451 Squadron RAAF Hurricane Lebanon 1942 AWM P00869.014
AWM caption : BEYROUTH, LEBANON, 1942. TWO HAWKER HURRICANE AIRCRAFT OF 451 SQUADRON RAAF ON THE TARMAC AT BEYROUTH AIRPORT.
Australian 2-33rd Battalion attack Fort Khiam (AWM photo 008208)
Australian infantry from the 2/33rd Infantry Battalion attack Fort Khiam, June 1941
Australian transport trucks Syria June41
Australian Army transport trucks move along the coast road in Lebanon during the Syria-Lebanon campaign
AWM 010546 allen lebanon - Australia in World War Two
Hammana, Lebanon. September 2, 1941. Major General A. S. "Tubby" Allen (centre), commander of the Australian 7th Division, with Lt Colonel Murray Moten (centre right), commander of the 2/27th Infantry Battalion... More
Jazzin, Líbano durante la Campaña Sirio-libanesa de la Segunda Guerra ...
Español: Esta parte del camino de Jazzin fue conocido como la "Milla de la locura" por las fuerzas Australianas que combatieron en él en junio de 1941Français : Jezzine, Liban, Cette partie de la route Jezzine ... More
Royal Air Force Operations in the Middle East and North Africa, 1939-1...
Royal Air Force Operations in the Middle East and North Africa, 1939-1943. Curtiss Tomahawk Mark IIBs of No.3 Squadron RAAF, lined up at Rayak, Lebanon.
Australian Army Engineers, African Auxillary Pioneer Corps and Lebanes...
At Maalmeltein work on the railway cutting took six months. Some 35,000 cubic yards of limestone rock had to be removed. See Barton Maughan (1966) "Tobruk and El Alamein. Australia in the War of 1939-45." P.82... More
Battle of Beirut - A black and white photo of a large explosion
Shell-fire during the Australian advance along the coast road south of Beirut.
Australian and Free French soldiers get together in Beirut
Australian and Free French soldiers get together in Beirut.
Beirut, 1941-11-11. Gen. Catrou and Lt-Gen. J.D. Lavarack inspecting a...
BEIRUT, SYRIA. 1941-11-11. GENERAL CATROUX AND LIEUTENANT-GENERAL J.D. LAVARACK INSPECTING A GUARD OF HONOUR AT THE BEIRUT ARMISTICE DAY SERVICE. THE AUSTRALIAN GUARD CAME FROM E COMPANY, HQ GUARD BATTALION AN... More
Beirut, Syria 1941-08-11. French supply tank and ammunition trailer ca...
Français : BEIRUT, SYRIA. 1941-08-11. FRENCH SUPPLY TANK AND AMMUNITION TRAILER CAPTURED IN TRIPOLI, SYRIA AT THE 2/3RD AUSTRALIAN ARMY FIELD WORKSHOPS.
Beirut, Lebanon. 1941-09. Vichy French General de Verdilhac, with Majo...
BEIRUT, LEBANON. 1941-09. GENERAL DE VERDILHAC, FORMER DEPUTY COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, VICHY FRENCH FORCES IN SYRIA, WHO HAS BEEN COLLABORATING WITH MAJOR-GENERAL J.I. CHRYSTALL, CBE, MC, ON THE SYRIAN COMMISSION O... More
Men of the 7th Division Recovery Section, 2-3 Army Field Workshops, at...
Français : Men of the 7th Division Recovery Section, 2/3 Army Field Workshops, at work on a captured French Renault R-35 light tank near Tyre. Private M Coleman (NX65158), Corporal T R J Schofield (NX66105) an... More
This building was used by the Vichy forces as a store. The banner read...
This building was used by the Vichy forces as a store. The banner reads “UN SOUL CHEF, PETAIN” - (One Leader Only, Petain).