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  2. Proposed Japanese invasion of Australia during World War II

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    After the fall of Singapore in February 1942, the Australian government, the military and the people were deeply alarmed by the possibility of a Japanese invasion. Widespread fear led to an expansion of Australia's military and war economy, as well as closer links with the United States. [3] [4]

  3. Australia in World War II - Wikipedia

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    World War II cost thousands of Australian lives and consumed a large portion of the national income. During the war, 27,073 members of the Australian military were either killed, died of wounds or died while prisoners of war. Of these, 9,572 were killed in the war against Germany and Italy and 17,501 in the war against Japan.

  4. Japanese air raids on Australia - Wikipedia

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    The explosion of the MV Neptuna, hit during the first Japanese air raid on Darwin.In the foreground is HMAS Deloraine, which escaped damage.. The bombing of Darwin on 19 February 1942 was both the first and the largest attack mounted by Japan against mainland Australia, when four Japanese aircraft carriers (Akagi, Kaga, Hiryū and Sōryū) launched a total of 188 aircraft from a position in ...

  5. Western Australian emergency of March 1944 - Wikipedia

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    In February 1944, the Combined Fleet, the Imperial Japanese Navy's main striking force, withdrew from its base at Truk in the Central Pacific to Palau and Singapore. The appearance of a powerful naval force at Singapore alarmed the Allies, as it was feared that these ships would conduct raids into the Indian Ocean and against Western Australia. [9]

  6. Abe becomes first Japan PM to visit Australia's Darwin since ...

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    Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday became Japan's first leader to visit the Australian city of Darwin since it was bombed by Japanese forces during World War Two, underlining the strength of ...

  7. Japan during World War II - Wikipedia

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    The Japanese military before and during World War II committed numerous atrocities against civilian and military personnel. Its surprise attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, prior to a declaration of war and without warning killed 2,403 neutral military personnel and civilians and wounded 1,247 others.

  8. The Naval Powerhouses That Shattered Japan’s WW2 Ambitions

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    The USS Enterprise (CV-6), an aircraft carrier, was the most decorated American naval vessel to fight in World War II and played a crucial role. During the war, Enterprise guns and planes shot ...

  9. Australian Army during World War II - Wikipedia

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    Japan's rapid advance south had been unexpected, [114] and the perceived threat of invasion led to a major expansion of the Australian military. By mid-1942 the Army had a strength of ten infantry divisions, three armoured divisions and hundreds of other units. [ 115 ]