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8th Division (Australia) and Sparrow Force

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Difference between 8th Division (Australia) and Sparrow Force

8th Division (Australia) vs. Sparrow Force

The 8th Division was an infantry division of the Australian Army, formed during World War II as part of the all-volunteer Second Australian Imperial Force. Sparrow Force was a detachment based on the 2/40th Australian Infantry Battalion and other British and Australian 8th Division units during World War II.

Similarities between 8th Division (Australia) and Sparrow Force

8th Division (Australia) and Sparrow Force have 33 things in common (in Unionpedia): Ambon Island, American-British-Dutch-Australian Command, Australian Army, Battle of Ambon, Battle of Singapore, Battle of Timor, Brigadier, Darwin, Northern Territory, Dili, Imperial Japanese Army, Kupang, Malayan Campaign, New Britain, New Guinea, Portuguese Timor, Prisoner of war, Rabaul, Royal Artillery, Royal Australian Air Force, Special Naval Landing Forces, Tasmania, Timor, United States Army Air Forces, United States Navy, W. C. D. Veale, West Timor, William Leggatt, World War II, 2/2nd Commando Squadron (Australia), 2/40th Battalion (Australia), ..., 23rd Brigade (Australia), 79th Light Anti-Aircraft Battery, 7th Division (Australia). Expand index (3 more) »

Ambon Island

Ambon Island is part of the Maluku Islands of Indonesia.

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American-British-Dutch-Australian Command

The American-British-Dutch-Australian (ABDA) Command, or ABDACOM, was a short-lived, supreme command for all Allied forces in South East Asia, in early 1942, during the Pacific War in World War II.

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Australian Army

The Australian Army is Australia's military land force.

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Battle of Ambon

The Battle of Ambon (30 January – 3 February 1942) occurred on the island of Ambon in the Dutch East Indies (Indonesia), during World War II.

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Battle of Singapore

The Battle of Singapore, also known as the Fall of Singapore, was fought in the South-East Asian theatre of World War II when the Empire of Japan invaded the British stronghold of Singapore—nicknamed the "Gibraltar of the East".

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Battle of Timor

The Battle of Timor occurred in Portuguese Timor and Dutch Timor during the Second World War.

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Brigadier

Brigadier is a military rank, the seniority of which depends on the country.

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Darwin, Northern Territory

Darwin is the capital city of the Northern Territory of Australia.

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Dili

Dili (Portuguese/Tetum: Díli, Indonesian: Kota Dili), also known as “City of Peace”, is the capital, largest city, chief port, and commercial centre of Timor-Leste (East Timor).

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Imperial Japanese Army

The Imperial Japanese Army (IJA; Dai-Nippon Teikoku Rikugun; "Army of the Greater Japanese Empire") was the official ground-based armed force of the Empire of Japan from 1868 to 1945.

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Kupang

Kupang (Kota Kupang,; Dutch spelling: Koepang) is the capital of the Indonesian province of East Nusa Tenggara, and has an estimated population in 2011 of 349,344.

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Malayan Campaign

The Malayan Campaign was a military campaign fought by Allied and Axis forces in Malaya, from 8 December 1941 – 31 January 1942 during the Second World War.

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New Britain

New Britain (Niu Briten) is the largest island in the Bismarck Archipelago (named after Otto von Bismarck) of Papua New Guinea.

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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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Portuguese Timor

Portuguese Timor (Timor Português) was a Portuguese colony that existed between 1702 and 1975.

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Prisoner of war

A prisoner of war (POW) is a person, whether combatant or non-combatant, who is held in custody by a belligerent power during or immediately after an armed conflict.

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Rabaul

Rabaul is a township in East New Britain province, on the island of New Britain, in the country of Papua New Guinea.

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Royal Artillery

The Royal Regiment of Artillery, commonly referred to as the Royal Artillery (RA) and colloquially known as "The Gunners", is the artillery arm of the British Army.

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Royal Australian Air Force

The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), formed March 1921, is the aerial warfare branch of the Australian Defence Force (ADF).

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Special Naval Landing Forces

The Special Naval Landing Forces (SNLF), (海軍特別陸戦隊 Kaigun Tokubetsu Rikusentai) were the marine troops of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) and were a part of the IJN Land Forces.

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Tasmania

Tasmania (abbreviated as Tas and known colloquially as Tassie) is an island state of Australia.

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Timor

Timor is an island at the southern end of Maritime Southeast Asia, north of the Timor Sea.

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United States Army Air Forces

The United States Army Air Forces (USAAF or AAF), informally known as the Air Force, was the aerial warfare service of the United States of America during and immediately after World War II (1939/41–1945), successor to the previous United States Army Air Corps and the direct predecessor of the United States Air Force of today, one of the five uniformed military services.

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United States Navy

The United States Navy (USN) is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States.

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W. C. D. Veale

Brigadier William Charles Douglas Veale, (16 May 1895 – 17 August 1971), generally known as W. C. D. Veale, was an Australian engineer, surveyor and soldier.

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West Timor

West Timor (Timor Barat) is the western and Indonesian portion of the island of Timor next to the country of East Timor (Nusa Tenggara Timur).

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William Leggatt

Sir William Watt Leggatt (23 December 1894 – 27 November 1968) was an Australian soldier, lawyer and politician.

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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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2/2nd Commando Squadron (Australia)

The 2/2nd Commando Squadron was one of 12 independent companies or commando squadrons raised by the Australian Army for service during World War II.

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2/40th Battalion (Australia)

The 2/40th Battalion was an infantry battalion of the Australian Army.

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23rd Brigade (Australia)

The 23rd Brigade was a brigade of the Australian Army.

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79th Light Anti-Aircraft Battery

The 79th Light Anti-Aircraft Battery, also known as "The Sparrows", was a Royal Artillery unit of the British Army that fought with distinction in the Battle of Britain, the Battle of Java, and the Battle of Timor.

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7th Division (Australia)

The 7th Division was an infantry division of the Australian Army.

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8th Division (Australia) and Sparrow Force Comparison

8th Division (Australia) has 151 relations, while Sparrow Force has 138. As they have in common 33, the Jaccard index is 11.42% = 33 / (151 + 138).

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