Australia yakarwa hondo mbiri pakati pa1939 na1945: imwe ichirwisana neGermany neItaly sechikamu cheBritish Commonwealth neHurumende uye imwe ichirwisana neJapan yakabatana neUnited States neBritain.Nekuda kwekusimbiswa kwakaiswa pakubatana neBritain, zvikamu zvishoma zvemauto eAustralia zvakamiswa muAustralia neAsia-Pacific Region mushure me1940. Matanho akatorwa kuvandudza kuzvidzivirira kweAustralia sezvo hondo neJapan yakatarisana muna 1941, asi izvi zvakaratidza kuti hazvina kukwana. Muna Zvita 1941 Mauto eAustralia muPacific akaumbwa ne8th Division, mazhinji acho aive muMalaya, uye zvikamu zvisere zvakadzidziswa uye zvakagadzirirwa muAustralia, kusanganisira 1st Armoured Division. RAAF yaive ne373 mvura, mazhinji acho aive echinyakare, uye RAN yaive nenhamba huru nhatu dzevadzidzisi uye maviri cruisers muJapan.
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