An Astounding Collection of Rare Pictures From WWII

Australian Involvement

Australia also had a role to play in WWII, assisting the Allied forces in their efforts against the savagery of Adolf Hitler and the Nazis. Part of the British Empire since 1901, the country had long been part of the British Commonwealth, so the collaboration was to be expected.

Australian Involvement

Australian troops (as seen here) were enlisted to help protect the British from Imperial Japan. Over a million men and women enlisted to help out, fighting bravely across other continents for the greater security of the British Commonwealth.