The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Army Headquarters Canberra - nerve centre for Operation Interfuse. Interfuse...that was the codeword the Army allotted to its biggest movement of men and equipment since World War Two - the withdrawal from Vietnam. The complex planning of Interfuse, involving the movement of nearly six thousand troops and many thousands of tons of stores and war equipment, took place in these offices and planning rooms. In rooms like these, the daily running of Operation Interfuse meant hour by hour checking of hundreds of details and schedules to ensure the withdrawal went smoothly. Behind the scenes, teams of highly skilled officers and specialists worked out movements in close liaison with the Navy, Air Force, and civil air and shipping services. Conferences and briefing sessions were a never-ending necessity as decisions were taken on how and where returning troops and equipment were to be accommodated and detailed preparations were made to implement the decisions. There were literally a million things to think of and plan for. Everything from fifty-two-ton Centurion tanks, and fixed and rotary wing aircraft, down to the last ration pack and rifle bullet, had to be considered, and the method and timing of its return fitted into the overall plan. The whole project appeared to be a giant military jigsaw puzzle. But all went smoothly. This week, the final groups returned from Vietnam - and for Army Headquarters, another big planning job was over.
Rectangular landscape format 180 piece jigsaw puzzle entitled 'The Air Force - Planning the Flight', featuring five parked camouflaged Avro Ansons at an air force base behind a group of pilots and a s
A major Australian aid project was launched in Indonesian Sumatra last week with the arrival of a team of Australian Army surveyors. Stores for the operation were shipped from Singapore aboard the Arm
Rectangular landscape format 120 piece jigsaw puzzle entitled 'Australia will be there' featuring an Australian soldier, airman and sailor at attention against a background of the flags of India, Sout
Movement specialists of the Australian military forces in South Vietnam have been heavily taxed since the announcement of the Australian withdrawal - ensuring that the bulk of the combat force, associ
Helicopter operations are becoming second nature to Australian soldiers of the 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, in Vietnam. In their first battalion size operation, the Battalion operated out
A major step in the withdrawal of Australian troops from South Vietnam was completed last weekend with the movement of the Headquarters, 1st Australian Task Force, from its former base at Nui Dat to t
