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Australian Military History
Focusing on specific events, people and groups throughout the history of Australia at arms.http://bit.ly/australianmilitaryhistory-surveyamhp.media@gmail.compatreon.com/user?u=46029761 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The Battle of Rafa
With the capture of Magdhaba and with El Arish more or less secured, the Desert Column was poised to leave the Sinai behind and entre Palestine. There...
Interview - Tom Gilling
Start Digging You Bastards is the new book from Tom Gilling, following the deeds of the Australian 9th Division during the Battle of El Alamein. This...
Guest Episode - Aussies In Yugoslavia
Something different this month as this is a topic I knew absolutely nothing about. Fortunately, someone who does know all about it is Edmund Goldrick,...
77th Squadron RAAF in Korea
At the outbreak of the Korean War, the 77th Squadron were just packing up to leave Japan after five years with the occupation forces. Within a week th...
Between Finschhafen and Sattelberg Part 3
The Japanese thrust had managed to drive a wedge between the 24th Brigade and the 20th Brigade of the 9th Division. But the fighting had left the Japa...
Between Finschhafen and Sattelberg Part 2
Having been forced out of Finschhafen and Jivevaneng, the Japanese forces on the Huon Peninsula launched a counter-attack, aimed at recapturing the Au...
Between Finschhafen and Sattelberg Part 1
With the fall of Finshhafen, the 20th Brigade of the 9th Division was keen to push on to their next major objective in the Huon Peninsula campaign; Sa...
Nancy Wake
Born in New Zealand, Nancy Wake grew up in Australia. At her first opportunity she took off overseas and, after training as a journalist, found hersel...
The Battle of Fromelles Part 4
With the 15th Brigade all be annihilated, the 14th and 8th Brigades tried desperately to hold onto their gains. But with their right flank open and th...
The Battle of Fromelles Part 3
With the initial attack halted, the men of the 5th Australian Division set about holding onto what they had managed to take. But confusion and lack of...
Military Structure
As promised, something to break up the Fromelles episodes a bit. I present unto Thee an attempt to explain the structure of the Australian Army throug...
The Battle of Fromelles Part 2
With all the planning done and dusted, there was nothing left to do except get going. The British 183rd and 184th Divisions, forming the right flank o...
The Battle of Fromelles Part 1
On 1st July 1916, General Haig launched his now infamous Somme Offensive. The opening days had been disastrous and something needed to be done to assi...
HMAS Sydney (II)
Taken on strength with the Royal Australian Navy between the wars and named for her sister ship who had sunk the German raider Emden during WW1, HMAS...
Battle of FSB Coral In Their Own Words
In this episode I am talking with Mal Murray, Peter Harrower and Jim Smith, veterans of the fighting at Fire Support Base Coral. No more needs to be s...
The Battles of FSB Coral and FSB Balmoral
In January 1968, the North Vietnamese Forces launched the Tet Offensive. They suffered server casualties during the opening phases of this attack and...
The Battle of Retimo
After the evacuation of Greece, New Zealand, British and Australian troops prepared to defend the airfields of Crete. The Australians concentrated on...
Brallos Pass
As the fighting at Pinios Gorge was reaching its peak, the majority of W Force moved back through Larissa heading for the next defensive position on t...
Pinios Gorge
With the Germans pushing through the Metaxas Line, their invasion of Greece gained momentum as they pushed south. The British, Australian and New Zeal...
Major James Francis Thomas
As the defence lawyer for Morant, Handcock and Whitton during the Boer War, the story of Major Thomas is often overshadowed by events of the Courts Ma...
The Battle of Maryang San Part 3
With Hill 317 in the safe hands of 3RAR, all that remained was for the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers to take Hill 217 and 3RAR to take Sierra feature...
The Battle of Maryang San Part 2
With Hill 355 secured, the focus of the fighting turned to the main objective, Hill 317 and its neigbouring feature Hill 217. 3RAR would make the assa...
The Battle of Maryang San Part 1
In 1951 the combatant nations of the Korean War had finally come to the negotiating table, raising hopes that the Korean War would soon be over. But w...
Damien Parer
When the Second AIF headed to war, a little known photographer named Damien Parer was with them. Having made a reputation in the fledgling Australian...
The Fall of Rabaul Part 2
With the port town of Rabaul captured by the Japanese, the men of Lark Force began their retreat. Two main escape routes developed, one to the north a...
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The Fall of Rabaul Part 1
The war in Europe seemed a long way off for the inhabitants of New Britain and there was no real urgency from the Australian Chiefs of Staff to secure...
The August 1915 Offensive Part 3
By the morning of the 7th August 1915, British troops were landing at Suvla Bay, , the left assaulting column was taking off for its part in proceedin...
The August 1915 Offensive Part 2
With all the planning in place, it was time to put it all into action. Starting with a diversionary attack from Tasmania Post, the Allied attempt to b...
The August 1915 Offensive Part 1
By August 1915, the Gallipoli Campaign had ground to a halt. Thousands of Allied troops had advanced not much further than they had on the first day o...
Battle of Finschhafen Part 3
With the battle on a knife's edge, General Windeyer has to decide where to send his 20th Brigade for the best chance at finally breaking into Finschha...
Battle of Finschhafen Part 2
Having established themselves around the Scarlet Beach and securing the village of Katika, the troops of the 20th Brigade began to push south towards...
Battle of Finschhafen Part 1
With Lae and Salamaua now in Allied hands, the next step in the expulsion of the Japanese from New Guinea would take place in Finschhafen. The 9th Div...
RAAF in Vietnam
While the main focus of Australia's involvement in Vietnam tends to be on the army, the army lads could not have done their job without the support fr...
The Battle of Kapyong Valley Part 2
Having held off the Chinese offensive overnight, the Australians of 3RAR were in a tricky spot. They were running dangerously low on ammunition and me...
The Battle of Kapyong Valley Part 1
In April 1951, as troops from 3RAR were resting and preparing for Anzac Day commemorations, the Chinese army launched its largest offensive since its...
Yule, Christmas, Holiday
Happy Yule, Merry Christmas, Happy Holiday everyone. If you can't be good, be good at it. And if you're not in bed by midnight, go home......
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Reg Saunders
Coming from a long line of Indigenous servicemen, going all the way back to the Boer War, Reg Saunders joined the Second AIF in 1940. He would see act...
Buna-Gona-Sanananda Part 3
After weeks of heavy fighting, only Gona had been successfully wrenched from the Japanese forces. The Australian 21st and 25th Brigades were worn out,...
Buna-Gona-Sanananda Part 2
With Allied forces checked at Buna and on the Sanananda Track, the campaign hinged on the Australian attack to seize the westernmost village on the Ja...