Famous Australians Heroes .
World War II was the only ever attempt to invade Australia, Lucky the country was saved by famous Australian heroes but all citizens of Australia say it was far too long for all Australian governments to say thank you. To all the famous WW2 returned veterans, all heroes and predominantly volunteers. All these very famous Australian military soldiers should had at least received a simple thank you for protecting Australian citizens and preventing them from being killed or forced into slavery. Attractive young women in good shape would had been forced to be comfort women to the invaders. Famous Australian soldiers that enlisted in the military risking life and limbs to stop and had to kill the invaders of Australia the allies of the European German Nazis and Italians the Japanese. They were defeated when attacking Australia but if Australians who volunteered at 18 years of age returned soldiers would have been over 90 years of age, very old Australian heroes when they could officially receive a thank you from any Australian government. It took so long for these two simple word thank you because on the 75th anniversary of the end of world war 2 in the Pacific, for the first time an Australian government and retired head of the military the governor general of Australia decided to officially thank Australian WW2 return soldiers. Unfortunately if Australians volunteered and career chosen military soldiers, if join the military at 18 years of age + the 75 anniversary end of WW2 return soldiers the youngest of these Australian heroes would be 93 years of age. Very long wait for these men and very lucky to be alive, most World War II Australian heroes veterans are very old heroes also named diggers. Most had passed away and never received a thank you from any Australian government or military brass. These Australian soldiers all heroes of WW2 very lucky to be alive, could received an official thank you but had to be in the no and apply for this official thank you medal and certificate signed by the Australian Prime Minister of the time and the retired army boss and governor general still in this high position in 2023, but maybe soon Australia will be a republic and the Australian governor generals that have swore allegiance to a King of another country will have to swear allegiance for the first time too and Australian citizen.
Australian war heroes ww2 the Australian Prime Minister Menzies announced Australia’s involvement in WWII 1939. The Prime Minister nickname was pig iron Menzies because he sold lots of iron to the Japanese. Lots of this iron ended up coming back to Australia via Japanese bombing missions the battle of Darwin etc, when the Japanese became allies of Germany and the Italians and entered the war in 1941.
It took Australian volunteers diggers survive of WW2, 75 years after the war to get official thank you from Australian government.
World War II it took too long for all Australian governments to say thank you to their WW2 returned citizens predominantly volunteers. All these Australian men should had at least received a simple thank you for risking life and to kill the invaders of Australia The allies of the European German Nazis and Italians the Japanese were defeated when attack Australia but never took over the continent…… If Australians volunteered at 18 years of age, Australian returned soldiers would have been over 90 years of age when they could receive official thank you from the Australian government. It took so long for these two simple word thank you, because on the 75th anniversary of the end of the world war 2 in the Pacific for the first time an Australian government and retired head of the military and governor general of Australia decided to officially thank Australian WW2 return soldiers. Unfortunately if Australians volunteered and career chosen military soldiers, if join the military at 18 years of age +75 year anniversary these return soldiers would be 93 years of age. Very long wait for these men and very lucky to be alive, most World War II Australian veterans very old heroes the diggers, they were named had passed away and never received a thank you from any Australian government or military brass. These Australian soldiers all heroes of WW2 that received an official thank you had to be in the no and apply for this official thank you medal and certificate signed by the Australian Prime Minister of the time and the retired army boss and governor general, still in this powerful position in 2023. Australian’s would say all WW2 soldiers should have received an official thank you.
Famous Australian ww2 champions now Australian legends, the men that saved Australia famous Australian war heroes.
Australian war heroes World War II Memorial Plack for Australian WWII Air force who served in the battle for Australia. The battle of the Coral Sea memorial Plack is at Cardwell memorial Park in the State of Queensland Australia.
Australian WWII War Heroes.
Link about Australian hero legend Lawrence Black video from Australian Sat War Film Archive: https://australiansatwarfilmarchive.unsw.edu.au/archive/183-lawrence-black
Australian Second World War or World War II abbreviate as WWII and WW2, but unfortunately MacArthur prayer in Tokyo harbour 1945 on second of September that peace be restored to the world, but no one was listening. Unfortunately human nature repeats it self timer after time century after century as virtually straight after WWII the allies Russia and America fought over the spoils of war, so their children the baby boomers had to live through Cold War 1. Since then we have had more wars and longer wars then the involvement of Australians in World War II. Now we have cold war II growing powers in the region China have become closer to Russia then they their old allies. First of June 2021 the longest war Australia has been involved in has come to an end. The Taliban have taken over most of the Afghanistan State Australia was assigned to, so was it worth it. Now cold War II America versus Russia and China. The Allies have used atomic weapons before so all we need is one mad woman or man ww3 the end.
World War II Pacific Asian theatre of war, photograph of Australian Harold W Black military medals with army slouch hat. Hal volunteer and was in the Australian 2/3 anti-tank regiment, served in Papua New Guinea where the Australians were the 1st to stop the advancing Japanese Army.
Second World War I think the West and eastern Europeans would’ve celebrated the most on the 7 May 1945, as the German High Command sign an unconditional surrender so the war in Europe was over, on midnight the 8 to 9 May 1945.
The Imperial Empire of Japan military entered the war in December 1941 and like lightning appears from nowhere, the Japanese military had very speedy victories. Japanese occupation south-east Asia, Thailand Philippines Malaysia and Indochina and with large areas of the Pacific by the end of March 1942.
Possibly the worst defeat in the history of the British the fall of Singapore, that fell in February, an entire Australian division forced to surrender when the high British command ordered surrender to the Japanese. Very soon after Australia was under attack the northern city of Darwin that same month. Japanese Navy tried to take Australia in the Battle of the Australian Coral Sea, luckily it failed as the Americans at this stage had been forced into the Second World War, when the Japanese attacked their Hawaiian navy base at Pearl Harbor. Thanks to the Americans and Australians this Navy invasion force failed.
Australian War Heroes World War II.
Authentic Second World War Australian army slouch hat over 75 years old, Hal Black hat he served in Papua New Guinea ww2 .
Australian ships in the Mediterranean theatre and the 6th and 7th Australian army Divisions was bought back to Australia, returned to defend the Country. The Japanese tried to invade buy land through Papua New Guinea but the Australians beat them on the Kokoda Trail. But the most happiest day of all for Australians Americans and British was when the Japanese surrendered on 14 August 1945 and accepted all Allied demand. The German and Italian Allies the Japanese was the only country still fighting in ww2, in Pacific and Asia arena but was forced to surrender unconditional finally World War II its all over on 14 August 1945.
Australian war heroes Z special unit, Lawrence Black was commissioned age of 21 and when the Japanese surrendered, Lieutenant L Black lead the last operation for the Z unit, destroying supply of weapons and fuel at top secret Z men locations in the Indian Ocean.
Australian War Heroes Second World War Z special unit Operation Rimau never seen on the internet before, final minute before beheading.
Australia’s World War II greatest victory’s was their first and second land battles against the invincible Japanese in ww2. After the allies many defeats that the Japanese inflicted on all including the US colony in the Philippines & the state of Hawaii Pearl Harbor etc. Japanese defeated the Dutch and french Indochina, along with the English surrender of Singapore and retreat from Burma. At this stage Japanese military had most of south-east Asia and China. The Thai military sold out their allies and join the Japanese. The 1st and Second defeat ever on the Japanese occurred on the biggest island in the world Papua New Guinea. The first victory was by the Australian military against the Japanese that lost about 700 soldiers, this Japanese Imperial Empire military force was wiped out. The second but huge defeat inflicted on the Japanese was also in Papua New Guinea at the Kokoda Trail, again the Japanese defeated by the Australian military, that turn back the whole Japanese land invasion force. The invading army final destination was to be Australia.
Australian War Heroes ww2 Lieutenant Lawrence Black Z force commando, was one of Australia’s great war heroes or Lawrie known to mates. There was not many heroes made it on the front page of Time magazine, Lawrie did on 18 July 1983 . Digger Lawrie was one of the first orders of Australia for his volunteer charitable effort helping families weirdos, because their husbands Australian soldiers that was killed in action and never returned home. This was why Legacy was set up to help the children and families, Lawrie was a great man and Australian war heroes.
World war II mission to Indonesia to determine where and eliminate the big Japanese gun battery’s, code-name operation starfish Australian war heroes.
My most famous top secret mission was to by the Australian Z special unit Operation Jaywick, when on September 1943 they raided Japanese imperial navy and sun six Japanese ships in Singapore harbour. 14 men left Western Australia disguised as Asian fishermen and planted explosives on the Japanese ships. This Z special unit forces was either Australian army or navy personnel. They were not detected by the Japanese Navy or army and were able to sail back to Australia unscathed heroes.
Image of Lawrence Black OAM Australian special forces, true Australian war hero .
Image above Australian War Hero Lawrence Black Age 83. 8.12.2009. Lawrence ww2 took with him on every mission, his Australian lucky charm the national gemstone opal an official Australian government symbol of his country. Click on L Blacks photograph above will sent you to a fabulous webpage about Australia’s heroes . All about the highest military award the VC or Victoria Cross, awarded to heroes for valour amazing courage and amazing bravery in the face of the enemy, awarded to Australian soldiers of any rank or civilians under military command.
Harold Black with 3 citizens from P N G. In ww2 known as the fuzzy wozzy angels at the battle of Kokoda Trail New Guinea Second World War .
Harold W Black very young volunteer Second World War Australian soldier 2/3 ANTITANK REGIMENT. Passed away age 97 2021 Hal took with him when he enlisted to help stop the invasion of Australia ww2. One gemstone an opal lucky charm.
Australians in world war II also called second World was a global war, Lieutenant NX105873 Lawrence S Black Z special unit hero. And his whole family all 3 brother’s served in WWII or WW2 the terms also used to describe the wars. Col A Black Gunner 2/3 T/A. Regiment R.A.A NX171577, later Col Black re-listed serve in UN Korea war. Another brother R. J. Black served in the 65 INF Battalion NX207625. And third brother Hal Black volunteered and was in the Australian 2/3rd Anti-Tank artillery regiment during World War II. Formed in July 1940 took part in the Siege of Tobruk in 1941 and El Alamein in 1942. 2/3rd Anti-Tank Regiment returning to Australia in 1943. Embarking back in Australian in January and return to Sydney. The regiment was reconstituted to Queensland as many Australian soldiers was based in the Atherton table lands of Cairns. The 2/3rd Anti-Tank artillery regiment then served in Papua New Guinea in defence of the Australian continent, against the Empress Imperial Japanese military in 1943 to1944. Borneo in 1945 Lieutenant Colonel J.N.L Argent commanded the regiment during its last campaign in World War II, to retake Borneo from the Japanese enemy. At the end of the war some of the Australians including Hal Black went to the Japanese POW camp, where about 2000 Allied troops were march through the malaria infested jungles starving to death to a Japanese POWs work camp. There was only about 6 guys left and all Australians skin and bones when Hal Black along with other Australian military men. Col A Black was a larrikin also one Australian in 2 wars.
Australian military 75 years on certificate Second World War .
Australian metal 75 years after Second World War.
True Hero ww2.
Lawrence Black was a true Australian ww2 hero unlike today’s media heroes, where political correctness has gone mad as the word is used very lightly over the media for non-contact sports, champions at such sports do not need to have courage playing ping-pong, amazing determination to win yes. Hey they are getting payed millions of dollars a game. Sports people that have never had to risk a leg or a arm, have doctors ambulance on hand if they sprain 1 finger and can be sent to the best private hospitals. Hey soldiers risking there life behind enemy lines, an paid bugger all underpaid where they could have been beheaded by the enemy if caught during a secret mission, tortured if lucky and lived. No private hospitals and the enemy couldn’t care a rats arse about them dying or having to live in horrific pain. Soldiers might had to had taken the enemies life, a man or woman and live with this for the rest of their life knowing that the person they killed, their children and wife will never see their father.
Not only have courage bravery but defend them selves, kill or be killed in the course of action is the true meaning of heroes. In my books they use the word hero to bloody lightly, which is bloody disrespectful for all the Australian diggers men that have died serving their country & some women that have whisk their lives, such as spies etc they are true Australian war heroes.
Sydney Black Australian Light-horse-men mounted soldier ww1 Australian war heroes.
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WWII Australian soldiers Harold and Colin Black identical twins.
Lieutenant Lawrence Black of Z force is an ww2 Australian war heroes that worked with American submarine commanders, some of these US submarines was involved in the battle that saved Australia from invasion by the Japanese. Known as the naval battle of the Coral Sea in ww2. This sea battle occurred well down past Australian northern city of Cairns, the battle was off sure from the town of Cardwell in the state of Queensland about 800 km off-shore. Between the 4th to the 8th of May 1942, but on on the bloody 7th of May both sides launched their fighter planes to try to take out each other’s aircraft carriers. Japanese airstrike on American aircraft carrier Lexington. It explodes on 8 May as all hell broke out 7 hours after being damaged by a Japanese, this was the first battle of its kind anywhere in the world.
This Navy battle the Japanese had an invasion force consistent of many Navy ships, including aircraft carriers and submarines and destroyers etc, convoy protected their aircraft carriers. 69–97 aircraft destroyed shot down why trying to destroy each other’s aircraft carriers. The American and Australians turn back the Japanese invasion force. USA had similar type of navy force to the Japanese the Australian Navy vessels that participated were HMAS Australia and HMAS Hobart. 2 huge armadas superpowers of the oceans with modern aircraft carriers faced off.
Old Australian special forces hero at Z reunion, image of Lowie Black OAM and old Z mate Australian war heroes .
There is an Australian and American battle Coral Sea memorial in the town of Cardwell in the northern part of the state of Queensland Australia. Lieutenant Lawrence Black of Z force had many missions behind enemy lines transported and picked up by these American submarine. Such mission was one in Indonesia Lombok near Bali island which is located at the bottom middle of the second image below. The continent of Australia is not far below but not shown in the image, about 2,700 km or 1,700 imperial miles by air .
WW2 Australian Heroes.
Old survivor Lieutenant L Black OAM Australian special forces NX105873 was a true Australian war heros Second World War .
Mission to Indonesia ww2 secret code name Operation starfish 3 men led by Lieutenant Black travelled to Lombok with an American submarine, and then paddled out to Lombok Island staying nearly months surveying the Japanese infested island. Black always worked behind enemy lines but unfortunately on this mission only 2 diggers returned alive. 2 wounded the Japanese soldiers were like ninjas beheading the 2 prisoners allied forces. The operation starfish mission was to find where the enemy the invading Japanese positions, of all the 5 1/2 diameter circumference German made guns located on Lombok. As the Japanese military could control the straights of Lombok Indonesia with the big guns to stop and destroy allies submarines passing through from Pacific to Indian Ocean.
Lombok and Bali located at bottom middle of the image.
The very top-secret mission ww2 led by L Black was to destroy Japanese artillery em placements, positioned on top of the cliffs about 300 m above the very dangerous waters of the Lombok Strait, at Cape Panda nan at the tip of the Geroeng Peninsula. The guns were very dangerous threat to any submarine passing underneath the strait, as if the submarines had to surface because of dangerous current they were extremely vulnerable to the Japanese 5 1/2 inch guns
Australian Lawrence Black mostly trained out of Fraser island south-east Queensland the largest sand island in the world, as this was one of the locations in Queensland including the northern city of Cairns that Z force used to train their Australian war heroes commandos.
Gary Black third-generation Australian military, Gary is in the engineering core.
Gray Grandson of Harold Black ww2 volunteer served in Papua New Guinea and Borneo, Harold the younger brother of Australian War Hero Lawrence Black.
Australian newspaper article about special forces secret missions ww2.
Lawrence Black new about the secret missions of Z force in Indochina and Philippines, Solomon Islands Malaysia, Borneo performing deeds always behind enemy lines, this is what makes true Australian war heroes ww2.
Famous Australians Lawrence Black OAM gave these photos to his brother Harold Black, who then passed them on to me as his second youngest son.
Image Lawrence and best man his brother in the photograph of his wedding party in 1946 June. Lawrence gave these photos to his brother Harold Black, who then passed them on to me as his second youngest son Graham. Lawrence and Joyce his wife had one child a boy named David.
After the end of World War 2 in the Pacific Lieutenant L Black Z unit was transferred up to Hollandia as the Japanese had surrendered, and with liaison officer from reconnaissance dapartment which had total control over Z unit. Black then assigned to close down the top secret camp of Australian war heroes.
Lawrence was awarded the US submarine combat pin as he had been working with the Americans in secret missions like operations starfish behind Japanese lines by American submarine. Black served after the war until October 1946 working and training Australian troops that went to Japanese as Occupation Force. The submarine that took the four Z men to Lombok in ww2 was the USS Rock SS-274 Gato-class submarine Robert A. Keating took the Rock on its daring Operation Starfish mission. The President of the United States America presented the Navy Cross to Commander Robert Allen Keating.
Black was hard worker and retired from the Veterans Review Board the age of 65 a very compassion man, that also worked hard work for the charity Legacy Victorian RSL. June 1990 was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia for his volunteer hard work with Salvation Army Legacy Red Cross. Old digger Black was a very knowledgeable man Black was one of many true Australian war heroes.
Lucky Black he was called as his military flight was delayed going to Perth where the Operation Jaywick mission left for Singapore, so Lawrence was sent elsewhere and mission Operation Jaywick. Black always denied in public he had a lucky charm, but privately he said his dad passed on to him one opal pendant so he always had this with him, the Australian national gemstone the Opal. Lawrence was named after the famous ww1 hero Lawrence of Arabia, as Black’s father served in ww1 Light horse and camel core in the Middle East and had some connection to Lawrence of Arabia.
Z Special Unit Commando Base Was In Darwin Second World War .
The Z special unit commando base in Darwin became ever more busier after the battle of Australian most northern city Darwin in the Northern Territory, on 19 February 1942’ aircraft 242 enemy planes of the royal Empire of Japan, bomb the Harbour and the city of Darwin. The enemy got off lightly and return back to Japanese Aircraft- carriers and land bases without much problems. Japanese Navy 1st Carrier Air Fleet this force comprised the aircraft carriers Kaga, Hiryū, Akagi, Sōryū and escort with big Japanese Navy force and surface ships to within striking range of Australian northern city of Darwin, before launching their planes in the battle of Darwin. Japanese Navy 1st Carrier Air Fleet was the exact same fleet that force the United States into World War II, as this carry a fleet was the one that attacked Pearl Harbor in Hawaii.
Darwin was not defended well only had 18 anti aircraft guns 31 military aircraft, 2 sloops 1 destroyer 1 seaplane tender etc. November 1941 Australia had agreed to allow the establishment of training bases, maintenance facilities, munitions storage, communications, and improvement of airfields, including at Darwin, to meet the needs of the B-17 bombers in Australia. February 1942 Darwin was becoming an important US Australian allied base, along with Australian Z special unit commando training and shipping repair and seaplane moring bases.
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Australian war heroes but has anything changed today to stop the canon fodder of Australian young men, as there was never a day set aside by any Australian government to honour the Australian ww2 men, mostly who volunteered and the only time the Australian mainland had been attacked since colonisation. But yet today there’s a day set-aside for a war that men many 18 year old Australians lads were forced to stop the unification of Vietnam but lost this war. Many young Australians that refused to go to war and kill were dragged off to jail by the Australian state police. Many of these young guys raped and given a slow and painful death by HIV AIDS. American citizens and Australian citizens were against forcing citizens to go and kill people of Vietnam or be killed, so the Australian government conscript policy that forced citizens into war was scrapped by good brave citizens, the true heroes of US and Australia force their government to bring their boy’s back home.
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