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	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Leslie Morshead (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The 9th Division, less it partly trained and equipped artillery, was ordered to move to the Tobruk-Derna area where it would relieve the 6th Division, so that formation could participate in the Battle of Greece.
		The half-trained and half-equipped 9th Division was pitched into the thick of the action almost immediately, steadying the retreat of Commonwealth forces from the newly-arrived German Afrika Korps, under Erwin Rommel, and occupying the vital port of Tobruk in Libya.
		At the Second Battle of El Alamein, the 9th Division was given responsibility for clearing a corridor through the German and Italian forces in the North and threatening to cut off those between the coastal road and the sea.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Leslie-Morshead (9095 words)

	World War 2 Timelines 1939-1945 - Pacific Islands 1943 - Worldwar-2.net
		The Australians 9th Division lands in force to the East of Lae on North coast of New Guinea.
		Troops of the 9th Australian Division land near Finschhafen in New Guinea.
		The Australians 9th Division captures Finschhafen on New Guinea.
	www.worldwar-2.net /timelines/asia-and-the-pacific/pacific-islands/pacific-islands-index-1943.htm (732 words)

	AUSTRALIAN 9TH DIVISION INFO AND TIPS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		While the Australian I Corps, including the 6th and 7th Divisions, was withdrawn to Australia in early 1942 the Australian government agreed to British requests to retain the 9th Division in the Middle East in exchange for an additional American division being sent to Australia.
		On 4 September 1943 the 9th Division successfully conducted an amphibious landing to the east of the town while the 7th Division began flying in to the recently captured Nadzab airfields to the west of Lae from 7 September.
		While the Australian I Corps (of which the 9th Division was part) had originally been intended to participate in the liberation of the Philippines, these plans were dropped, and the Corps was instead tasked with the liberation of Borneo.
	www.ihabits.com /Australian_9th_Division (1725 words)

	Australian 9th Division - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		On 4 September 1943 the 9th Division successfully conducted an amphibious landing to the east of the town while the 7th Division began flying in to the recently captured Nadzab airfields to the west of Lae from 7 September.
		The 9th Division's role in Borneo was the liberation of Tarakan Island and British North Borneo.
		The remainder of the 9th Division landed in the Brunei Bay region of North Borneo on 10 June 1945.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Australian_9th_Division (1797 words)

	The Dispatch - Serving the Lexington, NC - News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The Australian defence of Tobruk was anchored on three factors: the use of the pre-existing Italian fortifications around the port, aggressive patrolling and raiding of Axis positions and the firepower of the garrison's artillery.
		On 4 September 1943 the 9th Division successfully conducted an amphibious landing to the east of the town, while the 7th Division was flown into the recently secured Nadzab airfield, to the west of Lae, from September 7.
		The 9th Division's role in Borneo was the liberation of Tarakan Island and British North Borneo.
	www.the-dispatch.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Australian_9th_Division (1922 words)

	El Alamein [Australian War Memorial]
		The Australian 9th Division, led by Lieutenant General Leslie Morshead, played a key role in two of these battles, enhancing its reputation earned defending Tobruk during 1941.
		On the 27th, one Australian Battalion, the 2/28th, was virtually wiped out when they were surrounded by German tanks and help failed to arrive in time (see Remembering 1942, “Ruin Ridge”, on the AWM website).
		With Rommel’s attention firmly on the Australians in the north, naturally this left his line weakened further south, and on 2 November the British tanks struck a decisive blow there.
	www.awm.gov.au /encyclopedia/el_alamein/reading.htm (1119 words)

	Science Fair Projects - Australian 9th Division
		The 9th Division of the Australian Army was formed to serve in World War II, as part of the Second Australian Imperial Force.
		The division was raised from regular army units and volunteer infantry brigades, from October 1940 onwards.
		In common with other Australian divisions, the 9th Division was one of only a few Allied army units to serve with distinction against both Nazi Germany (in North Africa) and the Empire of Japan (in New Guinea and Borneo).
	www.all-science-fair-projects.com /science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/Australian_9th_Division (435 words)

	News \| Gainesville.com \| The Gainesville Sun \| Gainesville, Fla. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The 9th Division of the Australian Army was formed to serve in World War II, as part of the Second Australian Imperial Force (AIF).
		In common with several other Australian divisions, the 9th Division was one of only a few Allied army units to serve with distinction against both Nazi Germany (in North Africa) and the Empire of Japan (in New Guinea and Borneo).
		The 9th Division began gradually demobilising on 1 October 1945 with soldiers with dependants or long service being the first to be discharged.
	www.gainesville.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Australian_9th_Division (1924 words)

	Australians at War
		The 9th Australian Division was moved in to Libya in February 1941 to garrison the territory captured by the 6th.
		The 9th Division was ordered to fall back upon Tobruk, hold it in order deny its port facilities to the Germans, and delay their advance so as to provide time for defences on the Egyptian frontier to be prepared.
		In September and October the 9th Division, its condition steadily declining, was relieved by the British 70th Division, which continued to defend Tobruk until the siege was finally lifted by Operation Crusader in December.
	www.awm.gov.au /units/event_220.asp (445 words)

	Combined Arms Research Library
		By 10 April 1941, the garrison at Tobruk consisted of the 9th Australian Division with its three brigades of infantry-the 20th, 24th, and 26th-together with the 18th Brigade of the 7th Australian Division and several thousand British and Indian troops.
		Australian alertness and an aggressive defense, however, denied the enemy a thorough reconnaissance of the perimeter.
		The Australians, on their part, were noted for their use of snipers, the bayonet, ground camouflage, target detection, and the use of surprise.
	cgsc.leavenworth.army.mil /carl/resources/csi/miller/miller.asp (15927 words)

	Combined Arms Research Library
		By 10 April 1941, the garrison at Tobruk consisted of the 9th Australian Division with its three brigades of infantry-the 20th, 24th, and 26th-together with the 18th Brigade of the 7th Australian Division and several thousand British and Indian troops.
		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.
		The Australians, on their part, were noted for their use of snipers, the bayonet, ground camouflage, target detection, and the use of surprise.
	www-cgsc.army.mil /carl/resources/csi/miller/miller.asp (15926 words)

	Australians at War
		The 9th Australian Division was the fourth AIF division formed for service in the Second World War.
		Originally consisting of the two AIF Brigades serving in the United Kingdom during 1940 - the 18th and 25th - the division was reorganised in the Middle East in February 1941 to include the 24th, 26th and 28th Brigades.
		The 9th Division fought in four major campaigns during the Second World War - the Siege of Tobruk in 1941, the El Alamein battles in 1942, the Huon Peninsula operations in New Guinea in 1943, and the landings in British North Borneo in 1945.
	www.awm.gov.au /units/unit_13042.asp (130 words)

	9th Division AIF; Tobruk and El Alamein
		Colour patches of the 9th Division after they were allowed the honour of the "T" shaped patch to recognize their service at the Siege of Tobruk.
		The 9th Division was the fourth new infantry division raised by the Australian army after the outbreak of World War Two.
		The casualties of the 9th Division in the El Alamein battles equalled those of the entire British 10th Armoured Corps which was tasked with the breakthrough.
	www.diggerhistory.info /pages-conflicts-periods/ww2/pages-2aif-cmf/9-div-aif.htm (1203 words)

	News \| Gainesville.com \| The Gainesville Sun \| Gainesville, Fla. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		In February 1941, the Australian 9th Division was formed, with Morshead as its commander.
		The 9th Division was pitched into the thick of the action almost immediately, steadying the retreat of Commonwealth forces from the newly-arrived German Afrika Korps, under Erwin Rommel, and occupying the vital port of Tobruk in Libya.
		The newly installed Curtin government in Australia wanted to relieve the 9th Division before the next election, and the overall Australian commander in the Middle East, General Thomas Blamey wanted to have all the Australian forces in that theatre serve in one corps.
	www.gainesville.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Leslie_Morshead (1068 words)

	The Battle of al-Alamein
		The 51st Highland Infantry Division were to bear the brunt of the attack across the al-Alamein line and led the infantry charge that created the breakthrough at al-Alamein.
		The 9th Australian Division under General Leslie Morshead was considered the finest division in the 8th Army by its enemy.
		While the Australians were fighting the 15th Panzers, the Highlanders, on their left, were engaging in the first tank versus infantry battle at al-Alamein.
	www.touregypt.net /featurestories/alameinbattle.htm (4435 words)

	Australian Army information - Search.com
		Australian soldiers have been involved in a number of minor and major conflicts throughout its history, but only in World War II did Australian territory come under direct attack.
		The 3rd Bn is classed as a light infantry unit in the parachute role, though it is scheduled to convert to a mechanized battalion by 2011.
		The ranks of the Australian Army are based on the ranks of the British Army, and carry mostly the same actual insignia.
	www.search.com /reference/Australian_Army (1067 words)

	5ACSLABUAN
		While weighing in, they heard the call over the P. "Two Australian Officers", and they were the object of some interest as they walked out to the plane, where groups of immaculately uniformed young officers, direct from the U.S. training schools, looked at them with amazement.
		The 9th Division had lost quite a few men, but not as many as expected.
		The Philippines had been secured, and the Australian Task Force, under General Morshead, came under the South East Asian Command, (Mountbatten’s), when it was disclosed that our next assignment was to be Indo China, which was garrisoned by many thousands of Japanese troops.
	www.homestead.com /raafacs/5ACSLABUAN.html (1742 words)

	Siege of Tobruk - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Siege of Tobruk was a lengthy confrontation between Axis and Allied forces, mostly Australian, in the North African Campaign of World War II.
		For most of the siege, Tobruk was defended by the Australian 9th Division under General Sir Leslie Morshead.
		General Archibald Wavell instructed Morshead to hold the fortress for eight weeks, but instead they held it for over 8 months, before being gradually withdrawn and replaced by the British 70th Infantry Division and the Polish Carpathian Brigade just prior to the start of Operation Crusader.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Siege_of_Tobruk (299 words)

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		Division lands at Huon Gulf east of Lae in New Guinea.
		Airborne Divisions are rushed into a drop into the beachhead to reinforce the VI Corps.
		The Salerno beachhead is reinforced by the equivalent of four divisions.
	www.bartcop.com /arc4309.htm (1747 words)

	Leslie Morshead (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Over several months between August and October 1941, Morshead and most of the 9th Division was replaced by the British 70th Division and the Polish (Polish: The property of being smooth and shiny) 1st Carpathian Brigade.
		The 9th moved to Syria (Syria: An Asian republic in the Middle East at the east end of the Mediterranean; site of some of the world's most ancient centers of civilization; involved in state-sponsored terrorism) to serve as an occupation force, as well as resting, re-equiping and training replacement troops.
		After El Alamein, Morshead and the 9th Division were recalled to the South West Pacific Area (South West Pacific Area: south west pacific area (swpa) was the name given to one of the four major allied commands...
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /reference/leslie_morshead (1112 words)

	The Tobruk Anniversary April 1941 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		With the 6th Division and the 4th division of the New Zealanders holding the line in Greece and Crete where there were soon fighting against overwhelming odds.
		The 9th division dubbed themselves the 'Rats of Tobruq' the name the division was to be known as in all its subsequent battles from Libya to Al Alamein and Borneo.
		By August 1941, the 9th Division was so weakened by insufficient food and the rigours of war, that the Australian Prime Minister demanded their evacuation and after much delaying tactics by Churchill this was accomplished by mid September.
	journals.aol.com /pvodogaz/Syrophenikon/entries/308 (552 words)

	Light Infantry: The Multi - Spectra Force
		During REFORGER 1988 a brigade from the 10th Infantry Division (Mountain) was deployed to Europe to augment one of the U.S. Corps and to validate U.S. Army doctrine on the use of a heavy/light force combination.
		The 9th Division organized its de- fense as a strongpoint in depth with a mobile reserve.
		The 9th Division used the depth of its defense to its advan- tage.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/library/report/1989/JLD.htm (3240 words)

	New Guinea
		Australian ground forces, despite heavier losses, became the front line of defense against the Japanese who, though bloodied, were ready for round two.
		The mainstay of the Japanese defense was a lone infantry regiment.
		Australians of the 9th Division attacked the ridgeline again and again, isolating and destroying pockets of Japanese resistance one at a time.
	www.army.mil /cmh-pg/brochures/new-guinea/ng.htm (8549 words)

	Australian 9th Division
		The 9th Division was raised from regular army units and volunteer infantry brigades, from October 1940 onwards.
		20th Australian Infantry Brigade — from 7th Division, 1941.
		9th Australian Divisional Cavalry (from 8th Div., 1941)
	www.xasa.com /wiki/en/wikipedia/a/au/australian_9th_division.html (232 words)

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		Australian Division north to cut off the Italian and German formations still manning the lines between the northern breakthrough and the coast.
		Rifle Division are rushed across to the landing site and as the soldiers leave the boats are rushed forward to the lines only a few hundred meters ahead.
		Division breaks the German lines at El Alamein and moves to blocking positions along the coastal highway, cutting off several Axis formations.
	www.bartcop.com /421102.htm (2955 words)

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