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The 8th Division was an infantry division of ... fresh volunteers for overseas service following Allied reverses in Europe. [1] ... of Australia states ...
8th Rifle Division (Soviet Union), Soviet Union; 8th Guards Airborne Division, Soviet Union; 8th Guards Rifle Division, later 8th Guards Motor Rifle Division, Soviet Union; 8th Motor Rifle Division NKVD; 8th Infantry Division (United Kingdom) 8th Infantry Division (United States) 8th Jäger Division (Wehrmacht), Germany
For the purposes of Australian (and joint Australia-New Zealand) intergovernmental bodies, the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory are treated as if they were states. Each state has a governor , appointed by the monarch (currently King Charles III ), which by convention he does on the advice of the state premier. [ 49 ]
Despite the loss of the 8th Division in February 1942, the Army reached its peak strength of eleven infantry divisions and three armoured divisions later that year. [1] This force was larger than what the Australian economy could support, however, and was gradually reduced in size. [ 2 ]
Australian 8th Division; British 8th Infantry Division; ... (Soviet Union) 16th Armored Division (United States) 16th Infantry Division (Belgium) 17th 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 ...
While most Australian units in the Pacific Theatre fought in the SWPA, hundreds of Australians were posted to British units in Burma and India. These included 45 men from the 8th Division who volunteered to train Chinese guerrillas with the British Mission 204 in southern China and served there from February to September 1942. [196]
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