2/43rd Battalion (Australia)
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2-43rd-battalion-australia-301-13857888
title:
2/43rd Battalion (Australia)
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The 2/43rd Battalion was an infantry battalion of the Australian Army. Raised in July 1940 in South Australia as part of the 24th Brigade, the battalion was initially part of the 8th Division, until the 24th Brigade was re-allocated to the 9th Division in late 1940. It was with this formation that the 2/43rd saw service in the Middle East in 1941–1942, taking part in the fighting at Tobruk and in the First and Second Battles of El Alamein. It also undertook garrison duties in Syria, before retu
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Military unit
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2/43rd_Battalion_(Australia)
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2024-01-08T14:48:09Z
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