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Australia declares War on Germany
Australia declared war on Germany and other members from the Axis Powers including the Kingdom of Italy. -
9th division returns to Australia
A division of the Australian Army that served in World War 2. It was the fourth division raised for the Second Australian Imperial Force. -
Australian fighter pilots participate in the Battle of Britain
In the Summer and Autumn of 1940, the Australian Royal Air Force fought in a extended battle in defence of Britain against an experienced and superior German Luftwaffe. -
Australian troops capture Bardia, Libya, from the Italians
Fought over three days between the 3rd and 5th of January, 1941, as part of Operation Compass. The first military operation of the Western Desert Campaign of the Second World War. It was the first battle of the war in which an Australian Army formation took part, the first to be commanded by an Australian general and the first to be planned by an Australian. -
Australia declares war on Japan
An hour after the Japanese bombed Hawaii December 7th, 1941, Australia declared war on Japan. -
Australian and British POWs in Borneo sent on notorious Sandakan Death Marches
A series of forced marches in Borneo from Sandakan to Ranau, resulted in the deaths of more than 2,000 Allied prisoners of war held captive by the Empire of Japan during the Pacific campaign of World War II in the Sandakan POW Camp. By the end of the war, of all the prisoners who had been incarcerated at Sandakan and Ranau, only 6 Australians survived, all of who had escaped. It is considered to be the single worst atrocity suffered by Australian servicemen during the Second World War. -
Australians capture Brunei
