<Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Australian Army </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Australian soldiers rest in the Finisterre Ranges of New Guinea while en route to the front line during March 1944 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Active </Th> <Td> 1939--45 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Country </Th> <Td> Australia </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Allegiance </Th> <Td> Allies </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Type </Th> <Td> Army </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Size </Th> <Td> 80,000 (September 1939) 476,000 (peak in 1942) 730,000 (total) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Engagements </Th> <Td> <P> World War II </P> <Ul> <Li> North Africa </Li> <Li> Greece </Li> <Li> Crete </Li> <Li> Syria--Lebanon </Li> <Li> Malaya </Li> <Li> Singapore </Li> <Li> New Guinea </Li> <Li> Bougainvile </Li> <Li> New Britain </Li> <Li> Borneo </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Commanders </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Notable commanders </Th> <Td> Thomas Blamey </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Australian Army </Th> </Tr>

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