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2/8th Armoured Regiment (Australia)

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The 2/8th Armoured Regiment was an armoured regiment of the Australian Army. [1]

23 relations: Armoured warfare, Australian Army, Battle honour, Buna, Papua New Guinea, M3 Lee, M3 Stuart, Middle East, Milne Bay, Narrabri, New Guinea, New Guinea campaign, Oceania, Port Moresby, Puckapunyal, Regiment, Royal Australian Engineers, Squadron (army), Universal Carrier, World War II, 1st Armoured Division (Australia), 2/6th Armoured Regiment (Australia), 2nd Armoured Brigade (Australia), 3rd Armoured Division (Australia).

Armoured warfare

Armoured warfare, mechanised warfare or tank warfare is the use of armoured fighting vehicles in modern warfare.

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Australian Army

The Australian Army is Australia's military land force.

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Battle honour

A battle honour is an award of a right by a government or sovereign to a military unit to emblazon the name of a battle or operation on its flags ("colours"), uniforms or other accessories where ornamentation is possible.

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Buna, Papua New Guinea

Buna is a village in Oro Province, Papua New Guinea.

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M3 Lee

The M3 Lee, officially Medium Tank, M3, was an American medium tank used during World War II.

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M3 Stuart

The M3 Stuart, officially Light Tank, M3, was an American light tank of World War II.

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Middle East

The Middle Easttranslit-std; translit; Orta Şərq; Central Kurdish: ڕۆژھەڵاتی ناوین, Rojhelatî Nawîn; Moyen-Orient; translit; translit; translit; Rojhilata Navîn; translit; Bariga Dhexe; Orta Doğu; translit is a transcontinental region centered on Western Asia, Turkey (both Asian and European), and Egypt (which is mostly in North Africa).

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Milne Bay

Milne Bay is a large bay in Milne Bay Province, south-eastern Papua New Guinea.

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Narrabri

Narrabri is a town and seat of Narrabri Shire local government area in the North West Slopes, New South Wales, Australia on the Namoi River, northwest of Sydney.

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New Guinea

New Guinea (Nugini or, more commonly known, Papua, historically, Irian) is a large island off the continent of Australia.

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New Guinea campaign

The New Guinea campaign of the Pacific War lasted from January 1942 until the end of the war in August 1945.

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Oceania

Oceania is a geographic region comprising Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia and Australasia.

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Port Moresby

(Tok Pisin: Pot Mosbi), also referred to as Pom City or simply Moresby, is the capital and largest city of Papua New Guinea and the largest city in the South Pacific outside of Australia and New Zealand.

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Puckapunyal

Puckapunyal (more formally the Puckapunyal Military Area, but also known as the Puckapunyal Camp or Puckapunyal Army Base, and colloquially as "Pucka") is an Australian Army training facility and base 10 km west of Seymour, in central Victoria, south-eastern Australia.

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Regiment

A regiment is a military unit.

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Royal Australian Engineers

The Royal Australian Engineers (RAE) is a corps of the Australian Army (although the word corps does not appear in their name or on their badge).

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Squadron (army)

A squadron was historically a cavalry subunit, a company sized military formation.

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Universal Carrier

The Universal Carrier, also known as the Bren Gun Carrier from the light machine gun armament, is a common name describing a family of light armoured tracked vehicles built by Vickers-Armstrongs and other companies.

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World War II

World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier.

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1st Armoured Division (Australia)

The 1st Armoured Division was an armoured formation of the Australian Army, raised in 1941 as part of the Second Australian Imperial Force (AIF) during World War II.

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2/6th Armoured Regiment (Australia)

The 2/6th Armoured Regiment was an armoured regiment of the Australian Army that served during World War II.

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2nd Armoured Brigade (Australia)

The 2nd Australian Armoured Brigade was a formation of the Australian Army during World War II.

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3rd Armoured Division (Australia)

The Australian 3rd Armoured Division was an armoured unit of the Australian Army that was established on 15 November 1942 by redesignating the 1st Motor Division (which was previously the 1st Cavalry Division).

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2nd/8th Armoured Regiment.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2/8th_Armoured_Regiment_(Australia)

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