The RAR rises from the ashes of the Second World War to become Australia’s first ever professionalised infantry force. We’ll hear from soldiers who were on the ground during the occupation of Japan in 1946 as the RAR and its purpose came into view, meeting challenges of its time, and preparing to head into the RAR’s first theatre of war in the Korean War.
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Episode cover image:
Haramura, Japan. C.1949. Two soldiers from 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), operate a Vickers Gun, demonstrating the firepower of the Light Machine Gun. Image by: O'Halloran, John Frederick M courtesy of AWM.
Produced by Pivot Studios for the Department of Veterans Affairs and The Royal Australian Regiment Foundation.
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