20th Brigade

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The 20th Brigade was an Australian Army infantry formation that served with distinction in key campaigns of the Second World War, including in North Africa and the Pacific.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
20th Brigade canonical 1
20th Brigade (Australia) 1

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Statements (32)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Australian Army infantry brigade ⓘ
alliance Allied forces ⓘ
branch Australian Army ⓘ
componentUnit 2/13th Battalion ⓘ
2/15th Battalion ⓘ
2/17th Battalion ⓘ
2/23rd Battalion ⓘ
2/24th Battalion ⓘ
2/28th Battalion ⓘ
conflict Second World War ⓘ
linked to: World War II
country Australia ⓘ
disbandedAfter Second World War ⓘ
linked to: World War II
engagement Borneo campaign ⓘ
New Guinea campaign ⓘ
Second Battle of El Alamein ⓘ
Siege of Tobruk ⓘ
formedIn 1940 ⓘ
garrisonedIn Borneo ⓘ
Middle East ⓘ
New Guinea ⓘ
North Africa ⓘ
militaryRole infantry ⓘ
notableAction assault operations at El Alamein ⓘ
defence of Tobruk garrison ⓘ
notableFor service in North Africa and the Pacific ⓘ
opponent Axis powers ⓘ
Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ
partOf 9th Division ⓘ
Second Australian Imperial Force ⓘ
raisedFor overseas service ⓘ
theatre North African Campaign ⓘ
Pacific War ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Australian 9th Division → component → 20th Brigade ⓘ
Battle of Finschhafen → militaryUnitInvolved → 20th Brigade (Australia) ⓘ
linked to: 20th Brigade