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Portal:Military history of Australia/Selected anniversaries/December

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Selected anniversaries in December

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Anniversaries can be found here from the Army news website or here at the AWM or here at the Australian History unit, or in books, journals or other sources related to Australian military history.

December 1

December 2

December 3

December 4

December 5

December 6

December 7

December 8

December 9

December 10

December 11

December 12

December 13

December 14

December 15

December 16

  • 1940 – World War II: Australian troops from the 6th Division begin moving towards the Egyptian/Libyan border ahead of the Battle of Bardia

December 17

December 18

December 19

December 20

December 21

December 22

December 23

December 24

December 25

December 26

December 27

December 28

December 29

  • 1860 – First Taranaki War: Victorian Colonial warship, HMVS Victoria, takes part in the action at Matarikoriko, New Zealand. Victoria's service in New Zealand waters represents the first overseas military operation by an Australian unit

December 30

December 31