world war 2 started in europe in 1919.
world war 2 started in europe in 1919.
when did world war 2 start in europe?
1919
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bullet::::- australian infantry battalions formed just prior to or during world war 1 had a pair (a stand) of colours, being a king's colour based on the union flag and a separate regimental colour emblazoned with the battalion number and its colour patch (shoulder badge). battle honours were also emblazoned on the regimental colour. these customs followed the british tradition. some of those world war 1 battalions were amalgamated prior to or during world war 2. for example, the 57th battalion amalgamated with the 60th battalion in 1930, forming the 57th/60th battalion which saw action in the south west pacific campaigns during world war 2. the 57th/60th battalion did not have its own colours, but by dint of history inherited both sets of colours (both stands) from the 57th and the 60th. in accordance with the order of battle the 57th/60th wore the colour patch of the 57th on its uniforms, but they still paraded and presented the colours of both the 57th and the 60th. the queen gave permission in 1960 for the battle honours from world war 2 (south-west pacific 1943–45, liberation of australian new guinea, commando road, etc) to be emblazoned on (what were by then and remain) the queen's colours, rather than on the regimental colours which were already emblazoned with honours from world war 1 (the somme, passchendaele, villers-bretonneux, amiens, etc). a similar situation occurred with the amalgamation in 1942 of the 58th battalion and the 59th battalion to form the 58th/59th battalion, which wore the colour patch of the 58th battalion on its uniforms but inherited and paraded both stands of colours from the 58th battalion and 59th battalion. the 57th/60th battalion and the 58th/59th battalion were disbanded soon after world war 2 and the colours were laid up in the shrine of remembrance in melbourne where they are on display in the crypt. the shrine and other war memorials and churches around australia display many other stands of battalion colours that have been laid up in their care, such as st stephens church, sydney.
military colours, standards and guidons