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Australia Declares War On Germany
On the 3rd of September, Australia declared war on Germany at the same time Britain did. Prime Minister Robert Gordon Menzies anounced the deloration on all public radio stations. -
Australian Pilots Fight In Battle Of Britain
On the 10th of July, Germany luanched an attack on the British airforce and was the very first battle to be fought entirly by aircraft. -
Australia Declares War On Japan
Australia declared war on Japan after they bombed Darwin. one hour after Japan bombed them, prime minister John Curtin declared that they were now at war with Japan. -
The Bombing of Darwin
After Australia declared war on Japan, they bombed Darwin. Shortly after bombing Darwin, Japan launched a series of air raids on Broome and Wyndham. America came to Australia's aid in the fight against Japan. -
Attack on Sydney Harbour
On the 31st of May Japan launched three midget submarines into Sydney Harbour. two of the submarines were destroyed before they could launch their torpedeos and the third aim for the USS Chicago. it missed and sunk the HMAS Kuttabul. -
Australia Fights In Battle Of El Alamein
The first battle of El Alamein stopped the advance on Alexandria of German Field Marshal Edwin Rommel’s Afrika Korps army. the second battle forced Rommel to retreat to Tunisia. The Allies’ first decisive victory at El Alamein was a turning point in the war. -
HMAS Canberra Sinks
In the early hours of the 9th of August 1942 the HMAS Canberra was severely damaged off the Solomon Islands in a surprise attack by a japanese naval force in an action that became known as the Battle of Savo Island. Canberra was hit 24 times in less than two minutes and 84 of the crew were killed. Following an order to abandon ship the Canberra was sunk the next day by a torpedo from a US destroyer. -
Australia Recaptures Kakoda
On the 28th of September, ten days after their arrival near the southern coast, the Japanese were forced to retreat, and by 2 November the Australians had pushed them back to Kokoda. The village was then captured without further resistance from the Japanese. -
Australia Captures Brunei
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Japan Surrenders
Onboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, Japan formally surrenderd to the Allies, bringing an end to World War II. The Japanese navy and air force were destroyed. The Allied naval blockade of Japan and bombing of Japanese cities had left the country and its economy devastated. At the end of June, the Americans captured Okinawa, a Japanese island from which the Allies could launch an invasion of the main Japanese home islands. U.S. General Douglas MacArthur was put in charge of the invas
