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Australian troops from the 1st Brigade in a captured Ottoman trench at Lone Pine, 6 August 1915

This is a list of the brigades raised by the Australian Army. The list includes brigades that served in World War I, World War II, Vietnam and the present-day brigades.

Current active brigades

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A soldier of the 5/7th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment, previously part of the 1st Brigade, conducts fire and movement during training in 2001.

World War I

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Light horse

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A trooper of the 15th Light Horse Regiment, part of the 5th Light Horse Brigade

Infantry

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Troops of the 5th Brigade at Picardie, France, 8 August 1918

World War II

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Armoured

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4th Armoured Brigade Matilda II and M3 Grant tanks firing small calibre weapons during a demonstration

Cavalry

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Support Group

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Motor

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Infantry

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An honour guard drawn from the 7th Brigade and 3rd Division in 1945

Garrison

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  • 1st Garrison Brigade
  • 2nd Garrison Brigade
  • 3rd Garrison Brigade
  • 5th Garrison Brigade

Training

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  • 1st Training Brigade
  • 2nd Division Infantry Training Brigade
  • 4th Training Brigade
  • 6th Training Brigade
  • 7th Training Brigade
  • 9th Training Brigade

Artillery

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The following artillery formations were all called brigades by the army but with three batteries assigned they were only the size of an artillery regiment.

Anti Aircraft Artillery

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Field artillery

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Medium Artillery

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Heavy Artillery

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Occupation of Japan

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Troops from the 34th Brigade march through Saijo, Japan, in 1946

Vietnam

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Further reading

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  • Blaxland, John (1989). Organising an Army: The Australian Experience 1957–1965. Canberra Papers on Strategy and Defence. Vol. 50. Canberra: Australian National University. ISBN 0731505301.
  • Kuring, Ian (2004). Red Coats to Cams: A History of Australian Infantry 1788 to 2001. Sydney: Australian Military History Publications. ISBN 1-876439-99-8.
  • Palazzo, Albert (2001). The Australian Army: A History of its Organisation 1901–2001. Melbourne: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-551507-2.
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