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Australia entered World War II on 3 September 1939, following the government's acceptance of the United Kingdom's declaration of war on Nazi Germany. Australia later entered into a state of war with other members of the Axis powers , including the Kingdom of Italy on 11 June 1940, [1] and the Empire of Japan on 9 December 1941. [2]
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As a proportion of its population, the Australian Army was ultimately one of the largest Allied armies during World War II. Casualties included 11,323 killed in action, 1,794 who died of wounds, and 21,853 wounded.
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Six German surface raiders operated in Australian waters at different times between 1940 and 1943. These ships sank a small number of merchant ships and the Australian light cruiser HMAS Sydney. The German submarine U-862also carried out attacks in Australian waters in late 1944 and early 1945. Japanese submarines operated in Australian waters from...
Although Darwin experienced its first air raid on 19 February 1942, which had devastating consequences, the Australian government responded quickly to the situation. The enemy air raids on Darwin on 19 February involved over 260 aircraft, and subsequent raids in April, June, July, and November 1942, and March 1943 were carried out with forces of 30...
AWM, (1990). Bombing of Darwin. Australian War Memorial. https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/E84294Clayton, Mark (April 1986). "The north Australian air war, 1942–1944". Journal of the Australian War Memorial. Canberra: Australian War Memorial (8): 33–45. ISSN 0729-6274.Frei, Henry P. (1991). Japan's Southward Advance and Australia. From the Sixteenth Century to World War II. Melbourne: Melbourne University Press. ISBN 0-522-84392-1.Learn about the February 19, 1942, Japanese bombing of the Australian city of Darwin, Northern Territory, and Australia's involvement in World War II. After the Japanese attacked the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (December 7, 1941), however, the focus shifted homeward. The Japanese victories of the following months more than fulfilled ...
Memorial Articles. Second World War, 1939–45. On 3 September 1939 Prime Minister Robert Gordon Menzies announced the beginning of Australia's involvement in the Second World War on every national and commercial radio station in Australia. Almost a million Australians, both men and women, served in the Second World War.
Australia and the Second World War. Australia at War (3 September 1939) On 3 September 1939, Prime Minister Robert Gordon Menzies announced that Australia was at war with Germany.
As a proportion of its population, the Australian Army was ultimately one of the largest Allied armies during World War II. Casualties included 11,323 killed in action, 1,794 who died of wounds, and 21,853 wounded.
