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Portal:Military history of Australia/Selected anniversaries/May

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Selected anniversaries in May

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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.

May 1

May 2

May 3

May 4

May 5

May 6

May 7

May 8

May 9

May 11

May 12

May 13

  • 1943 – World War II: the North Africa campaign concludes, bringing the Australian commitment in the Mediterranean theatre to an end
  • 1973 – Army vessel AS 3052 Tarooki (Aboriginal for Albatross), a 17.5-metre long former trawler from Brisbane, Qld, ran aground in New Guinea waters.

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May 28

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May 31