Portal:Military of Australia/Selected anniversaries/May/May 30

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May 30

• 1941 - World War II: The last evacuation ships left Crete and the remaining troops were forced to surrendered. Australian losses for on Crete were 274 KIA, 507 WIA and 3100 POW.
• 1991 - The Government announced the establishment of the Ready Reserve Scheme largely based on 6th Brigade.