Wednesday
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1
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The final Commonwealth troops are evacuated from Crete, 1941.
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Thursday
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2
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The Victorian 37th/52nd Australian Infantry Battalion lands on Karkar Island during the advance on Sio, New Guinea, 1944.
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Friday
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3
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HMAS Melbourne and USN Frank E. Evans collide in the South China Sea with 74 lives lost, 1969.
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Saturday
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4
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Battle of Midway begins, 1942.
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Sunday
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5
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At the Shrine Commemorative service: Bomber Command
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Monday
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6
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Australian servicemen are involved on sea, air and land, most serving with British units, in what becomes known as D-Day, 1944.
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Tuesday
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7
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Battle of Messines begins, costing ANZAC Corps 13,500 casualties, 1917.
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Wednesday
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8
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Sydney and Newcastle are shelled by Japanese submarines, 1942.
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Thursday
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9
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Australian 7 Division crosses the Litani River, Syria, 1941.
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Friday
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10
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Operation Oboe 6, an amphibious landing on Labuan Island in Brunei Bay on the island of Borneo begins, 1945.
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Saturday
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11
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Corporal Ben Roberts Smith, SAS, is awarded the VC for actions during a helicopter assault in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, 2010.
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Sunday
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12
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Two Army Blackhawk helicopters crash during a night time training mission, killing 15 members of the SAS and 3 aircrew, 1996.
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Monday
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13
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Queen's Birthday At the Shrine Commemorative service: Queen's Birthday 21 Gun Salute
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Tuesday
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14
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6RAR begins first operation in Vietnam, 1966.
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Wednesday
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15
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Sergeant James Rogers, 1st Victorian Mounted Infantry Company, is awarded the VC for rescuing several men whose mounts had been shot from under them during the Boer War, 1901.
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Thursday
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16
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HMAS Nestor is sunk whilst escorting a convoy to Malta, 1942.
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Friday
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17
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A pilot of 10 Squadron, RAAF, receives the first decoration for bravery after carrying out an attack on a German U-boat, 1940.
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Saturday
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18
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RAAF C-130 Hercules transport planes bring home the final members of the ADF Overwatch Battle Group from Iraq, 2008.
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Sunday
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19
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Lieutenant Roden Cutler, 2/5th Field Regiment is awarded the VC for repeated acts of bravery between 19 June and 6 July during the Syrian Campaign, 1941.
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Monday
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20
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The supply ship HMAS Matafele disappears with all hands while en route from Townsville to Milne Bay, Papua, 1944.
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Tuesday
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21
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Damascus, Syria, captured by British and Australian forces, 1941.
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Wednesday
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22
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Operation Barbarossa, the German invasion of Russia, 1941.
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Thursday
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23
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The Australian contingent to the Sudan War returns to Sydney Harbour, 1885.
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Friday
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24
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German General Rommel advances into Egypt, 1942.
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Saturday
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25
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North Korea invades South Korea, sparking Australian preparations for deployment, 1950.
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Sunday
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26
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Private John Jackson, 17th Battalion becomes the first Australian to be awarded the VC on the Western Front, 1916.
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Monday
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27
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Royal Military College, Duntroon, Canberra, is founded, 1911.
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Tuesday
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28
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Treaty of Versailles signed, formally ending the Great War, 1919.
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Wednesday
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29
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Australia's commitment to the United Nations intervention in the Korean War begins, 1950.
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Thursday
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30
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HMAS Waterhen sunk, the first Australian vessel lost during WWII, on the Tobruk Run, 1941.
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