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Cambridge University Press 978-0-521-76685-2 - The Architect of Victory: The Military Career of Lieutenant-General Sir Frank Horton Berryman Peter J. Dean Index More information Index 1st (First) Australian Army, 163–70, 2/2nd Anti-Tank Regiment, 117, 121, 177, 211, 279, 280, 287, 292–303, 127 310, 312 2/2nd Pioneer Battalion, 127–34, 140, 1st (I) Australian Corps, 77, 127, 155, 145, 151 156–69, 182, 184, 195, 222, 224, at Col’s ridge, 138 236, 243, 246, 250, 251, 254, 255, landing in Java, 159 256, 257, 266, 302, 310, 313 2/3rd Battalion, 140 1944–45, 279–99 2/3rd Independent Company, 202 decision to move to the Far East, 2/3rd Machine Gun Battalion, 121, 157 138 plans for defence of Java, 157 2/4th Field Regiment, 117, 121, 124, I Anzac Corps, 29, 33 141, 145 1st Armoured Brigade, 205 2/5th Battalion, 94, 95, 102, 129, 131, 1st Australian Imperial Force (1st 140, 145 AIF), 9, 24, 27, 33, 48 at Bardia, 102 1st Brigade, 42 at Wau, 202 1st Division, 29, 42, 165 2/5th Field Regiment, 117, 121, 129, 1st Military District, 65 135, 141 1st Motor Division, 165 at Damour, 145 1st Survey Regiment, 141 2/5th Independent Company, 200 1st Tactical Air Force, 291 2/6th Battalion, 94 at Bardia, 95, 98 2nd (Second) Australian Army, 165, at Mount Tambu, 240 310 surrender of Post 11, 103 2nd (II) Australian Corps, 221, 225, 2/6th Field Regiment, 117, 121, 129, 227, 236, 246, 298, 309, 317 134, 135 defence of Australia, 1942, at Damour, 140 165–9 2/6th Independent Company New Guinea, 1943, 255–60 secures Kaiapit, 246 New Guinea, 1944, 267–71 2/7th Battalion, 94, 202, 205 2nd Australian Imperial Force (2nd at Wau, 202 AIF), 72, 91, 114, 117, 119 2/7th Cavalry Regiment, 195 2nd Division, 29, 33, 36, 43, 44, 2/7th Independent Company, 200 165 2/9th Army Field Regiment, 141 2nd Field Ambulance, 41 2/12th Battalion 2nd Infantry Brigade, 42 Goodenough Island Operation, 2nd Infantry Division, 31 179 2nd Military District, 50 2/14th Battalion, 145 2/1st Field Company, 92 2/16th Battalion, 144–7 379 © in this web service Cambridge University Press www.cambridge.org Cambridge University Press 978-0-521-76685-2 - The Architect of Victory: The Military Career of Lieutenant-General Sir Frank Horton Berryman Peter J. Dean Index More information 380 INDEX 2/17th Battalion, 263 7th Brigade, 30–3, 42, 43, 44 2/24th Battalion, 248 7th Division, 73, 83, 115, 117, 120, 2/25th Battalion, 129, 130, 133, 135, 123, 127, 128, 135–43, 148–51, 247 155, 162, 165, 168, 169, 184, 185, at Merdjayoun, 132 232, 243–8, 257, 259, 260, 289, 2/27th Battalion, 145 295 2/31st Battalion, 121, 127 at beachhead battles, 190–8 Green Hill, Syria, 124 Berryman’s relations with officers, 2/33rd Battalion, 127, 129, 138 117 assault on Pimple, 135 importance of artillery at Damour, 141 3rd Division, 73, 165, 236, 296 planning for Operation Postern, assault on Salamaua, 222, 243 228 Berryman as GS01, 71 reorganisation of, 1943, 221 converted to Jungle Division, 221 in Syria, 120, 141 in New Guinea, 222–8 8th Brigade 4th Brigade in Huon Peninsula, 264 in Huon Peninsula with 9th Division, 263 9th Division, 208, 243–51, 260, 285, 4th Division, 36 289, 294, 299, 300 4th Field Artillery Brigade, 27, 29, 30, in Huon Peninsula, 260–70 59 plans for Operation Postern, 219–34 5th Brigade, 43 5th Division, 36, 165, 239, 263, 267, 10th Division, 165 298 converted to Jungle Division, 11th Brigade, 33 221 11th Division in Huon Peninsula, 260, 268 converted to Jungle Division, 5th Field Artillery Brigade, 40, 42 221 14th Battery, 40, 41, 42 14th Battalion, 74 6th (Army) Field Artillery Brigade, 33, 14th Brigade, 61–2, 66, 167 40 part of 7th Division, New Guinea, 18th Battery, 33–43 193 6th Cavalry Regiment, 120, 127, 135, 145 16th Brigade, 78–80, 83–4, 95, 6th Division, 4, 94, 95, 96, 97, 101, 99–101, 106, 108, 193 117, 118, 129, 171, 172, 190, 237, brigade major, 114 266, 283, 309, 325 at Tobruk, 111–13 at Bardia and Tobruk, 102–16 equipment shortages 1940–41, 83, 17th Brigade, 78, 94–112, 140, 143, 86 145–8, 200, 202, 227, 237 preparations for Bardia, 71–84, at Bardia, 90–112 91 at Damour, 140 relations among senior officers 1940–41, 81 18th Brigade, 120, 169, 190, 195, reorganistion 1943, 221 197, 199, 205 training, 1940, 82 part of 7th Division, New Guinea, at Wewak, 294–300 193 © in this web service Cambridge University Press www.cambridge.org Cambridge University Press 978-0-521-76685-2 - The Architect of Victory: The Military Career of Lieutenant-General Sir Frank Horton Berryman Peter J. Dean Index More information INDEX 381 19th Brigade, 78, 81, 82, 88, 92, General George Brett commands, 97–112, 115 212 at Tobruk, 111–13 withdrawal from Java, 159 Air Force, United States, 295 20th Brigade, 253, 262 Air Force, Vichy French superiority over battlefield in Syria, 21st Brigade, 169, 172, 183, 246, 247 152 at Damour, 139–43 air photos in Syria, 118–27 coordination of by Forland, 291 used to create model of New 24th Brigade, 262 Guinea, 222 air power 25th Brigade, 140, 143, 173, 247 advantanges over Italian forces, in Syria, 120–8 Libya 1940–41, 104 use of in SWPA 1943, 234 26th Brigade, 261, 262, 263, 268, 292 air support, 270 Blamey’s assessment of during 30th Brigade, 193 battle for Bismark Sea, 218 coordination of in New Guinea, 34th Militia Battery, 33 224 requirements for Operation Adachi, Lieutenant General Hatazo, Postern, 227 185, 199, 200, 261 airfields, 260 Admiralty, 290 Balikpapan, 295 Advanced Headquarters Allied Land Bena Bena, 227 Forces (Adv LHQ), 167, 168, Buna, 198 172–80, 186, 195, 196, 205, 209, Dobodura, 198 234, 235, 277, 279, 280, 281, 292, Finschhafen, 253 297–303, 307, 317, 325 Kiriwina Island, 218 planning Operation Postern, Labuan Is, 294 213–34 Marilinan (Tsili Tsili), 227, 243 Advanced New Guinea Force Nadzab, 224, 227, 228 Headquarters (Adv NGF HQ), 185 Tarakan, 290, 293, 294 Afrika Korps, 119 Tawi Tawi Island, 294 Air Force, Australian, 176, 259 Tuguegarao, 282 and Berryman, 186, 205, 268 Wau, 201 Blamey’s lack of control over in Woodlark Island, 218 New Guinea, 234 airstrips British officers in charge of, 64 see also airfields coordination with I Corps Aparri, 228, 282, 283, 294 Operations 1945, 291 Kaiapit, 246 defence budget 1929, 48 Wau, 200 General Richard Sutherland’s Allen, Major General Arthur (Tubby), opinion of, 1942, 212 64, 75, 76, 82, 92, 99–112, 116, hostile attitude towards by GHQ, 127, 156, 160, 161, 162, 165, 205, 213 210, 237, 323 support for 6th Division at Bardia, and Berryman, 64, 79–82, 135, 86 148, 185 United States, 295 Herring ends career, 237 Air Force, Allied (SWPA), 218, 223, relationship with Herring, 243 237 © in this web service Cambridge University Press www.cambridge.org Cambridge University Press 978-0-521-76685-2 - The Architect of Victory: The Military Career of Lieutenant-General Sir Frank Horton Berryman Peter J. Dean Index More information 382 INDEX Allen, Major General Arthur (cont.) victory at Milne Bay, 183 removed from command at American–British–Dutch–Australian Kokoda, 184–8 Command, 157, 158, 181 in Syria, 132–49 amphibious beach assault groups, 287 Allied Combined Chiefs, 218 amphibious operations Allied command structure at see also 2nd Engineering Special Finschhafen, 250 Brigade Allied forces attachment of forces to New air superiority, Operation Postern, Guinea Force, 221 243 Australian Army doctrine, 292 SWPA 1943, 216 Balikpapan, 295 in Syria, 119, 126 cancellation of Japanese attack on Allied HQ SWPA, Brisbane, 213 Port Moresby, 181 Allied Land Forces, 175, 212, 224, establishment of 7th Amphibious 230, 231, 279, 287 Fleet, SWPA, 218 Allied Land Forces HQ, SWPA.See establishment of Joint Overseas Advanced Headquarters Allied Operational Training School, Land Forces (Adv LHQ) 178 Allied offensives at Finschhafen, 249, 251, 268 plans for 1943, 208 Japanese assault on Milne Bay, Allied Supreme Command, 181 173 Allied war effort need for coordination in SWPA, in Mediterranean and Middle East, 178 119 need for in SPWA, 177 Allies, 168, 271 planning for Operation Postern, after loss of Singapore, 165 232 bypassing Japanese in SWPA, 289 plans for landing at Lae, 221 Japanese surrender document, 309 problems in preparations for lack of a counter weapon to Vichy Operation Postern, 226 French tanks in Syria, 152 ruled out for beachhead battles, political and strategic situation, 197 January 1943 SWPA, 204 training priority for 9th Division, powers at Japanese surrender, 307 208 relations between Australian and vehicles to cross Markham River, United States forces, 214 219 split in high command, August Wewak, 298 1943, 249 anti-aircraft, 62 strategic assets, 1943, 218 Italian defences, Tobruk, 110 strategic situtation in Pacific, anti-aircraft regiment, Syria, 120 March 1942, 181 Armistice, 11 November 1918, 44 strategy in Pacific 1944–45, 289 Army Headquarters, Australia, 50, 64, superiority of at Saidor, 1944, 265 65, 67, 162, 163, 168, 169, 185 use of combined amphibious and artillery, 23, 27 parachute troops SWPA, 234 in 1st AIF, 28 use of strategic advantages in 1943, 6th Division, Bardia, 86 234 7th Division, Syria, 120 Allies, in New Guinea assessment of in Syria, 149 advance along north coast, 200 at battle of Damour, 140 forces, 192 in beachhead battles, 197, 198, offensive, 168 203 problems defeating Japanese at Berryman’s command of, 7th Buna, 190 Division, 83 © in this web service Cambridge University Press www.cambridge.org Cambridge University Press 978-0-521-76685-2 - The Architect of Victory: The Military Career of Lieutenant-General Sir Frank Horton Berryman Peter J.
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