The Australian II Corps was an Australian Army

Australian Army

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 corps

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. II Corps was established in early 1942 to command Australian Army

Australian Army

The Australian Army is Australia's military land force. It is part of the Australian Defence Force along with the Royal Australian Navy and the Royal Australian Air Force. While the Chief of Defence commands the Australian Defence Force , the Army is commanded by the Chief of Army...

 units deployed to protect the Sydney

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 region and later commanded operational units in New Guinea

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, Bougainville

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 and New Britain

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. II Corps was disbanded on 24 September 1945 following the end of the Second World War.

Units

Units assigned to II Corps at various times included:

• 3rd Division
• 5th Division
• 11th Division
  11th Division (Australia)
  The 11th Division was an Australian Army unit formed during World War II by the redesignation of Milne Force on 1 October 1942. The division saw action in New Britain...