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1918 Australians in France

1918 Australians in France was an exhibition at the Australian War Memorial in 1998. This exhibition travelled to venues across Australia until 2004. In 2008 the Memorial presented Advancing to Victory, 1918.

Introduction

  • The Australian Imperial Force (AIF) in 1918
  • Travelling exhibition
  • Glossary
  • Bibliography

"Join Us"- Recruitment in 1918

  • Recruitment

Battles

  • Map and timeline
  • "Operation Michael" - the German offensive of 21 March
  • Halting The Germans- Dernancourt and Villers-Bretonneux
    • Prisoners of War
  • The Textbook Victory- Hamel, 4 July 1918
    • Peaceful Penetration
  • The Battle of Amiens- 8 August 1918
    • The Amiens Gun
  • Australian Victories- Mont St Quentin and Péronne
    • Private Robert Mactier
  • Breaking the Hindenburg Line
    • 1918 and "War Weariness"
  • Hell on Earth- Trench warfare

Technology, Weaponry and Communications in 1918

  • Introduction
  • Tanks

Friends, Foe and the Australian Soldier in 1918

  • Introduction
  • "Tommy"-Australian Soldiers' Relations with the British
  • Australian Soldiers' Relations with the French
  • "Sammy"- Australian Soldiers' Relations with the Americans
  • Australian Soldiers' Relations with the Canadians
  • "Fritz"- the Australian Soldiers' Relations with the Germans
  • Australian Soldiers' Relations with Superiors
  • "The Diggers"- Relations with Each Other

Medical Personnel

  • Unsung Heroes- Australia's Military Medical personnel
  • Nurses- "The Roses of No Man's land"

People

  • General Sir John Monash
  • Baron von Richthofen

Victory

  • Final Victory and Armistice
  • The Cost of War
  • Home at Last- Australians Return
    • Influenza
  • Postscript 1998

Last updated: 28 January 2021

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