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The 2/13th Battalion was an infantry battalion of the Australian Army, which served during the Second World War. Formed in April 1940 from primarily New South Wales volunteers, as part of the 20th Brigade of the 7th Division, the battalion served in North Africa in 1941–42, after being reassigned to the 9th Division. In early 1943 the battalion returned to Australia and later took part in campaigns against the Japanese in New Guinea in 1943–44 and Borneo in 1945, before being disbanded in 1946.

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  • The 2/13th Battalion was an infantry battalion of the Australian Army, which served during the Second World War. Formed in April 1940 from primarily New South Wales volunteers, as part of the 20th Brigade of the 7th Division, the battalion served in North Africa in 1941–42, after being reassigned to the 9th Division. In early 1943 the battalion returned to Australia and later took part in campaigns against the Japanese in New Guinea in 1943–44 and Borneo in 1945, before being disbanded in 1946.
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  • 20(xsd:integer)
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  • “Devil’s Own”
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  • 1940(xsd:integer)
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  • 2(xsd:integer)
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  • ~800–900 personnelref|By the start of World War II, the authorised strength of an Australian infantry battalion was 910 men all ranks, however, later in the war it fell to 803.|group=Note
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  • The 2/13th Battalion was an infantry battalion of the Australian Army, which served during the Second World War. Formed in April 1940 from primarily New South Wales volunteers, as part of the 20th Brigade of the 7th Division, the battalion served in North Africa in 1941–42, after being reassigned to the 9th Division. In early 1943 the battalion returned to Australia and later took part in campaigns against the Japanese in New Guinea in 1943–44 and Borneo in 1945, before being disbanded in 1946.
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