Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests/Military history of Australia during World War II

Military history of Australia during World War II
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 * This is the archived discussion of the TFAR nomination for the article below. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/requests). Please do not modify this page. 

The result was: scheduled for Today's featured article/April 25, 2013 by BencherliteTalk 16:22, 11 April 2013‎ (UTC)



The military history of Australia during World War II began with Australia declaring war on Germany on 3 September 1939. By the end of the war, almost a million Australians had served in the armed forces, primarily in the European theatre, North African campaign, and the South West Pacific theatre. In addition, Australia came under direct attack for the first time in its history. Casualties from enemy action during the war were 27,073 killed and 23,477 wounded. While most Australian forces were withdrawn from the Mediterranean following the outbreak of war in the Pacific, they continued to take part in the air offensive against Germany. Australian forces played a key role in the Pacific War, making up the majority of Allied strength in the South West Pacific. The military continued offensive operations against the Japanese until the war ended. The war contributed to major changes in the nation's economy, military and foreign policy. It accelerated the process of industrialisation, led to the development of a larger peacetime military and began the process with which Australia shifted the focus of its foreign policy from Britain to the United States.

1 point for date relevance. Anzac Day is a holiday and a major event in Australia. Hawkeye7 (talk) 21:32, 10 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Actually be at least 3 points in total, taking into account 2 for its age -- support by the way... Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 22:32, 10 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Support. No worries, &mdash; Cirt (talk) 22:59, 10 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Certainly. See no reason to oppose. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 23:34, 10 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Support (as FA nominator and main contributor to the article) I think that this is still of FA standard, and it would be a good choice for Anzac Day. Nick-D (talk) 08:55, 11 April 2013 (UTC)