5th Australian Division

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The 5th Australian Division was a World War I infantry division of the Australian Imperial Force that fought on the Western Front in major battles such as Fromelles and Polygon Wood.

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5th Australian Division canonical 5
Australian 5th Division 2

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Australian Imperial Force formation ⓘ
infantry division ⓘ
military unit ⓘ
allegiance British Empire ⓘ
associatedWith Australian Army history ⓘ
branch Australian Army ⓘ
category Australian divisions of World War I ⓘ
Infantry divisions of Australia ⓘ
Military units and formations of Australia in World War I ⓘ
commandStructure Australian Corps ⓘ
composedOf Australian infantry brigades ⓘ
conflict World War I ⓘ
country Australia ⓘ
disbandedIn 1919 ⓘ
engagement German Spring Offensive ⓘ
Hundred Days Offensive ⓘ
Somme campaign ⓘ
linked to: Battle of the Somme

Third Battle of Ypres ⓘ
defensive and offensive operations on the Western Front ⓘ
era 20th century ⓘ
formedIn 1916 ⓘ
garrisonDuringWar Western Front ⓘ
hasNationality Australian ⓘ
historicalPeriod First World War ⓘ
linked to: World War I
militaryBranch Australian Imperial Force ⓘ
nickname 5th Division ⓘ
notableBattle Battle of Amiens (1918) ⓘ
Battle of Bullecourt ⓘ
Battle of Fromelles ⓘ
Battle of Polygon Wood ⓘ
Battle of Pozières ⓘ
Battle of Villers-Bretonneux ⓘ
notableEvent heavy casualties at the Battle of Fromelles ⓘ
operatedIn Belgium ⓘ
France ⓘ
participatedIn trench warfare on the Western Front ⓘ
partOf Australian Imperial Force ⓘ
primaryOpponents German Empire ⓘ
raisedAsPartOf expansion of the Australian Imperial Force in 1916 ⓘ
raisedFor Australian Imperial Force ⓘ
role infantry ⓘ
serviceBranch land forces ⓘ
size division ⓘ
status disbanded ⓘ
theatre Western Front ⓘ
type infantry formation ⓘ

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Referenced by (7)

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

Australian Imperial Force → notableFormation → 5th Australian Division ⓘ
Australian Corps → composedOf → 5th Australian Division ⓘ
Battle of Fromelles → participant → 5th Australian Division ⓘ
Battle of Salamaua → involvedUnit → Australian 5th Division ⓘ
linked to: 5th Australian Division
Australian Imperial Force → component → 5th Australian Division ⓘ
subject linked to: AIF
Australian divisions → includes → 5th Australian Division ⓘ
II Anzac Corps → subordinateUnit → Australian 5th Division ⓘ
linked to: 5th Australian Division