In March 1992, UNAMIC was superseded by the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC), which continued observing the ceasefire and mine disposal programs, while also preparing to unite ...

Uncovering the name and story of one of these individuals – Private Charlie Bob Ngakyunkwokka, who, in accordance with ...

When Julie Berents stumbled across a photo of a postcard on the Australian War Memorial website, it launched her on a journey of discovery into her family’s past, revealing the extraordinary wartime ...

The Australian War Memorial acknowledges the traditional custodians of country throughout Australia. We recognise their continuing connection to land, sea and waters. We pay our respects to elders ...

The Nazi–Soviet war of 1941–45, also known as the Eastern Front of the Second World War, was the largest and most costly conflict in human history. Between June 1941 and May 1945, Adolf Hitler’s ...

Not yet diagnosed: Australian psychiatric casualties during the Kokoda campaign, 1942 David Woolley “Outstanding … painstakingly researched study … remarkable in quality.” Professor Jay Winter, ...

Every year, as Anzac Day approaches, people become curious about Anzac biscuits. Maybe it's because the thought of them is a delectable relief to the sombreness of that day and all that it ...

A crowd of more than 32,000 people gathered in the dark this morning at the Australian War Memorial for the Anzac Day Dawn Service, commemorating the 109th anniversary of the Gallipoli landing. The ...

The Australian War Memorial’s $550 million development project will begin rising out of the ground, following the contract signing with the last of three main construction partners this week.

The Honourable Kim Beazley AC has been appointed as Chair of the Australian War Memorial Council. Mr Beazley, a former Labor Leader, Defence Minister and Governor of Western Australia first served as ...

Nancy Wake, a prominent figure in the French Resistance during the Second World War, was born in Wellington, New Zealand, on 30 August 1912. Her family moved to Sydney, where she grew up, when Nancy ...

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