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Battle for Australia
Part of Second World War during the Pacific War

An Australian propaganda poster released in 1942. The poster was criticised for being alarmist when it was released and was banned by the Queensland government.
Date19 February 1942 - 2 September 1945
Location
Coral Sea, New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Australia
Result

Allied victory

  • End of attacks following the capitulation of Japan
Belligerents

Battle for Australia Allied Powers

  • Battle for Australia Australia
  • Battle for Australia New Zealand
  • Battle for Australia Canada
  • Battle for Australia United Kingdom
  • Battle for Australia United States
  • Battle for Australia Norway
  • Battle for Australia Netherlands

Battle for Australia Axis Powers

  • Japan Japan
  • Nazi Germany Germany
Commanders and leaders

Battle for Australia John Curtin
Battle for Australia Joseph Burnett
Battle for Australia David V. J. Blake
Battle for Australia John Crace

Battle for Australia Gerald Muirhead Godd

Battle for Australia Chūichi Nagumo
Battle for Australia Mitsuo Fuchida
Battle for Australia Kanji Matsumura
Battle for Australia Sakonjo Naomasa
Battle for Australia Sasaki Hankyu
Battle for Australia Robert Yesen

Battle for Australia Theodor Detmers

The Battle for Australia is a contested historiographical term used to claim a coordinated link between a series of battles near Australia during the Pacific War of the Second World War alleged to be in preparation for a Japanese invasion of the continent.

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