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  • 2/32nd Battalion (Australia)
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  • The 2/32nd Battalion was an infantry battalion of the Australian Army, which served during the Second World War. Formed in June 1940, the battalion served in North Africa in 1941–42 as part of the 25th Brigade, which was assigned to the 9th Division, before being assigned to the 24th Brigade. In early 1943 the battalion returned to Australia and later took part in campaigns against the Japanese in New Guinea in 1943–44 and Borneo in 1945, before being disbanded in 1946.
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command structure
  • 24
  • 25
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Dates
  • 1940
Unit Name
  • 2
Battles
Size
  • ~800–900 personnelref|By the start of World War II, the authorised strength of an Australian infantry battalion was 910 men all ranks, however, later in the war it fell to 803.|group=Note
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  • The 2/32nd Battalion was an infantry battalion of the Australian Army, which served during the Second World War. Formed in June 1940, the battalion served in North Africa in 1941–42 as part of the 25th Brigade, which was assigned to the 9th Division, before being assigned to the 24th Brigade. In early 1943 the battalion returned to Australia and later took part in campaigns against the Japanese in New Guinea in 1943–44 and Borneo in 1945, before being disbanded in 1946.