Virtual Visit #30 - Exercise Robber
Part of a series of Virtual Visit posts relating to the Australian Army Museum of Western Australia entitled “Exercise Robber", a large anti-invasion exercise at Geraldton in 1943
In the face of Japanese air raids on Wyndham, Derby, Broome, Port Hedland,Onslow and Exmouth, the Army’s defences in Western Australia increased during 1942 to include two divisions which were deployed on the sandplain between Perth and Geraldton. While fighting in New Guinea continued along the Kokoda Trail and the battle for Egypt was reaching its peak at El Alamein, General Gordon Bennett decided to test his defences. EXERCISE ROBBER ran for four days from 24 October 1942 with over 20,000 troops involved, It was the largest anti-invasion exercise conducted by the Army in World War Two.
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The Australian Army Museum of Western Australia was closed to volunteers and the public for extended periods during the COVID-19 pandemic beginning in March 2020. One outcome was the creation of an expanded on-line presence through a weekly Virtual Visit post. The initial response encouraged the Museum over the following three tears, to continue the series. Virtual Visits normally focused on an object or theme from the collection. The general format was to link the story of the object and its significance. with web links and related materials to facilitate a continuing journey of self-discovery.
Australian Army Museum of Western Australia
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