Papuan Infantry Battalion
The Papuan Infantry Battalion (PIB) was a unit of the Australian Army raised in the Territory of Papua for service during the Second World War. Formed in early 1940 in Port Moresby to help defend the territory in the event of a Japanese invasion, its soldiers were primarily Papuan natives led by Australian officers and non-commissioned officers. Following the outbreak of the Pacific War, the PIB served in many of the Allied campaigns in New Guinea; however, due to the nature of its role its sub-units mainly operated separately, attached to larger Australian and US Army units and formations. Slow in forming, the first members of the PIB were not officially posted in until March 1941. By 1942 it consisted of only three companies, all of which were under-strength and poorly equipped. It was s
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Papuan Infantry Battalion
The Papuan Infantry Battalion (PIB) was a unit of the Australian Army raised in the Territory of Papua for service during the Second World War. Formed in early 1940 in Port Moresby to help defend the territory in the event of a Japanese invasion, its soldiers were primarily Papuan natives led by Australian officers and non-commissioned officers. Following the outbreak of the Pacific War, the PIB served in many of the Allied campaigns in New Guinea; however, due to the nature of its role its sub-units mainly operated separately, attached to larger Australian and US Army units and formations. Slow in forming, the first members of the PIB were not officially posted in until March 1941. By 1942 it consisted of only three companies, all of which were under-strength and poorly equipped. It was s
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The Papuan Infantry Battalion ...... ineage from the PIB and NGIBs.
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Папуасский пехотный батальон ( ...... роспуска в августе 1946 года.
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South West Pacific 1942–45, Ko ...... oibus-Kiarivu and Bonis-Porton
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Onebattalion
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Reconnaissance
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South West Pacific 1942–45, Ko ...... oibus-Kiarivu and Bonis-Porton
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Red and green
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Port Moresby
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"Green Shadows"
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Reconnaissance
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Papuan Infantry Battalion
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The Papuan Infantry Battalion ...... and poorly equipped. It was s
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Папуасский пехотный батальон ( ...... анским и австралийским частям.
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Papuan Infantry Battalion
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Папуасский пехотный батальон
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Papuan Infantry Battalion
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