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Australian Embassy Guard Platoon, Saigon
The Australian Embassy Guard Platoon, Saigon was an Australian Army unit assigned to protect the Australian embassy in South Vietnam. The platoon was established in March 1972 as the Guard and Escort Platoon, and was redesignated in December that year. The Australian Embassy Guard Platoon, Saigon was disbanded at the end of June 1973. It was the final Australian Army unit to serve in South Vietnam. History For much of the Australian involvement in the Vietnam War, the Australian embassy in Saigon was protected by Australian Army personnel drawn from either the 1st Australian Task Force in Phuoc Tuy province or members of Australian Forces Vietnam who were stationed in Saigon. This force was squad-sized, and comprised only a small number of soldiers. As part of the draw-down of Australian troops in the country, Australian Forces Vietnam was disbanded on 5 March 1972, and replaced with the small Australian Army Assistance Group Vietnam (AAAGV). At this time the squad assigned ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Army
The Australian Army is the principal Army, land warfare force of Australia, a part of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) along with the Royal Australian Navy and the Royal Australian Air Force. The Army is commanded by the Chief of Army (Australia), Chief of Army (CA), who is subordinate to the Chief of the Defence Force (Australia), Chief of the Defence Force (CDF) who commands the ADF. The CA is also directly responsible to the Minister of Defence (Australia), Minister for Defence, with the Department of Defence (Australia), Department of Defence administering the ADF and the Army. Formed in 1901, as the Commonwealth Military Forces, through the amalgamation of the colonial forces of Australia following the Federation of Australia. Although Australian soldiers have been involved in a number of minor and major conflicts throughout Australia's history, only during the Second World War has Australian territory come under direct attack. The Australian Army was initially composed a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
