Second Australian Imperial Force

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Commonwealth_Military_Forces
gptkb:Australian_Defence_Force
gptkb:Australian_Imperial_Force
gptkbp:commemorated_by gptkb:ANZAC_Day
memorials in Australia
gptkbp:country gptkb:Australia
gptkbp:cultural_impact Australian military history
gptkbp:disbanded 1947
gptkbp:disbandment_date post-war demobilization
gptkbp:divisions multiple divisions
gptkbp:engaged_in gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:equipment gptkb:Churchill_tank
gptkb:Lee-Enfield_rifle
gptkb:C-47_Skytrain
Bren gun
M3 Stuart tank
gptkbp:established_in gptkb:Australian_Government
gptkbp:formed gptkb:1940
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Melbourne
gptkb:Victoria_Barracks,_Melbourne
gptkbp:historical_significance contribution to WWII
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Second Australian Imperial Force
gptkbp:is_active_in 1939
1947
gptkbp:legacy influence on modern Australian Defence Policy
gptkbp:motto The Land of the Free
gptkbp:nickname 2nd AIF
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_El_Alamein
gptkb:Battle_of_Tobruk
gptkb:Battle_of_Buna-Gona
gptkb:Battle_of_Kokoda_Track
gptkbp:notable_commanders gptkb:General_Sir_Thomas_Blamey
gptkbp:notable_operations gptkb:Italian_Campaign
gptkb:North_African_Campaign
gptkb:New_Guinea_Campaign
gptkb:Borneo_Campaign
Liberation of Australian Territory
gptkbp:operational_theater gptkb:Pacific_Theatre
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Australian_Army
gptkbp:primary_role expeditionary force
gptkbp:recruitment volunteer basis
gptkbp:replaced_by gptkb:Army
gptkbp:size over 1 million personnel
gptkbp:strength multiple battalions
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Royal_Australian_Army
gptkbp:uniform Khaki
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Australian_2/1st_Battalion
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5