2/33rd Battalion (Australia)
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The 2/33rd Battalion (Australia) was an infantry battalion of the Second Australian Imperial Force that served with distinction in the Middle East and Pacific campaigns during World War II.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Australian Army unit
ⓘ
Second Australian Imperial Force unit ⓘ infantry battalion ⓘ |
| allegiance | Commonwealth of Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Australian War Memorial collections ⓘ |
| awarded |
battle honours for Borneo operations
ⓘ
battle honours for Middle East operations ⓘ battle honours for New Guinea operations ⓘ |
| branch | Australian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaign |
Aitape–Wewak campaign
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Buna–Gona campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Kokoda Track campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ New Guinea campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ North African campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Syria–Lebanon campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| disbandedAfter | the end of World War II ⓘ |
| disbandedIn | 1946 ⓘ |
| engagement |
Battle of Buna–Gona
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Damour NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Jezzine NERFINISHED ⓘ Kokoda Track fighting NERFINISHED ⓘ operations around Aitape ⓘ operations around Wewak ⓘ |
| formedIn | 1940 ⓘ |
| garrison |
Borneo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Middle East NERFINISHED ⓘ New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motto | not known ⓘ |
| notableCasualties | significant losses from combat and air attack during World War II ⓘ |
| notableEvent | suffered heavy casualties in a 1943 air raid at Jackson’s Airfield near Port Moresby ⓘ |
| notableFor | service in both Middle East and Pacific campaigns ⓘ |
| partOf | Second Australian Imperial Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| raisedFor | all-volunteer expeditionary force ⓘ |
| raisedFrom | volunteers from New South Wales ⓘ |
| raisedUnder | Second Australian Imperial Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | frontline infantry operations ⓘ |
| servedWith | 7th Division (Australia) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| size | battalion ⓘ |
| theatre |
Middle East theatre of World War II
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pacific theatre of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| type | infantry ⓘ |
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