7th Australian Division

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Australian Army formation infantry division military unit

The 7th Australian Division was a key infantry formation of the Australian Army in World War II, noted for its major combat operations in the Middle East, New Guinea, and the Pacific.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
7th Australian Division canonical 5
7th Division (Australia) 2
Australian 7th Division 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Australian Army formation ⓘ
infantry division ⓘ
military unit ⓘ
allegiance Commonwealth of Australia ⓘ
alsoKnownAs 7th Division ⓘ
The Silent Seventh ⓘ
branch Australian Army ⓘ
componentUnit Australian 18th Brigade ⓘ
surface form: 18th Brigade

2/2nd Pioneer Battalion ⓘ
2/3rd Machine Gun Battalion ⓘ
2/4th Field Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery ⓘ
2/5th Field Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery ⓘ
2/6th Field Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery ⓘ
21st Brigade ⓘ
25th Brigade ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
surface form: Second World War
country Australia ⓘ
disbandedOn 1946 ⓘ
engagement Battle of Balikpapan (1945) ⓘ
Battle of Bardia ⓘ
Battle of Brigade Hill ⓘ
Battle of Buna–Gona ⓘ
Battle of Damour ⓘ
Battle of Isurava ⓘ
Battle of Milne Bay ⓘ
surface form: Battle of Milne Bay (elements)

Siege of Tobruk ⓘ
surface form: Battle of Tobruk (relief operations vicinity)

Borneo campaign (1945) ⓘ
Defence of Australia (World War II) ⓘ
New Guinea campaign ⓘ
surface form: Kokoda Track campaign

Markham and Ramu Valley campaign ⓘ
Syrian–Lebanese campaign ⓘ
surface form: Syria–Lebanon campaign
formedOn 1940 ⓘ
garrison Middle East ⓘ
New Guinea ⓘ
Queensland, Australia (training and staging) ⓘ
higherCommand Australian I Corps ⓘ
surface form: I Corps (Australia)

II Corps (Australia) ⓘ
notableCommander Arthur Allen ⓘ
Edward Milford ⓘ
George Vasey ⓘ
John Lavarack ⓘ
notableFor major combat operations in New Guinea ⓘ
major combat operations in the Middle East ⓘ
major combat operations in the Pacific ⓘ
partOf Second Australian Imperial Force ⓘ
size division ⓘ
theatre Middle East theatre of World War II ⓘ
New Guinea campaign ⓘ
Pacific Theater of Operations ⓘ
surface form: Pacific theatre of World War II
type infantry ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Borneo campaign (1945) → notableUnit → 7th Australian Division ⓘ
Finisterre Range campaign → combatant → 7th Australian Division ⓘ
this entity surface form: Australian 7th Division
Battle of Jezzine → combatant → 7th Australian Division ⓘ
this entity surface form: 7th Division (Australia)
Battle of Merdjayoun → combatantUnit → 7th Australian Division ⓘ
Battle of Damour → primaryAttackingForce → 7th Australian Division ⓘ
Australian I Corps → componentUnit → 7th Australian Division ⓘ
Battle of Balikpapan (1945) → unitInvolved → 7th Australian Division ⓘ
Second Australian Imperial Force → component → 7th Australian Division ⓘ
this entity surface form: 7th Division (Australia)