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6th Division

1917-1946 Australian Army infantry division
Organization military_division Q1879274
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6th Division

Summary

6th Division is a military division[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of military_division entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (81 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • 6th Division is in the country of Australia[3].
  • 6th Division's image is recorded as Awm 005392 2nd11th.jpg[4].
  • 6th Division's image is recorded as Australian troops disembarking at Alexandria after the evacuation of Greece - Ivor Hele.jpg[5].
  • 6th Division's instance of is recorded as military division[6].
  • 6th Division's part of is recorded as Australian Army[7].
  • 6th Division's part of is recorded as Second Australian Imperial Force[8].
  • 6th Division's has part is recorded as 16th Brigade[9].
  • 6th Division's has part is recorded as 17th Combat Service Support Brigade[10].
  • 6th Division's has part is recorded as 19th Brigade[11].
  • +1917-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of 6th Division[12].
  • 6th Division was dissolved in +1946-00-00T00:00:00Z[13].
  • 6th Division's participated in conflict is recorded as World War II[14].
  • 6th Division's participated in conflict is recorded as Operation Compass[15].
  • 6th Division's participated in conflict is recorded as Battle of Vevi[16].
  • 6th Division's participated in conflict is recorded as Battle of Greece[17].
  • 6th Division's participated in conflict is recorded as Battle of Crete[18].
  • 6th Division's participated in conflict is recorded as Syria–Lebanon campaign[19].
  • 6th Division's participated in conflict is recorded as Kokoda Track campaign[20].
  • 6th Division's participated in conflict is recorded as Battle of Buna–Gona[21].
  • 6th Division's participated in conflict is recorded as Salamaua–Lae campaign[22].
  • 6th Division's participated in conflict is recorded as Aitape–Wewak campaign[23].
  • 6th Division's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/035yvl[24].

Body

Founding

+1917-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of 6th Division[12].

Identity

Part of include Australian Army[7], an army[25], in Australia[26], founded in 1901[27] and Second Australian Imperial Force[8], a military unit[28], in Australia[29], founded in 1939[30].

Dissolution

6th Division was dissolved in +1946-00-00T00:00:00Z[13].

Why It Matters

6th Division ranks in the top 6% of military_division entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (81 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

Related Entities

Australia

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 26d ago · Brya · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → Australia
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