Second Army (Australia)
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The Australian Second Army was a field army of the Australian Army, during World War II. It was created in created in April 1942, when the commander of Allied land forces in the South West Pacific Area, General Thomas Blamey, gave it responsibility for land forces in the Australia's most populous areas: central and southern New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania.
Second Army headquarters was at Parramatta. Second Army was initially commanded by Lt Gen. Iven Mackay. In January 1944, the position passed to Lt Gen. Leslie Morshead. On May 8, 1945, Lt Gen Herbert Lloyd took command.
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