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During World War II many enemy aliens were interned in Australia under the National Security Act 1939. RAAF march in November 1941 City Hall filled for Soviet Aid meeting, Brisbane, October 1941 Prisoners of war were also sent to Australia from other Allied countries as were their enemy aliens for internment in Australia.
As the threat to Australia on the home front declined, the VAOC's role was expanded to include coast watching, assisting air traffic control, weather reporting and fire spotting. The VAOC was staffed by civilian volunteers and reached an estimated peak strength in 1944 of about 24,000 personnel and 2,656 Observation Posts.
World War II cost thousands of Australian lives and consumed a large portion of the national income. During the war, 27,073 members of the Australian military were either killed, died of wounds or died while prisoners of war. Of these, 9,572 were killed in the war against Germany and Italy and 17,501 in the war against Japan.
The VDC was established in July 1940 by the Returned and Services League of Australia (RSL) and was initially composed of ex-servicemen who had served in World War I. [1] The government took over control of the VDC in May 1941, and gave the organisation the role of training for guerrilla warfare , collecting local intelligence and providing ...
The Second Army was a field army of the Australian Army, during World War II.Raised in April 1942 from the existing HQ Home Forces, the formation remained in Australia throughout the war and was responsible for commanding forces in the Australian eastern states.
Anti-aircraft defences of Australia during World War II; Aso Mining forced labor controversy; Australia in the War of 1939–1945; Australian Army during World War II; Australian casualties of World War II; Australian contribution to the Battle of Normandy
II Corps was an Australian Army corps, one of three that were raised by the Army during the Second World War.Formed in mid-1942 as part of defensive measures to protect the eastern coast of Australia from invasion, the corps was initially composed mainly of home defence troops drawn from the Militia.
Military history of Australia during World War II (15 C, 78 P) N. New South Wales in World War II (1 C, 2 P) P. ... Australian home front during World War II; C.