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

1941
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Villlage of Djedeide, Syria

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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.

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cwa-org-32-P1991.81.2b
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Australian Army Museum of Western Australia

Australian Army Museum of Western Australia

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