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Pages in category "Australian military personnel of World War II" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 235 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The first four were for actions in the War in Afghanistan while Sheean's was for actions during World War II. The Imperial VC has been awarded to 96 Australians—91 were received for actions whilst serving with Australian forces, and another five to former members of the Australian forces then serving with South African and British forces.
Australian military personnel of World War II (9 C, 235 P) Pages in category "Australian people of World War II" The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total.
Pages in category "Australian Army personnel of World War II" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 1,274 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Australia entered World War II on 3 September 1939, following the government's acceptance of the United Kingdom's declaration of war on Nazi Germany. Australia later entered into a state of war with other members of the Axis powers, including the Kingdom of Italy on 11 June 1940, [1] and the Empire of Japan on 9 December 1941. [2]
The war, also known as World War II (WWII), was a global military conflict that involved a majority of the world's nations, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis. The war involved the mobilisation of more than 100 million military personnel, making it the most widespread war ...
This is a category listing, which serves as an index of existing Wikipedia articles about Australian recipients of the Victoria Cross in World War II. It is not intended to be an exhaustive listing of all recipients.
Australian people of World War II (2 C, 21 P) B. Australian World War II battalions (96 P) Battles and operations of World War II involving Australia (6 C, 27 P)