First Australian Army

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The First Australian Army was a major Australian Army field formation during World War II, responsible for commanding multiple corps and overseeing large-scale operations in the Pacific theatre.

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First Australian Army canonical 2
Australian First Army 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Australian Army formation
field army
allegiance Allies of World War II
branch Australian Army
conflict Second World War
linked to: World War II
country Australia
engagement Aitape–Wewak campaign
Borneo campaign (1945)
Bougainville campaign
New Guinea campaign
Torokina operations
era World War II
garrison New Guinea
Queensland
higherCommand Allied Land Forces, South West Pacific Area
notableCommander Lieutenant General John Northcott
Lieutenant General Vernon Sturdee
partOf Australian Army
responsibility defence of northern Australia
offensive operations against Japanese forces in Bougainville
offensive operations against Japanese forces in New Guinea
role command of multiple corps
oversight of large-scale operations
status disbanded
subordinateUnit I Corps (Australia)
linked to: Australian I Corps

II Corps (Australia)
III Corps (Australia)
theatre Pacific War
type field formation

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Australian I Corps subordinateTo First Australian Army
Allied Land Forces in the Southwest Pacific Area subordinateFormation Australian First Army
linked to: First Australian Army
II Corps (Australia) higherCommand First Australian Army