2nd Australian Division

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The 2nd Australian Division was a key infantry division of the Australian Imperial Force that fought prominently on the Western Front during World War I.

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2nd Australian Division canonical 7

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Predicate Object
instanceOf infantry division ⓘ
military unit ⓘ
allegiance British Empire ⓘ
associatedWith Australian Corps ⓘ
branch Australian Army ⓘ
casualties sustained heavy casualties during World War I ⓘ
composedOf 5th Australian Infantry Brigade ⓘ
6th Australian Infantry Brigade ⓘ
7th Australian Infantry Brigade ⓘ
divisional artillery ⓘ
divisional engineers ⓘ
divisional medical units ⓘ
divisional signals ⓘ
conflict World War I ⓘ
country Australia ⓘ
decorations many members awarded the Victoria Cross ⓘ
disbandedInYear 1919 ⓘ
engagement Battle of Amiens (1918) ⓘ
Battle of Bullecourt ⓘ
Battle of Menin Road ⓘ
Battle of Mont St Quentin ⓘ
Battle of Mouquet Farm ⓘ
Battle of Pozières ⓘ
Battle of Péronne (1918) ⓘ
Gallipoli campaign ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Gallipoli

German Spring Offensive ⓘ
Hundred Days Offensive ⓘ
Third Battle of Ypres ⓘ
forceType infantry ⓘ
formedInYear 1915 ⓘ
garrisonDuringWar field formation (no permanent home garrison during WWI) ⓘ
higherCommand Australian Corps ⓘ
II ANZAC Corps ⓘ
linked to: II Anzac Corps
nickname 2nd Division ⓘ
notableCommander Charles Rosenthal ⓘ
James Gordon Legge ⓘ
John Monash ⓘ
linked to: Sir John Monash

Neville Howse ⓘ
notableFor heavy involvement in major battles on the Western Front ⓘ
significant role in the capture of Mont St Quentin ⓘ
partOf Australian Imperial Force ⓘ
primaryRole offensive and defensive infantry operations on the Western Front ⓘ
raisedBy Commonwealth of Australia ⓘ
serviceBranch Australian Imperial Force ⓘ
size approximately 15,000 personnel at full strength ⓘ
theatreOfOperations Gallipoli campaign ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Gallipoli

Western Front ⓘ

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Australian Imperial Force → notableFormation → 2nd Australian Division ⓘ
Australian Corps → composedOf → 2nd Australian Division ⓘ
Battle of Pozières → involvesUnit → 2nd Australian Division ⓘ
Shaggy Ridge → attackedBy → 2nd Australian Division ⓘ
Australian Imperial Force → component → 2nd Australian Division ⓘ
subject linked to: AIF
Australian divisions → includes → 2nd Australian Division ⓘ
Mont Saint-Quentin → associatedMilitaryUnit → 2nd Australian Division ⓘ