e/First Army (Australia)

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has glosseng: The name First Army was applied to at least two different Australian Army formations during World War II, both of them associated with Lt Gen. John Lavarack. In 1939, the name was used for a "skeleton", Militia formation based at Toowoomba, Queensland and comprising the 4th Division, 3rd Armoured Division, and the Torres Strait Force. As a Militia unit, the Army was reserved for home defence, and was therefore distinct from the Second Australian Imperial Force (AIF), raised to fight overseas. However, as was normal for the Australian Army at the time, unit names, formations and commanders above the battalion level were soon in a state of flux.
lexicalizationeng: First Army
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