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The 57th/60th Battalion was an infantry battalion of the Australian Army which served during the Second World War. It was formed in 1930 as part of the Militia by the amalgamation of the 57th and 60th Battalions and was assigned to the 15th Brigade, 3rd Division in Victoria. Following the outbreak of the war, the battalion was initially used in a garrison role in Australia before being deployed to New Guinea in 1943, remaining there for almost 18 months before being brought back to Australia.

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rdfs:comment	The 57th/60th Battalion was an infantry battalion of the Australian Army which served during the Second World War. It was formed in 1930 as part of the Militia by the amalgamation of the 57th and 60th Battalions and was assigned to the 15th Brigade, 3rd Division in Victoria. Following the outbreak of the war, the battalion was initially used in a garrison role in Australia before being deployed to New Guinea in 1943, remaining there for almost 18 months before being brought back to Australia.
foaf:name	57th/60th Battalion
foaf:nick	Merri/Heidelberg Regiment
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active years start year	1930-01-01(xsd:dateTime)
battle	Bougainville Campaign (1943–45) New Guinea Campaign World War II
colour name	Black alongside Red
command structure	3rd Division 15th Brigade (Australia)
country	Australia
identification symbol	50px
military branch	Australian Army
military unit size	~800–900 menref\|At the start of the war, the normal size of an Australian infantry battalion was 910 men all ranks, however, following the reorganisation of the 3rd Division along the jungle establishment, the size dropped to 803 men all ranks.\|group=Note
thumbnail	http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/AWM_070447_57th_60th_Battalion_in_New_Guinea_1944.jpg?width=300
type	dbpedia:Infantry

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