In Papua New Guinea, the Dutch and British colonies of South East Asia and the South Pacific islands.
Italy, North Africa (Tripoli) and the Islands around what is now Indonesia as well as Burma and Malaysia.Australian soldiers fought with the United States against Japan in the Pacific, like at the Battle of Coral Sea. Soldiers from New Zealand also fought with the United States in the Pacific.
No. In the Pacific during World War 2, the threat to Australia itself came from the Japanese, not the Germans (Nazis). However Australian military units did fight in Europe and North Africa against the Germans & Italians.Australia was attacked by the Japanese air & naval units, however no actual invasion by ground troops was attempted.
NATO and mostly us troops
Hessian troops did not fight as British Allies but as mercenaries.
Germany
to fight
Troops fight on land. The Battle of the Coral Sea was a naval engagement in which Australian naval and air units participated.
The South West Pacific.
From 1914 to 1919.
Australian forces fought in all theaters of WWII. The fact that the Pacific was their home turf simply made it more convenient to retain their units in that theater. == In the early stages of the War many Australian units fought in North Africa, but after the fall of Singapore to the Japanese in February 1942, the Australian government brought most of these troops home and cooperated closely with the US.
North Africa North Africa
At the time Australia was under British rule. So when the UK entered the war, Australian troops were also deployed. They fight for their king/queen, of Britain.
German troops were freed to fight in the west.
Italians & Germans. They were the Axis powers of Europe. Italian troops invaded Egypt from Libya. Libya was an Italian colony. British & Commonwealth troops (& airman & sailors) defended Egypt and pushed the Italians back into Libya. German troops were then sent to Libya to help the Italians.
Italy, North Africa (Tripoli) and the Islands around what is now Indonesia as well as Burma and Malaysia.Australian soldiers fought with the United States against Japan in the Pacific, like at the Battle of Coral Sea. Soldiers from New Zealand also fought with the United States in the Pacific.
Australia began exiting the war in Vietnam in 1970 and most all troops were out of the country by 1973. They did briefly send troops back in 1975 to help Australian embassy workers evacuate during the Fall of Saigon.
Short answer? When the Japanese Empire is knocking on your door (quite literally), you don't need much encouragement to go to war. The Australian soldiers were known throughout the Pacific Theater for the Bravery and Steadfastness. The defining moment for Australian Troops was in Papua New Guniea, where they grouped with Americans to oust the Japanese and prevent a possible invasion of the Australian Mainland. as well as the answer above, australians are known for helping their mates(buddies). australians were not going to sit back and watch their mates fight alone, nor were they going to let some other nation tell us what to do. so as you can see we didnt need much encouragement to fight for what is ours