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39th (Militia) Battalion
The 39th (Militia) Battalion was an Australian Army Militia (reserve) unit which played a crucial role in the Kokoda Track campaign of World War II, in New Guinea. The battalion carried the brunt of a stubborn rearguard action, against the elite Japanese marines of the South Seas Force — a division-sized formation — for several weeks, until it was reinforced by regular soldiers from the Second Australian Imperial Force.
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