21st Brigade
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The 21st Brigade was an infantry formation of the Australian Army that served as part of the 7th Australian Division in key campaigns during the Second World War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 21st Brigade canonical | 1 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Australian Army formation
ⓘ
infantry brigade ⓘ |
| alliedWith |
British Empire forces
NERFINISHED
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United States forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| branch | Australian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| disbanded | post-1945 ⓘ |
| era | Second World War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garrisoned |
Australia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Middle East NERFINISHED ⓘ New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryFormationType | brigade ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Brigadier Ivan Dougherty
NERFINISHED
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Brigadier Jack Stevens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Axis powers
NERFINISHED
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Imperial Japanese Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Aitape–Wewak campaign
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Bardia NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Crete NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Eora Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Gona NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Isurava NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Tobruk (1941) NERFINISHED ⓘ Kokoda Track campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ New Guinea campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ North African campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Syria–Lebanon campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
7th Australian Division
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Second Australian Imperial Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| raised | 1939 ⓘ |
| role | infantry ⓘ |
| serviceNumbering | Second AIF unit (prefix 2/) ⓘ |
| subordinateUnit |
2/14th Battalion (Australia)
NERFINISHED
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2/16th Battalion (Australia) NERFINISHED ⓘ 2/27th Battalion (Australia) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theatre |
Mediterranean theatre of World War II
NERFINISHED
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Middle East NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific War NERFINISHED ⓘ South West Pacific Area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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