The 1st Military District was an administrative district of the

Australian Army The Australian Army is the principal 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 (CA), wh ...

. During the

Second World War World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposi ...

, the 1st Military District covered all of

Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , establishe ...

, with its headquarters at

Brisbane Brisbane ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Queensland, and the third-most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of approximately 2.6 million. Brisbane lies at the centre of the South ...

. In March 1939 a regional command structure was adopted, and the 1st Military District in

became Northern Command. This required legislative changes to the ''Defence Act'' (1903), and did not come into effect until October 1939.

References

Citations Bibliography * * {{coord, -27.468, 153.028, display=title, name=Brisbane, region:AU-QLD_type:city Military history of Queensland Military districts of Australia