (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		At 1.50pm, 24 November, 1944, one rifle shot was fired from Little George Hill, the first fired at the Australians in their campaign to rid the tropical island of the King's enemy.
		An Australian platoon moved forward into the fog of battle, and at the run the Diggers reached the Japanese positions before they could react, machine gun fire and grenades cleared the enemy defenders.
		The dug in forward troops repulsed the expected counter-attack by the Japanese later that evening, and the commanding officer of 9th Battalion now planned for a full company attack on Arty Hill to be supported by Corsairs of the Royal New Zealand Air Force, plus plentiful medium artillery and heavy machine gun fire.
	www.wargamer.com /gamesdepot/details.asp?sid=3888 (576 words)

	18th Australian Infantry Brigade
		On 9th April Lavarack decided to keep 18th Brigade in reserve (along with armour).
		Lavarack also asked for the rest of the 7th Division to assist in the defence of Tobruk - his request was unsuccessful.
		7 April 1941 - By the 7th the 18th Brigade had arrived in Tobruk - mainly brought in by sea.
	members.ozemail.com.au /~johncor/def_18brig.html (79 words)

	25/49 RQR; Royal Queensland Regiment
		The 25th Battalion was raised as part of the 7th Brigade, 2nd Australian Division in early 1915.
		The 49th Battalion, 1st AIF, was raised on the 27th February 1916, at Tel-Kebir in Egypt within the 13th Infantry Brigade of the 4th Infantry Division.
		In 1960 the Australian Military Forces reorganised and the Royal Queensland Regiment was raised.
	www.diggerhistory.info /pages-army-today/state-regts/25-49rqr.htm (417 words)

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