II Corps (Australia)

II Corps (Australia)

The Australian II Corps was an Australian Army corps. II Corps was established in early 1942 to command Australian Army units deployed to protect the Sydney region and later commanded operational units in New Guinea, Bougainville and New Britain. II Corps was disbanded on 24 September 1945 following the end of the Second World War.


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