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1918
Battle of Hazebrouck, France. The 1st Australian Division repelled several heavy German attacks on this crucial rail centre 30Km from Armentieres on the Western Front.
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1941
The Australian and New Zealand Army Corps was reformed by Lieutenant General Thomas Blamey to fight alongside the British and Greek troops in the ill-fated Greek campaign.
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1951
The first call-up notices for National Service were issued. Between 1951 and November 1959, when the scheme ended, 227,000 men had undertaken the compulsory military training of 176 days.
