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Attacks on continental Australia during World War II were relatively rare due to Australia's geographic position. However, axis surface raiders and submarines periodically attacked shipping in the Australian coastal waters from late 1940 to early 1945.
- Military history of Australia during World War II - Wikipedia
By the end of the war, almost a million Australians had...
- Air raids on Australia, 1942–1943 - Wikipedia
Between February 1942 and November 1943, during the Pacific...
- Military history of Australia during World War II - Wikipedia
16 de nov. de 2023 · Air raids on Australian mainland – Second World War The outbreak of war with Japan on 8 December 1941 provoked panic in some sections of the Australian public, and they expected air raids any day. It was not until the attack on Darwin on 19 February 1942 that a greater threat, the threat of invasion was recognised.
27 de feb. de 2020 · Australia under attack 1940-1945. The Japanese first attacked the Australian mainland on 19 February 1942 when they launched a devastating air raid on Darwin in the Northern Territory. Two weeks later, more aircraft attacked Broome in Western Australia killing about 70 people.
The Sun, 20 February 1942. On 19 February 1942 Japanese bombs fell on mainland Australia for the first time. The port and city of Darwin suffered two devastating attacks by over 188 Japanese aircraft that day. Over the next twenty months northern Australia was to endure almost a hundred air raids, from Exmouth in the west to Townsville in the east.
Learn about the February 19, 1942, Japanese bombing of the Australian city of Darwin, Northern Territory, and Australia's involvement in World War II. (more) See all videos for this article. After the Japanese attacked the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (December 7, 1941), however, the focus shifted homeward.
