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Australian Army Museum of Western Australia > Records

World War 2, Middle East Syria Djedeide, 2/11 Battalion, 1941

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1941

Overview

View of town of Djedeide, Syria

Historical information

Djedeide gorge formed the chief anti-tank barrier between Lebanon and Anti-lebanon ranges during the campaign. Australian troops prepared ditches, machine-gun posts and pillboxes in the gorge which started at the Anti-lebanon range and ran through the villages of Takis and Djedeide, across a wide plain to the Lebanon range.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-32-P1991.81.1x

Item type

Photographs

Themes

War and Conflict

War and Conflict > World War 2

Material

Photographic Media

Inscriptions and markings

AMWA40753

Year

Geotag

36.206344870024, 37.157686707804
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Last modified

Thursday, 20 August, 2026

Completeness

94

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