Defence of Australia (World War II)

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Defence of Australia (World War II) refers to the military strategy, campaigns, and home-front measures undertaken by Australia to protect its territory and interests from potential Japanese invasion and attacks during the Second World War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Australian military history topic ⓘ
military strategy ⓘ
aim defence of Australian sea lines of communication ⓘ
prevention of Japanese invasion of Australia ⓘ
protection of Australian territory ⓘ
component air defence of Australian cities ⓘ
air raid precautions in Australian cities ⓘ
blackout regulations in Australia ⓘ
civil defence measures in Australia ⓘ
coastal defence fortifications in Australia ⓘ
cooperation with British and Commonwealth forces ⓘ
cooperation with United States forces in Australia ⓘ
evacuation planning in northern Australia ⓘ
home-front defence measures in Australia ⓘ
intelligence and signals activities in Australia ⓘ
military campaigns in northern Australia ⓘ
mobilisation of Australian industry for war ⓘ
naval defence of Australian waters ⓘ
rationing and economic controls in Australia ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
country Australia ⓘ
endTime 1945 ⓘ
historicalSignificance major phase in development of Australian strategic policy ⓘ
includesEvent Battle of the Bismarck Sea ⓘ
Battle of the Coral Sea ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Coral Sea

Bombing of Darwin ⓘ
linked to: Attack on Darwin

Japanese air raids on northern Australia ⓘ
linked to: Attack on Darwin

Kokoda Track campaign ⓘ
linked to: Kokoda Campaign

defence of Port Moresby ⓘ
linked to: Kokoda Campaign

midget submarine attack on Sydney Harbour ⓘ
submarine attacks in Australian waters ⓘ
involves Australian Army ⓘ
Australian civilian population ⓘ
Australian industrial workforce ⓘ
Royal Australian Air Force ⓘ
Royal Australian Navy ⓘ
ledBy John Curtin ⓘ
mainAdversary Empire of Japan ⓘ
linked to: Imperial Japan
policyContext Australia First policy shift after 1942 ⓘ
Curtin government war policy ⓘ
result Australia not invaded by Japan ⓘ
expansion of Australian defence infrastructure ⓘ
strengthening of Australia–United States alliance ⓘ
startTime 1939 ⓘ
supportedBy British government ⓘ
linked to: UK government

New Zealand forces ⓘ
United States military forces ⓘ
theatre Pacific War ⓘ
South West Pacific Area ⓘ

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

7th Australian Division → engagement → Defence of Australia (World War II) ⓘ
Battle of Gemas → isPartOfHistoryOf → Australia in World War II ⓘ
linked to: Defence of Australia (World War II)
22nd Garrison Battalion (Australia) → theatre → Australian home front during World War II ⓘ
linked to: Defence of Australia (World War II)