6th Australian Division

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Australian Army formation infantry division military unit

The 6th Australian Division was a World War II infantry division of the Australian Army that saw extensive combat in campaigns across North Africa, Greece, the Middle East, and the Pacific.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
6th Australian Division canonical	2
6th Division (Australia)	1
Australian Army 6th Division	1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Australian Army formation ⓘ infantry division ⓘ military unit ⓘ
activeDuring	1939–1945 ⓘ
allegiance	British Commonwealth NERFINISHED ⓘ
awarded	unit battle honours ⓘ
branch	Australian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ
component	16th Brigade NERFINISHED ⓘ 17th Brigade NERFINISHED ⓘ 19th Brigade NERFINISHED ⓘ 2/1st Field Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ 2/2nd Field Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ 2/3rd Field Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ divisional cavalry regiment ⓘ engineer units ⓘ logistics units ⓘ signals units ⓘ
conflict	World War II ⓘ surface form: Second World War
country	Australia ⓘ
disbandedIn	1945 ⓘ
engagement	Aitape–Wewak campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Bardia NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Derna NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Keren (detachments) NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Mechili NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Thermopylae (1941) NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Tobruk (1941 capture) NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Vevi NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Wewak NERFINISHED ⓘ Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ North Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ Syria–Lebanon NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Desert campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ
formedIn	1939 ⓘ
garrison	Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableCommander	Iven Mackay NERFINISHED ⓘ Jack Stevens NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Blamey NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor	first Australian division to fight in World War II ⓘ operations in both Mediterranean and Pacific theatres ⓘ
partOf	Second Australian Imperial Force NERFINISHED ⓘ
raisedFor	overseas service ⓘ
role	amphibious operations support ⓘ jungle warfare ⓘ offensive operations ⓘ
size	division ⓘ
theatre	Greek campaign ⓘ Middle East theatre of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ North African campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific War NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

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

Aitape–Wewak campaign → involvedUnitAllied → 6th Australian Division ⓘ

Iven Mackay → affiliation → 6th Australian Division ⓘ

this entity surface form: Australian Army 6th Division

British Western Desert Force → component → 6th Australian Division ⓘ

Second Australian Imperial Force → component → 6th Australian Division ⓘ

this entity surface form: 6th Division (Australia)