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North African Campaign Commences.

Australian troops arrive in Egypt.

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January:

Battle of Bardia - (Libya).

Battle of Tobruk.

April:

Battle of Greece.

Siege of Tobruk begins.

May:

Battle of Crete.

June-July:

Syria-Lebanon Campaign Against Vichy French troops.

November:

Siege of Tobruk ends.

December:

7th December - Japan attacks Pearl Harbour in the US state of Hawaii - Declaring War on the US.

8th December - US declares War on Japan.

9th December - Australia Declares War on Japan.

11th December - Germany declares War on the US. The US declares War on Germany.

https://youtu.be/A2kSnlS4xX8

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February:

15,000 Australian troops captured in the Fall of Singapore.

Japanese Bombing of Darwin.

https://youtu.be/n3aJXSysC9Y

March - November:

Battle of Timor

May:

Battle of the Coral Sea.

July - November:

Kokoda Track Campaign (Papua new Guinea)

August - September:

Battle of Milne Bay - First land victory over Japanese troops in Papua New Guinea.

November - January (1943):

Battle of Buna-Gona in Papua New Guinea.

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January - February:

Battle of Wau. (New Guinea)

September:

Battle of Lae. (New Guinea)

October - December:

Huon Peninsula Campaign begins. (New Guinea)

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Ongoing:

Aitape -Wewak Campaign (Northern New Guinea)

Bougainville Campaign (Naval and Land Battles in Solomon Islands)

https://youtu.be/wPlVrYnOC8s

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May-June:

Battle of Tarakan (Borneo)

June:

Battle of Labuan (Island off Borneo)

July:

Battle of Balikpapan (Last Major Battle For Australian Troops, Dutch East Indies)

August:

The US drops an atomic bomb on Hiroshima 6th August and Nagasaki on the 9th.

https://youtu.be/gltrQGcLcAU

Japanese Surrenders 15th August 1945, (Surrender documents signed on September 2nd, 1945 on the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay.)

Post War:

Australian Troops are part of occupying forces in Japan.