Axis naval activity in Australian waters
Although Australia was remote from the main battlefronts, there was considerable Axis naval activity in Australian waters during the Second World War. A total of 54 German and Japanese warships and submarines entered Australian waters between 1940 and 1945 and attacked ships, ports and other targets. Among the best-known attacks are the sinking of HMAS Sydney by a German raider in November 1941, the bombing of Darwin by Japanese naval aircraft in February 1942, and the Japanese midget submarine attack on Sydney Harbour in May 1942. In addition, many Allied merchant ships were damaged or sunk off the Australian coast by submarines and mines. Japanese submarines also shelled several Australian ports and submarine-based aircraft flew over several Australian capital cities.
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Axis naval activity in Australian waters
Although Australia was remote from the main battlefronts, there was considerable Axis naval activity in Australian waters during the Second World War. A total of 54 German and Japanese warships and submarines entered Australian waters between 1940 and 1945 and attacked ships, ports and other targets. Among the best-known attacks are the sinking of HMAS Sydney by a German raider in November 1941, the bombing of Darwin by Japanese naval aircraft in February 1942, and the Japanese midget submarine attack on Sydney Harbour in May 1942. In addition, many Allied merchant ships were damaged or sunk off the Australian coast by submarines and mines. Japanese submarines also shelled several Australian ports and submarine-based aircraft flew over several Australian capital cities.
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Although Australia was remote ...... n the South West Pacific Area.
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Aunque Australia estaba muy al ...... s en el sudoeste del Pacífico.
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Durant la Seconde Guerre mondi ...... tre du sud-ouest du Pacifique.
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Embora a Austrália estivesse l ...... nidos no sudoeste do Pacífico.
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Несмотря на удалённость Австра ...... али портовые города Австралии.
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尽管澳大利亚距离第二次世界大战的各个主战场都很遥远,但轴心国 ...... 规模庞大,它们却没有对西南太平洋战场的战事发展造成多大影响。
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Although Australia was remote ...... ral Australian capital cities.
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Aunque Australia estaba muy al ...... puertos australianos y avione
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Durant la Seconde Guerre mondi ...... sés sur les sous-marins japona
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Embora a Austrália estivesse l ...... aliana por submarinos e minas.
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Несмотря на удалённость Австра ...... али портовые города Австралии.
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尽管澳大利亚距离第二次世界大战的各个主战场都很遥远,但轴心国 ...... 军舰只还在澳大利亚水域执行任务,而它们造成的破坏也微乎其微。
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Actividad naval del Eje en aguas australianas
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Atividade naval do eixo em águas australianas
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Axis naval activity in Australian waters
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Opérations de l'Axe dans les eaux australiennes
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Действия стран Оси в австралийских водах
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轴心国在澳大利亚水域的军事活动
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