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WW2 began
On September 3rd 1939 World War 2 began. Australians troops were sent out to fight for their country. Great Britain had Declearded war on Germany so Australia's Prime Minister Robert Gordon Menzies had decleared war on Germany as well. Australian troops were shiped out on this day to aid Great Britain with their fight against Germany -
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Australian and WW2
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Australians declear war on Japan
Australians had delceared war on Japan because the United states of America had previously done this. America was known to do this because of the previous attack in Pearl Harbour Hawaii. Great Britain was also declearing war on Japan. -
Japanese aircraft bomb Darwin
On this day Darwin was bombed by the Japenese air force. -
Japanese midget submarines attack Sydney Harbour
This was when war was brought hame to Australia. One night in Sydney harbour 3 midget Japanese submarines were sent into the Sydney harbour to launch their attack. -
Milne Bay battle
During this battle we we lost 167 soliders and 206 men we wounded. -
Australia wins the battle of Buna and Gona
The Battle of Buna–Gona was part of the New Guinea campaign in the Pacific campaign of World War II. On 16 November 1942, Australian and United States forces had attacked the main Japanese beachheads in New Guinea, at Buna, Sanananda and Gona. The Australians won this battle. -
Operation Downfall
Operation Downfall was the plan to invade Japan towards the end of World War 2. However this plan as such did not follow through when Japan surrounded the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. This operation had 2 parts to it; Operation Olympic and Operation Coronet. Both plans were scheduled for 2 different times of the year and different parts of Japan. -
Australians captures Brunei City
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Sandakan Death Marches
This was when the Australian and British POW were forced to march from Sandakan to Ranau. Over 2300 Soliders died during this forced march. Only 6 australians survved. This was because they had escaped previously.
