Australian Army

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army land warfare branch

The Australian Army is the principal land warfare force of Australia, known for its participation in major conflicts such as both World Wars, the Korean and Vietnam Wars, and numerous peacekeeping and regional security operations.

Aliases (10)

Statements (83)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	army → land warfare branch →
abbreviation	AUS Army → Australian Army →
allegiance	Charles III, King of Australia → Commonwealth of Australia →
commanderTitle	Chief of Army → Chief of the Defence Force → Minister for Defence →
component	Army Reserve → Regular Army →
conflict	Bougainville peacekeeping → Cambodia peacekeeping operations → East Timor intervention (INTERFET) → First World War → Gulf War → Indonesian Confrontation → Iraq War (2003–2011) → Korean War → Malayan Emergency → Rwanda peacekeeping operations → Second World War → Sinai peacekeeping operations → Solomon Islands intervention (RAMSI) → Somalia peacekeeping operations → United Nations missions in the Middle East → Vietnam War → War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) →
country	Australia →
doctrine	combined arms operations → manoeuvre warfare →
engagement	ANZAC operations in Gallipoli → Middle East campaigns in World War II → Pacific campaigns in World War II → Western Front campaigns in World War I →
foundingDate	1901-03-01 →
garrison	Russell Offices, Canberra →
hasUnit	1st Commando Regiment → 1st Division (Australia) → 2nd Commando Regiment → 2nd Division (Australia) → 51st Battalion, Far North Queensland Regiment → Australian Army Aviation Corps → Australian Army Cadets → Forces Command (Australia) → Norforce (North-West Mobile Force) → Pilbara Regiment → Royal Australian Armoured Corps → Royal Australian Army Medical Corps → Royal Australian Army Ordnance Corps → Royal Australian Artillery → Royal Australian Corps of Signals → Royal Australian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers → Royal Australian Engineers → Royal Australian Regiment → Special Air Service Regiment → Special Operations Command (Australia) →
headquartersLocation	Canberra →
historicalName	Australian Military Forces →
language	English →
motto	Duty and Honour →
notableDay	ANZAC Day (25 April) → Army Birthday (1 March) →
parentOrganization	Department of Defence (Australia) →
partOf	Australian Defence Force →
precededBy	colonial military forces of Australia →
role	ground combat operations → land warfare →
serviceBranchOf	Australian Defence Force →
type	professional volunteer military force →
uniformColor	Australian Multicam Camouflage Uniform →
usesEquipment	ASLAV armoured vehicle → Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicle → Eurocopter EC665 Tiger (ARH) → F88 Austeyr rifle → F90 rifle → Hawkei Protected Mobility Vehicle (Light) → M1A1 Abrams main battle tank → M777 howitzer → MAG 58 machine gun → MRH-90 Taipan helicopter (phasing out) → Tiger ARH helicopter (with Army Aviation) →
website	https://www.army.gov.au/ →

Referenced by (114)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
1st Commando Regiment → 1st Division (Australia) → 2nd Commando Regiment → 2nd Division (Australia) → Army Reserve (Australia) → Australian 9th Division → Australian Army Aviation Corps → Australian Flying Corps → Forces Command (Australia) → Norforce → Pilbara Regiment → Royal Australian Armoured Corps → Royal Australian Army Medical Corps → Royal Australian Army Ordnance Corps → Royal Australian Artillery → Royal Australian Corps of Signals → Royal Australian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers → Royal Australian Engineers → Royal Australian Regiment → Royal Military College, Duntroon → Special Air Service Regiment → Special Operations Command (Australia) →	partOf
David Hurley → Forces Command (Australia) → Gordon Bennett → Pacific theater commands → Royal Australian Artillery → Royal Australian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers → Royal Australian Engineers → Royal Australian Regiment → Sir John Monash → Thomas Blamey → Wilfrid Kent Hughes →	militaryBranch
Australian Multicam Camouflage Uniform → Carl-Gustaf recoilless rifle → Duntroon estate → F88 Austeyr → K9 Thunder → Lieutenant (Australian Army) ("Australian Regular Army") → M1 Abrams → M198 howitzer → M777 howitzer → RAAF Base Edinburgh → RBS 70 →	usedBy
1st Division (Australia) → 51st Battalion, Far North Queensland Regiment → Army Reserve (Australia) → Australian 9th Division → Royal Australian Artillery → Royal Australian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers → Royal Military College, Duntroon → Special Air Service Regiment → Special Operations Command (Australia) →	branch
2nd Division (Australia) → Commander, I Australian Corps → Lieutenant (Australian Army) → Royal Australian Armoured Corps → Royal Australian Engineers → Special Operations Command (Australia) →	serviceBranch
Battle of Malaya → Battle of Singapore → Invasion of Rabaul →	belligerent
Australian Army Cadets → Royal Military College, Duntroon → Royal Military College, Duntroon →	operatedBy
Australian Army ("AUS Army") → Australian Army →	abbreviation
British Eighth Army ("Australian forces") → United States Army Forces in the Far East →	alliedWith
Duntroon, Canberra → Tobruk ("Australian Army in World War II") →	associatedWith
Cartwheel → South-East Asian theatre of World War II →	involvedForce
Operation Okra → Operation Postern →	involves
No. 3 Squadron Australian Flying Corps → Royal Australian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers →	service
Pilbara Regiment →	alliance
Chief of the General Staff (Australia) →	appliesTo
Commander, I Australian Corps →	appliesToJurisdiction
Royal Australian Armoured Corps →	branchOf
Peter Cosgrove →	branchOfService
Australian Army Cadets →	branchOfServiceModelledOn
Lieutenant (Australian Army) ("Australian Army officers") →	category
Battle of Ambon →	defender
Hawkei Protected Mobility Vehicle (Light) →	designedFor
Eurocopter Tiger →	enteredServiceWith
Australian Army Aviation Corps →	establishedBy
Royal Military College, Duntroon ("Australian Army Headquarters") →	governingBody
Chief of the Defence Force →	hasAuthorityOver
Australian Defence Force →	hasBranch
Allied Land Forces ("Australian Army units") →	hasComponent
Chief of the General Staff (Australia) →	hasJurisdiction
British Commonwealth forces →	hasMember
Sinai peacekeeping operations →	hasParticipant
Australian Army ("Australian Military Forces") →	historicalName
Australian Multicam Camouflage Uniform →	introducedBy
Borneo Confrontation →	involvedMilitaryUnit
Royal Australian Armoured Corps →	isPrincipalArmouredBranchOf
Borneo campaign (1945) →	mainForce
Middle East theatre of World War II →	notableUnit
Eurocopter EC665 Tiger (ARH) →	operator
10th Army (Italy) →	opponent
Department of Defence (Australia) →	oversees
South West Pacific Area →	participant
Operation Okra →	participatingBranch
Operation Chronicle →	participatingForce
Australian Defence Force Academy →	preparesForServiceIn
Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicle →	primaryUser
NH90 →	primaryUsers
Commander, Allied Land Forces, South West Pacific Area →	serviceOfFirstHolder
Australian Multicam Camouflage Uniform ("Australian Army soldiers") →	standardIssueFor
Army Reserve (Australia) ("Regular Army (Australia)") →	supports
Japan Ground Self-Defense Force →	trainingPartner