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- 6th_Battalion_(Australia) abstract "The 2/6th Battalion was an infantry battalion of the Australian Army that served during the Second World War. It was raised at Puckapunyal, Victoria on 25 October 1939 as part of the Second Australian Imperial Force, and was attached to the 17th Brigade of the 6th Division. The 2/6th fought in Libya, Greece and Crete before serving as an occupation force in Syria. In 1942 the battalion returned to Australia to meet the threat of the Japanese advance in New Guinea and subsequently undertook two campaigns there. The first of these campaigns was undertaken in 1943 when they were involved in the defence of Wau and the advance on Salamaua and then again in 1944–45 when they took part in the Aitape–Wewak campaign. Following the end of the war the battalion embarked to return to Australia on 13 December 1945 and disbanded at Puckapunyal on 18 February 1946.During the war, the battalion lost 179 men killed and 335 wounded. Members of the battalion received the following decorations: 4 DSOs, 15 MCs, 5 DCMs, 35 MMs, and 63 MIDs.".
- 6th_Battalion_(Australia) activeYearsEndYear "1946".
- 6th_Battalion_(Australia) activeYearsStartYear "1939".
- 6th_Battalion_(Australia) battle Aitape%E2%80%93Wewak_campaign.
- 6th_Battalion_(Australia) battle Battle_of_Greece.
- 6th_Battalion_(Australia) battle New_Guinea_campaign.
- 6th_Battalion_(Australia) battle North_African_Campaign.
- 6th_Battalion_(Australia) battle Syria%E2%80%93Lebanon_Campaign.
- 6th_Battalion_(Australia) battle World_War_II.
- 6th_Battalion_(Australia) colourName "Purple over Red".
- 6th_Battalion_(Australia) commandStructure 17th_Brigade_(Australia).
- 6th_Battalion_(Australia) commandStructure 6th_Division_(Australia).
- 6th_Battalion_(Australia) country Australia.
- 6th_Battalion_(Australia) disbanded "1946-02-18".
- 6th_Battalion_(Australia) identificationSymbol "90px".
- 6th_Battalion_(Australia) militaryBranch Australian_Army.
- 6th_Battalion_(Australia) militaryUnitSize "~800–1,000 men".
- 6th_Battalion_(Australia) motto ""Nothing over us"".
- 6th_Battalion_(Australia) thumbnail 2nd_6th_Battalion_AIF_UCP.PNG?width=300.
- 6th_Battalion_(Australia) type Infantry.
- 6th_Battalion_(Australia) wikiPageID "2565326".
- 6th_Battalion_(Australia) wikiPageRevisionID "535427800".
- 6th_Battalion_(Australia) battles Aitape%E2%80%93Wewak_campaign.
- 6th_Battalion_(Australia) battles Battle_of_Greece.
- 6th_Battalion_(Australia) battles New_Guinea_campaign.
- 6th_Battalion_(Australia) battles North_African_Campaign.
- 6th_Battalion_(Australia) battles Syria%E2%80%93Lebanon_Campaign.
- 6th_Battalion_(Australia) battles World_War_II.
- 6th_Battalion_(Australia) branch Australian_Army.
- 6th_Battalion_(Australia) colors "Purple over Red".
- 6th_Battalion_(Australia) commandStructure "17".
- 6th_Battalion_(Australia) dates "--10-25".
- 6th_Battalion_(Australia) disbanded "1946-02-18".
- 6th_Battalion_(Australia) hasPhotoCollection 6th_Battalion_(Australia).
- 6th_Battalion_(Australia) identificationSymbol "90".
- 6th_Battalion_(Australia) identificationSymbolLabel "Unit Colour Patch".
- 6th_Battalion_(Australia) motto ""Nothing over us"".
- 6th_Battalion_(Australia) size "~800–1,000 men".
- 6th_Battalion_(Australia) type Infantry.
- 6th_Battalion_(Australia) unitName "2".
- 6th_Battalion_(Australia) subject Category:Australian_World_War_II_battalions.
- 6th_Battalion_(Australia) subject Category:Military_units_and_formations_disestablished_in_1946.
- 6th_Battalion_(Australia) subject Category:Military_units_and_formations_established_in_1939.
- 6th_Battalion_(Australia) type Agent.
- 6th_Battalion_(Australia) type MilitaryUnit.
- 6th_Battalion_(Australia) type Organisation.
- 6th_Battalion_(Australia) type Organization.
- 6th_Battalion_(Australia) type Troop_MilitaryUnit.
- 6th_Battalion_(Australia) type Agent.
- 6th_Battalion_(Australia) type SocialPerson.
- 6th_Battalion_(Australia) type Thing.
- 6th_Battalion_(Australia) comment "The 2/6th Battalion was an infantry battalion of the Australian Army that served during the Second World War. It was raised at Puckapunyal, Victoria on 25 October 1939 as part of the Second Australian Imperial Force, and was attached to the 17th Brigade of the 6th Division. The 2/6th fought in Libya, Greece and Crete before serving as an occupation force in Syria.".
- 6th_Battalion_(Australia) label "2/6th Battalion (Australia)".
- 6th_Battalion_(Australia) sameAs m.07ncrp.
- 6th_Battalion_(Australia) sameAs Q4597055.
- 6th_Battalion_(Australia) sameAs Q4597055.
- 6th_Battalion_(Australia) wasDerivedFrom 6th_Battalion_(Australia)?oldid=535427800.
- 6th_Battalion_(Australia) depiction 2nd_6th_Battalion_AIF_UCP.PNG.
- 6th_Battalion_(Australia) isPrimaryTopicOf 6th_Battalion_(Australia).
- 6th_Battalion_(Australia) name "2/6th Australian Infantry Battalion".