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- 5th_Battalion_(Australia) abstract "The 2/5th Battalion was an infantry battalion of the Australian Army that operated during World War II. It was raised at Melbourne, Victoria, on 18 October 1939 as part of the Second Australian Imperial Force (2nd AIF), attached to the 17th Brigade of the 6th Division. The 2/5th was one of only two Australian infantry battalions to fight against all of the major Axis powers during the war, seeing action against the Germans and Italians in Egypt, Libya, Greece and Crete, and the Vichy French in Syria, before returning to Australia in 1942 to fight the Japanese following a period of garrison duties in Ceylon, where it formed part of an Australian force established to defend against a possible Japanese invasion.Following its return to Australia, the battalion was re-organised for jungle warfare and took part in two campaigns in New Guinea. The first of these campaigns came in 1942–43 when it was involved in the defence of Wau and the Salamaua–Lae campaign, and then again in 1944–45 when it took part in the Aitape–Wewak campaign. Following the end of the war, the battalion embarked for Australia on 1 December 1945 and disbanded at Puckapunyal in early February 1946. Its battle honours are maintained by the 5th/6th Battalion, Royal Victoria Regiment.".
- 5th_Battalion_(Australia) activeYearsStartYear "1939".
- 5th_Battalion_(Australia) battle Aitape–Wewak_campaign.
- 5th_Battalion_(Australia) battle Battle_of_Crete.
- 5th_Battalion_(Australia) battle Battle_of_Greece.
- 5th_Battalion_(Australia) battle New_Guinea_campaign.
- 5th_Battalion_(Australia) battle North_African_Campaign.
- 5th_Battalion_(Australia) battle Salamaua–Lae_campaign.
- 5th_Battalion_(Australia) battle Syria–Lebanon_Campaign.
- 5th_Battalion_(Australia) battle World_War_II.
- 5th_Battalion_(Australia) colourName "Black over Red".
- 5th_Battalion_(Australia) commandStructure 17th_Brigade_(Australia).
- 5th_Battalion_(Australia) commandStructure 6th_Division_(Australia).
- 5th_Battalion_(Australia) identificationSymbol "90px|alt=A two toned rectangular organizational symbol".
- 5th_Battalion_(Australia) militaryBranch Australian_Army.
- 5th_Battalion_(Australia) militaryUnitSize "~800–900 menref|By the start of World War II, the authorised strength of an Australian infantry battalion was 910 men all ranks; later in the war it fell to 803 after the Army adopted the jungle divisional establishment.|group=Note".
- 5th_Battalion_(Australia) thumbnail 2_5th_Bn_AIF_in_Syria_November_1941.jpg?width=300.
- 5th_Battalion_(Australia) type Infantry.
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