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Germany invades Poland which brings Britain and France to make the decision to start World War 2
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Ended on the 31st of October 1940 A very large air battle between the British and the Germans. The Germans had the Luftwaffe planes and the British had the Hurricanes and the Spitfires.
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Ended on the 5th of January 1941 It was a battle fought in Libya between the Australians and the Italians. It was the first battle in World War 2 in which the Australian Army Formation was present.
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The Siege of Tobruk was a battle fought between the Allies (Australia, United Kingdom, Poland and Czechoslovakia) and the Axis Powers (Germany and Italy).
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Ended on 1st of June 1941 Fought between the Allies (Greece included) and the Axis Powers. The Axis Powers ended up winning that Battle.
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The HMAS Sydney was sunk in battle.
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Ended on the 15th of February 1942 The Empire of Japan invaded the Allied stronghold of Singapore. The battle ended when the Japanes Empire took over Singapore
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The Japanese bombed Darwins ships and air fields to try to keep the Australians from sending reinforcements to the battles in Java and Timor.
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The HMAS Perth was sunk in the Sunda Strait which separates the islands of Java and Sumatra
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Ended on the 8th of June 1942 The Midget Submarines entered the Sydney Harbour by avoiding the new partially built anti-submarine boom net.
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Ended on the 16th of November 1942 It was fought over the territories of Papua and New Guinea. This battle ended with an Allied win.
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The HMAS Canberra was sunk following the battle that it was involved in.
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Finished on the 11th of November 1942 This battle was fought on the coastal city of El Alamein. The allies won this battle causing a big turning point in the western desert campaign
