The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Iroquois helicopters of No. 9 Squadron RAAF prepare to land and pick-up soldiers from the 3rd Battalion, 52nd Regiment of the 18th Division of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN). The soldiers were off on a five-day operation with elements of D Company, 6RAR /NZ (ANZAC) (The ANZAC Battalion comprising 6th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment and a component from the 1st Battalion, Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment). D Company had been retraining the 400-strong 3rd Battalion at the Horseshoe and Operation Quyet Thang, Vietnamese for 'we strive for victory', gave the Vietnamese a chance to put into practice what they had learnt from the Australians.
This series of five lacquer panels depicts the Australians and South Vietnamese military personnel who served alongside one another in the Vietnam War. Artist Dr Dacchi Dang began his research intervi
This series of five lacquer panels depicts the Australians and South Vietnamese military personnel who served alongside one another in the Vietnam War. Artist Dr Dacchi Dang began his research intervi
Gambut, Cyrenaica, Libya. c. April 1943. Ground crew members of No. 454 Squadron RAAF bombing up a Martin Baltimore aircraft prior to an operation.
Private Montey Paul of Glen Huon, Tas, armed with a 7.62mm SLR rifle, moves cautiously down a jungle stream. He was one of four soldiers from D Company, 6RAR /NZ (ANZAC) (The ANZAC Battalion comprisin
Four soldiers of D Company, 6RAR /NZ (ANZAC) (The ANZAC Battalion comprising 6th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment and a component from the 1st Battalion, Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment),
Four soldiers of D Company, 6RAR /NZ (ANZAC) (The ANZAC Battalion comprising 6th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment and a component from the 1st Battalion, Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment),
Corporal (Cpl) Brian Halls of Stafford, Qld, discusses with a Vietnamese platoon commander their location during joint operations, Operation Quyet Thang, in the Nui Thi Vai area. D Company, 6RAR /NZ (
Armed with an M16 automatic rifle and carrying a radio, Corporal (Cpl) Brian Halls of Stafford, Qld, threads his way through the jungle. He was the leader of four soldiers from D Company, 6RAR /NZ (AN
South Vietnam. 1969-09. Private John Strickland of Carnegie, Vic, leads Vietnamese soldiers on patrol through dense jungle in a combined Australian-Vietnamese operation. It was a shakedown operation f
