Photos From Korea to the Falkland Islands - colourised images of conflicts after World War II.
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ANZAC Battalion
Horseshoe Hill, South Vietnam. 1969. Private Nick Hart of Bunbury, WA, shows South Vietnamese soldiers the workings of an M16 automatic rifle.
A member of B Company, 6RAR /NZ (ANZAC) (The ANZAC Battalion comprising 6th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment and a component from the 1st Battalion, Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment), Pte Hart was engaged on retraining soldiers of 3/43 of the 18th Division of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) infantry tactics and weapon handling. The courses, each six weeks long, are being carried out at a fortified feature near the 1st Australian Task Force (1ATF) Base at Nui Dat from 1969-08-12 to 1969-09-20.
On the 3rd of August 1962, the 15 officers and 15 senior NCOs that made up The Australian Army Training Team Vietnam (AATTV) arrived in Saigon. The AATTV was sent to Vietnam in a training and advisory capacity, as part of the US Military Assistance Command Vietnam (MACV). Their arrival marked the formal beginning of Australia’s involvement in the Vietnam War.
AATTV members operated with the South Vietnamese Army (ARVN).
Attached to units or battalions as trainers, advisers, and occasionally leaders, team members usually worked in the field, accompanying units on operations.
The AATTV was increased to 73 personnel in September 1964, and then to 112 in June 1965. The Team reached a peak strength of 217 members in November 1970. As part of an overall reduction of the Australian commitment, the size of the Team was decreased gradually from April 1971, before its complete withdrawal in December 1972.
Members of the AATTV were rarely together as a single unit, apart from on ceremonial occasions, such as ANZAC Day and the presentation of the US Army Meritorious Unit Commendation by General Abrams (Comd MACV) at Vung Tau on 30 September 1970.
Although primarily deployed in the field, on 9 February 1971 the AATTV conducted the first course held at the new Jungle Warfare Training Centre in Nui Dat. AATTV soldiers also served in Mobile Advisory and Training Teams (MATTs) operating within Phuoc Tuy province, in III Corps.
The AATTV remained in Vietnam after the 1st Australian Task Force (1ATF) was withdrawn in 1972. It was stationed in Phuoc Tuy province and focused on training. The Team was withdrawn from active service on 18 December 1972. A total of 1000 members served with the AATTV. Casualties were recorded as 33 members KIA and 122 wounded.
This unit has the distinction of being the longest-serving and most highly decorated Australian unit of the Vietnam War: it was operational for over ten years and four of its members were awarded the Victoria Cross – all four VCs awarded to Australians during the Vietnam War were to members of the AATTV.
Photo by: Australian War Memorial
Horseshoe Hill, South Vietnam. 1969. Private Nick Hart of Bunbury, WA, shows South Vietnamese soldiers the workings of an M16 automatic rifle.
A member of B Company, 6RAR /NZ (ANZAC) (The ANZAC Battalion comprising 6th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment and a component from the 1st Battalion, Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment), Pte Hart was engaged on retraining soldiers of 3/43 of the 18th Division of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) infantry tactics and weapon handling. The courses, each six weeks long, are being carried out at a fortified feature near the 1st Australian Task Force (1ATF) Base at Nui Dat from 1969-08-12 to 1969-09-20.
On the 3rd of August 1962, the 15 officers and 15 senior NCOs that made up The Australian Army Training Team Vietnam (AATTV) arrived in Saigon. The AATTV was sent to Vietnam in a training and advisory capacity, as part of the US Military Assistance Command Vietnam (MACV). Their arrival marked the formal beginning of Australia’s involvement in the Vietnam War.
AATTV members operated with the South Vietnamese Army (ARVN).
Attached to units or battalions as trainers, advisers, and occasionally leaders, team members usually worked in the field, accompanying units on operations.
The AATTV was increased to 73 personnel in September 1964, and then to 112 in June 1965. The Team reached a peak strength of 217 members in November 1970. As part of an overall reduction of the Australian commitment, the size of the Team was decreased gradually from April 1971, before its complete withdrawal in December 1972.
Members of the AATTV were rarely together as a single unit, apart from on ceremonial occasions, such as ANZAC Day and the presentation of the US Army Meritorious Unit Commendation by General Abrams (Comd MACV) at Vung Tau on 30 September 1970.
Although primarily deployed in the field, on 9 February 1971 the AATTV conducted the first course held at the new Jungle Warfare Training Centre in Nui Dat. AATTV soldiers also served in Mobile Advisory and Training Teams (MATTs) operating within Phuoc Tuy province, in III Corps.
The AATTV remained in Vietnam after the 1st Australian Task Force (1ATF) was withdrawn in 1972. It was stationed in Phuoc Tuy province and focused on training. The Team was withdrawn from active service on 18 December 1972. A total of 1000 members served with the AATTV. Casualties were recorded as 33 members KIA and 122 wounded.
This unit has the distinction of being the longest-serving and most highly decorated Australian unit of the Vietnam War: it was operational for over ten years and four of its members were awarded the Victoria Cross – all four VCs awarded to Australians during the Vietnam War were to members of the AATTV.
Photo by: Australian War Memorial
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Marine camouflage?
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Yes its the US camo pattern as used by the US Marines in the Pacific and by a small number of US troops in the Normandy Campaign.
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Them dudes look like they mean business.
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Soviet sappers with a dog after clearing a road in the Jalalabad Mountains, Northeast Afghanistan. Photo taken by Viktor Khabarov between 1986 and 1989, during the last phase of the Soviet-Afghan war.
The main target of the mujahideen mines were the roads on which Soviet convoys moved. The task of the sapper dogs was crucial in reducing the effect of these mines. The mine most used by the Afghan insurgents was the Italian made anti-tank mine TS-11.5, which was very difficult to find with metal detectors, so it was decided to use trained dogs for signaling so that later a team of sappers could deactivate it. The sappers' role was one of the most dangerous and they often suffered heavy casualties.
Despite the effectiveness of these dogs, the mujahideen quickly adapted, they started wrapping the fuse with paper to make their detection more difficult, placing boards on top, and sprinkling them with dirt. After the passage of several vehicles, the paper peeled off, causing the contacts to touch and causing the mine to explode.
The main target of the mujahideen mines were the roads on which Soviet convoys moved. The task of the sapper dogs was crucial in reducing the effect of these mines. The mine most used by the Afghan insurgents was the Italian made anti-tank mine TS-11.5, which was very difficult to find with metal detectors, so it was decided to use trained dogs for signaling so that later a team of sappers could deactivate it. The sappers' role was one of the most dangerous and they often suffered heavy casualties.
Despite the effectiveness of these dogs, the mujahideen quickly adapted, they started wrapping the fuse with paper to make their detection more difficult, placing boards on top, and sprinkling them with dirt. After the passage of several vehicles, the paper peeled off, causing the contacts to touch and causing the mine to explode.
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Private J. Oates 'B' Company 1st Battalion Argyll and Highland Sutherlands, 27th Brigade getting ready to fire his Bren Gun at a sniper, with a blazing house in the background. (possibly at Chongju, 30 October 1950)
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Portuguese Corvette "General Pereira d'Eça" (F477) and frigate "Comandante Roberto Ivens "(F482) seen from a landing craft, with PoAFs ' Allouette III overhead.
Luanda Naval Base, Angola . 1975?Independence day?
Luanda Naval Base, Angola . 1975?Independence day?
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Marines and several TNI representatives photographed on the demarcation line in Lumadjang, East Java on 5 February 1948.
Hakens, H.(Marine Brigade Collection)
Nederlands Instituut Voor Militaire Historie
Hakens, H.(Marine Brigade Collection)
Nederlands Instituut Voor Militaire Historie
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