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The 8th Division was an infantry division of the Australian Army, formed during World War II as part of the all-volunteer Second Australian Imperial Force.The 8th Division was raised from volunteers for overseas service from July 1940 onwards.
The 2/15th Field Regiment was an Australian Army field artillery regiment that served during the Second World War.Raised in late 1940 as part of the Second Australian Imperial Force (2nd AIF), the regiment was assigned to the 8th Division.
Established on 15 July 1940 as part of the 8th Australian Division, the brigade's headquarters was opened at Wallgrove, New South Wales. Under the command of Brigadier Harold Taylor , the brigade consisted of three infantry battalions – the 2/18th , 2/19th and 2/20th – and was supported by the 2/10th Field Regiment , which was initially ...
In March 1901, the Australian Army came into existence as the Commonwealth Military Forces through the amalgamation of the former colonies military forces. The existing regiments and battalions of the colonies were reorganised and renumbered due to their absorption into the national army and subsequently formed the first military units of a united Australia.
The 2/9th Cavalry (Commando) Regiment was formed in July 1940 at Seymour, Victoria as part of the Second Australian Imperial Force of the Australian Army.Initially, it was designated the "8th Division Cavalry Regiment"; however, it was redesignated as the "9th Division Cavalry Regiment" in February 1941 when the 8th Division was sent to Malaya without its armoured elements, which were ...
8th Division (Australia) 8th Canadian Infantry Division; 8th Air Division (People's Republic of China) 8th Division (1st Formation) (People's Republic of China), 1949–1952; 8th Infantry Division (France) 8th Division (German Empire) 8th Ersatz Division (German Empire) 8th Landwehr Division (German Empire)
The 8th Military District was an administrative district of the Australian Army. During the Second World War, the 8th Military District covered the Territory of New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and the New Hebrides, with its headquarters firstly at Rabaul and later at Port Moresby. In 1942, the 8th Military District was converted into New Guinea ...
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