[1941-1971 | Second World and Vietnam Wars]
“April, 1941: Greece was under attack from a German invasion known as Operation Marita. In anticipation, the ANZACs arrived to provide assistance to Greece, to better enable the country to defend itself. The ANZACs were charged with enabling the evacuation of the British forces. The ANZACs held the Olympus and Servia passes. When the Germans attacked, they lost fifteen tanks, and the allies made their escape.”
“May, 1962: It was determined that the then-United States forces knew nothing about jungle warfare. ANZAC provided thirty military advisors to provide training to the U.S. forces in order to fight in the Vietnam War.
“June, 1965: After departing on 27 May, the ANZACs arrived in Vietnam in June. They undertook actions in Biên Hòa Province and fought in Gang Toi and Suoi Bong Trang.
“August, 1966: The Battle of Long Tan took place between 18 and 19 August. The ANZACs were heavily outnumbered by the Viet Cong, but fought off this assault, losing just eighteen warriors, compared to the Viet Cong’s two hundred and forty-five. This enabled the ANZACs to dominate the Phước Tuy Province in subsequent battles.
“August, 1971: On 18 August, three years after the Battle of Long Tan, New Zealand and Australia made the decision to withdraw the ANZACs from Vietnam.
“This concludes the second part of the lesson. Do you have any questions, Alexa?”
“Are we getting to the New Zealand/Australia War now?”
“Yes,” Nanny advises.
“Ugh, finally!”
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