First Australian Army

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The First Australian Army was a major Australian Army field formation during World War II, responsible for commanding multiple corps and overseeing large-scale operations in the Pacific theatre.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
First Australian Army canonical 2
Australian First Army 1

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Statements (29)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Australian Army formation ⓘ
field army ⓘ
allegiance Allies of World War II ⓘ
branch Australian Army ⓘ
conflict Second World War ⓘ
linked to: World War II
country Australia ⓘ
engagement Aitape–Wewak campaign ⓘ
Borneo campaign (1945) ⓘ
Bougainville campaign ⓘ
New Guinea campaign ⓘ
Torokina operations ⓘ
era World War II ⓘ
garrison New Guinea ⓘ
Queensland ⓘ
higherCommand Allied Land Forces, South West Pacific Area ⓘ
notableCommander Lieutenant General John Northcott ⓘ
Lieutenant General Vernon Sturdee ⓘ
partOf Australian Army ⓘ
responsibility defence of northern Australia ⓘ
offensive operations against Japanese forces in Bougainville ⓘ
offensive operations against Japanese forces in New Guinea ⓘ
role command of multiple corps ⓘ
oversight of large-scale operations ⓘ
status disbanded ⓘ
subordinateUnit I Corps (Australia) ⓘ
linked to: Australian I Corps

II Corps (Australia) ⓘ
III Corps (Australia) ⓘ
theatre Pacific War ⓘ
type field formation ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

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

Australian I Corps → subordinateTo → First Australian Army ⓘ
Allied Land Forces in the Southwest Pacific Area → subordinateFormation → Australian First Army ⓘ
linked to: First Australian Army
II Corps (Australia) → higherCommand → First Australian Army ⓘ