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26th Brigade (Australia)

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Structure
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References
Citations Bibliography
External links

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9th Division (1941–1946)
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1940–1942
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1942–1946
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|battles=World War II

Western Desert Campaign
New Guinea campaign
Huon Peninsula campaign
Tarakan Island

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The Australian 26th Brigade was an Australian Army infantry brigade of World War II. The 26th Brigade was raised in 1940 and formed part of the all volunteer Second Australian Imperial Force. Initially, it was assigned to the 7th Division, but was later transferred to the 9th Division with which it served throughout the war. The 26th Brigade saw action in North Africa including the Siege of Tobruk in 1942–1943, New Guinea in 1943–1944 and on Tarakan Island in 1945. The 26th Brigade was disbanded in Brisbane in January 1946.

Structure

The 26th Brigade typically consisted of:{{sfn|Johnston|2002|p=xii}}^[1]

Brigade Headquarters
- 2/23rd Australian Infantry Battalion
- 2/24th Australian Infantry Battalion
- 2/48th Australian Infantry Battalion

Commanders

The following officers commanded the 26th Brigade during the war:^[2]

Brigadier Raymond Tovell (1940–1942)
Brigadier David Whitehead (1942–1945)

References

Citations

1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.ordersofbattle.com/Units/UnitSubordinates?UniX=1386|title=26 Australian Infantry Brigade: Subordinates|work=Orders of Battle.com|accessdate=27 December 2010}}
2. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.ordersofbattle.com/Units/UnitAppointments?UniX=1386 |title=26 Australian Infantry Brigade: Appointments |work=Orders of Battle.com |accessdate=3 August 2018}}

Bibliography

{{cite book |last=Johnston |first=Mark |authorlink=Mark Johnston (historian) |title=That Magnificent 9th: An Illustrated History of the 9th Australian Division 1940–46 |publisher=Allen & Unwin |location=Crows Nest, New South Wales |year=2002 |isbn=1-74114-643-7|ref=harv}}

External links

[https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C1360850 26th Brigade war diary, Australian War Memorial]

{{Infantry formations of the Second Australian Imperial Force |state=collapsed}}{{Australia-mil-stub}}

3 : Brigades of Australia|Military units and formations established in 1940|Military units and formations disestablished in 1946

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