2/6th Cavalry Commando Regiment

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The 2/6th Cavalry Commando Regiment was an Australian Army reconnaissance and commando unit of the Second World War that saw extensive combat in the Pacific theatre.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Australian Army unit
World War II military unit
activeDuring 1939–1945
allegiance Allies of World War II NERFINISHED
branch Australian Army NERFINISHED
campaign Aitape–Wewak campaign NERFINISHED
New Guinea campaign NERFINISHED
North African campaign NERFINISHED
Syria–Lebanon campaign NERFINISHED
component 2/10th Commando Squadron NERFINISHED
2/7th Commando Squadron NERFINISHED
2/9th Commando Squadron NERFINISHED
conflict World War II
surface form: Second World War
country Australia
disbandedIn 1946
equipment armoured cars
light tanks
small arms
formedFrom 2/6th Cavalry Regiment NERFINISHED
garrison Australia NERFINISHED
nickname Sixth Divisional Cavalry (early war) NERFINISHED
notableCommander Henry Berryman NERFINISHED
Maurice Fergusson NERFINISHED
notableEngagement Battle of Bardia NERFINISHED
Battle of Tobruk (1941) NERFINISHED
Battle of Wewak NERFINISHED
notableFor extensive combat in the Pacific theatre
transition from cavalry to commando role
operationalEnvironment desert
jungle
mountainous terrain
partOf Second Australian Imperial Force NERFINISHED
precededBy 2/6th Cavalry Regiment NERFINISHED
primaryOpponents German Army NERFINISHED
Imperial Japanese Army NERFINISHED
Italian Army NERFINISHED
role long-range patrol
raiding
reconnaissance
serviceBranchType cavalry
commandos
theatre Pacific War NERFINISHED

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Aitape–Wewak campaign involvedUnitAllied 2/6th Cavalry Commando Regiment