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The Allied forces of Britain, Australia, France and New zealand decide to declare war against Germany in retaliation to the threat they pose.
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Australian Pilots from the RAAF (Royal Australian Air Force) pariciapte in the batle of britain. Risking thier lives to help protect Britain and its people.
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HMAS Sydney sinks the Italian cruiser Bartolomeo Colleoni off Crete the Italian cruiser took 956 shells from the HMAS Sydney
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Australian troops capture Bardia and Libya from the Italian forces after many days of fighting the casualties were quite costly for the Austrlian troops.
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The siege of Tobruk lasted for 241 day between the Allied an Axis forces in North Africa the Allied forces managed to hole bakc the Axis forces.
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Australia in retaliation to the major threat Japn poses declare war against it and its people in order to stop them from posing quite a major threat aginst Australia and its people
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Japanese military aircraft bombed Darwin's two airfields and its military harbour. This attack was meant to prevent Australia form using these forces against the Japanase imperial Empire.
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HMAS Canberra sunk in Battle of Savo Sea after being heavilly damaged by a surprise attack from an surprisingly strong Japanese naval force.
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The Battle of El Alamein was fought within Egypt by Austrlian forces. The Australians suffered many casualties at the hands of the Egyptian military.
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After many months of gruelling fighting against the relentless Japanese forces the Australins manage to push back the japanese forces and recapture the Kokoda trail.
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The Australin 9th Troop Division returs to Australia after many war campaigns such as El Alamein.
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Australian and British POWs in Borneo are forced into work in slavery and into the brutal Sandakan death marches which resulted in the death of over 2345