Second Australian Imperial Force

Australian Army expeditionary force during World War II

The Second Australian Imperial Force (2nd AIF, or Second AIF) was the volunteer expeditionary force of the Australian Army in the Second World War. It was formed following the declaration of war on Nazi Germany, with an initial strength of one infantry division and related auxiliary components. After considerable expansion of this force, three divisions were sent to the Middle East and North Africa, while the 8th Division was sent to garrison British Malaya and Singapore.

Active	1939–1947 +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Country	Australia +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Branch	Australian Army +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Role	Expeditionary warfare +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Size	307,000 +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Nickname	2nd AIF +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Engagements	World War II Middle East North African Campaign Greece and Crete Campaigns Syria–Lebanon Campaign Pacific Malaya Campaign Dutch East Indies New Guinea Campaign Borneo Campaign +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

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Notable commanders

Sir Thomas Blamey

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AIRCRAFT FLOWN

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