Portal:Military of Australia/Selected anniversaries/March/March 8
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March 8
- 1915 - World War II: 1 Division Order No 81 was issued at Mena, Egypt establishing the unique system of Unit Colour Patches.
- 1968 - Vietnam War: 2nd and 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment begin Operation Pinnaroo in the Long Hai Hills, South Vietnam.