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Abau-Malin
Battle honours
Awarded for participation in operations to secure a line between the village of Abau, on the northern New Guinea coast, and Malin further south. The attainment of this line completed the clearance of ...E84372
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Adele River
Battle honours
This honour was awarded for the patrolling actions that began the advance in Bougainville’s Southern Sector, from the Jaba River, along the coast of Empress Augusta Bay, to the Tavera River. Much of t...E84373
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Adlun
Battle honours
Awarded for participation in the attacks made in the vicinity of the towns of Adloun, Es Sakiye, and Innsariye, in western Lebanon. This honour was only awarded to Australian units.E84374
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Aitape-Wewak Campaign
Campaign
The Australian portion of the Aitape-Wewak campaign took place in northern New Guinea between November 1944 and August 1945. Aitape had been occupied by the Japanese in 1942. Recaptured by an American...E84658
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Alam el Halfa
Battle honours
This honour was awarded for participation in the actions around the feature called Trig 29, during the main Alamein offensive and its successful defence against German counter attack.E84375
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Amboga River
Battle honours
This honour was awarded for participation in operations in the vicinity of the Amboga River, west of Gona on the northern coast of Papua.E84378
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Ambon
Battle honours
This honour was awarded for the defence of Ambon, in the Netherlands East Indies, where Australian troops, as part of Gull Force, fought alongside Dutch troops against the invading Japanese. Gull Forc...E84379
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Amiens Raid
Raid
Codenamed Operation Jericho, the air raid on the Amiens prison on 18 February 1944 was mounted to free French resistance fighters prior to the invasion of Normandy. The raid was planned and executed b...E84823
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Anumb River
Battle honours
This honour was awarded for participation in the offensive engagement that lead to the capture of the Arohemi, a village strongly fortified by the Japanese, and the surrounding area, west of the Anumb...E84382
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Anzio and Nettuno
Battle honours
For operations in support of the Allied landings at Anzio and Nettuno.E84384
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Arctic 1940-1945
Battle honours
For operations over the Arctic by squadrons of Coastal Command based in Iceland, Russia and the Shetlands.E84385
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Artillery Hill
Battle honours
This honour was awarded for the operations that lead to the capture of Artillery Hill, a Japanese position along the Numa Numa Trail, in the Central Sector of Bougainville. The honour is unique to the...E84388
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Atlantic 1939-1945
Battle honours
For operations by aircraft of Coastal Command and others employed in the coastal role over the Atlantic Ocean from the outbreak of war to VE day.E84389
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Badarene
Battle honours
Awarded for the capture of high ground overlooking the towns of Amatour and Badarene (spelled Badarane in the Australian Official History) in central Lebanon.E84391
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Balif
Battle honours
Awarded for participation in patrol operations against troops of the 41st Japanese Division in the vicinity of the village of Balif in the Torricelli Mountains in New Guinea.E84392
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Balikpapan
Battle honours
Awarded for participation in the landings Balikpapan and in Dutch Borneo and the subsequent north-easterly advance along the coast that culminated with the capture of Manggar Airfield.E84393
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Baltic 1939-1945
Battle honours
For operations over the Baltic and its approach by squadrons of Bomber and Coastal Commands from the outbreak of war to VE day.E84394
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Baradene
Battle honours
Awarded for the capture of high ground overlooking the tows of Amatour and Badarene (spelled Badarane in the Australian Official History) in central Lebanon.E84396
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Barara
Battle honours
This honour was awarded for the offensive patrolling operations that led to the capture of Barara (also referred to as Darara), a village on the Buin Road, north-west of the Puriata River, in Bougainv...E84397
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Bardia 1941
Battle honours
Awarded for participation in the capture of Bardia in the Libyan province of Cyrenacia.E84398
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Barum
Battle honours
This honour was awarded for participation in the fighting around the village of Barum during the operations in the Markham–Ramu Valleys and Finisterre, in New Guinea. Following the capture of Shaggy R...E84399
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Battle for Retimo
Battle
Retimo is a town on the north coast of the island of Crete, located between the island's major population centres of Canea in the west, and Heraklion in the centre of the north coast. In May 1941 it ...E84307
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Battle for Singapore
Battle
During the Second World War, Singapore was the site of one of the British Commonwealth's greatest military defeats. Britain had built a large naval dockyard on the north coast of the island during the...E84308
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Battle of Bardia
Battle
Bardia is a small town on the Mediterranean coast of Libya, in the region of Cyrenaica, approximately 30 kilometres from the Egyptian border. During the early decades of the 20th century it was develo...E84311
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Battle of Berlin
Battle
The battle of Berlin was the third "air offensive" launched by Bomber Command in 1943. It followed those mounted against the Ruhr (March - July) and Hamburg (July - August). It consisted of a series o...E84312
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Battle of Brisbane
Riot
Believed to be started when Australian soldiers came to the aid of an American soldier being harassed by US military police. The incident involved several thousand Australians - 1 was killed and at l...E84830
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Battle of Buna
Battle
Buna, a village on the coastal plain of northern Papua, was the main base for the Japanese advance along the Kokoda Trail. The first Japanese landings in the area occurred at Gona, east of Buna, on 21...E84314
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Battle of Damour
Battle
The battle of Damour was the final major operation of the Australian campaign in Syria and Lebanon. Damour is a large town on the Lebanon coast of approximately 30 kilometres south of Beirut, which in...E84318
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Battle of Dunkirk
Battle
The Battle of Dunkirk was a battle in World War II between the Allies and Germany. A part of the Battle of France on the Western Front, the Battle of Dunkirk was the defence and evacuation of British ...E84319
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Battle of Gorari
Battle
Gorari was a small village on the Kokoda Trail that stood at the point where a smaller north-south track joined the trail, which at that point ran roughly east-west. Gorari was approximately 6.5 km ea...E84322
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Battle of Isurava
Battle
The village of Isurava was the site of one of several desperate battles fought by Australian troops during their retreat along the Kokoda Trail. Their position at Deniki becoming untenable, the 39th B...E84324
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Battle of Manggar Airfield
Battle
Manggar airfield, on the eastern coast of Dutch Borneo, approximately 18 kilometres north east of Balikpapan, was the scene of the 2/14th Battalion's last major engagement of the Second World War. Man...E84329
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Battle of Midway
Battle
The battle of Midway was a decisive Allied naval victory and a major turning point in the Second World War. The battle was fought between Japanese and American carrier forces near the Midway Atoll, a ...E84333
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Battle of Milne Bay
Battle
Offering a sheltered harbour, Milne Bay, on the south-eastern tip of Papua was selected for development as an Allied base - the key component of which was three airstrips - in 1942. These facilities a...E84334
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Battle of 42nd Street
Battle
In the wake of the conquest of Greece, German forces planned to capture the island of Crete as an air base commanding the eastern Mediterranean. The Germans needed to capture a port or (given British ...E84309
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Battle of Templeton's Crossing
Battle
Templeton's Crossing was the name given to the first point where the Kokoda Trail, outward bound from Port Moresby, crossed Eora Creek. It was named in remembrance of Captain Sam Templeton of the 39th...E84341
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Battle of the Ruhr
Battle
The battle of the Ruhr was one of three major bombing offensives launched by the Royal Air Force's Bomber Command in 1943-44. Its targets were the cities and towns of the Ruhr Valley, Germany's indust...E84344
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Battle of Vevi (Veve)
Battle
Vevi (Veve), approximately 16 kilometres south of the Yugoslav border in northern Greece, was the site of the first engagement between Australian and German troops in the Greek campaign. Vevi stands a...E84342
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Battles for Tobruk
Siege
Tobruk, a small town on the Libyan coast, was central to much of the fighting that took place in the Western Desert during the Second World War. It had originally been developed by the Italians during...E84833
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Battles of El Alamein
Battle
El Alamein is a small town on the Egyptian coast, approximately 95 kilometres west of Alexandria. The town stands at the northern end of a 65-kilometre wide bottleneck created between the sea and the ...E84345
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Beaufort
Battle honours
This engagement honour was awarded for participation in the operations in British North Borneo, from the amphibious landing at Watson, to subsequent patrol actions and the capture of Beaufort.E84400
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Belhamed
Battle honours
This battle honour was awarded for participation in the operations around the Belhamed area, east of Ed Dude, near the Tobruk perimeter. Attacking from within the Tobruk perimeter, the 2/13th Infantry...E84402
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Biscay 1940-1945
Battle honours
For operations over the Bay of Biscay by aircraft of Coastal Command and Fighter Command, and Bomber Command aircraft loaned to Coastal Command, between the fall of France and VE day.E84406
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Biscay Ports 1940-1945
Battle honours
For operations over the Bay of Biscay ports from the fall of France to VE day.E84407
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Bismarck
Battle honours
For operations by aircraft of Coastal Command associated with the action against the Bismarck.E84408
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Bismarck Sea
Battle honours
For those squadrons who directly participated in the Bismarck Sea Battle.E84409
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Bobdubi I
Battle honours
This honour was awarded for participation in the engagement along Bobdubi Ridge in the Salamaua area on the east coast of New Guinea. This honour is unique to this unit.E84410
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Bobdubi II
Battle honours
Awarded for participation in the operations to capture Bobdubi Ridge, to the south west of Salamaua, in eastern New Guinea. This honour is distinct from 'Bobdubi I', awarded for earlier harassing and ...E84411