Japanese Invasion of Australia (1 Viewer)

Wonderful clip, Todd, of the Japanese (mini) invasion of Australia.
Not sure the word "Invasion" is actually correct, more like a mini-walkabout.

Some useful information … many thanks!

Sort of like the story that Japan "BOMBED" mainland US. Actually they sent weather balloons to drop incendiaries into the heavily forested west coast.
I believe that one balloon did start a small fire, but all-in-all the idea was a 99.99999% failure.

--- LaRRy
 
Larry Allen said:
Wonderful clip, Todd, of the Japanese (mini) invasion of Australia.
Not sure the word "Invasion" is actually correct, more like a mini-walkabout.

Some useful information … many thanks!

Sort of like the story that Japan "BOMBED" mainland US. Actually they sent weather balloons to drop incendiaries into the heavily forested west coast.
I believe that one balloon did start a small fire, but all-in-all the idea was a 99.99999% failure.

--- LaRRy
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Cheers Larry & John, yeah the bloke that produces these interesting military doco's is very good, he keeps to the facts and keeps the stories brief but interesting.

Yes the Japanese tried a few things with balloons, I believe they also tried infecting the west coast of the US with plague via fleas of all things.

Glad you enjoyed it. ^&grin
 
In hindsight it's easy to say that there was No Battle for Australia because the Japanese didn't actually invade Australia. However IMO that is like saying there was No Battle of Britain because the Germans didn't invade Britain. The fact is Germany at some stage DID intend to invade Britain and the Japanese DID intend to invade Australia.

The Germans invaded British territory (Channel Islands) and the Japanese invaded Australian territory (Papua/New Guinea). Germany bombed Britain and the Japanese bombed Australia and both countries were involved in naval operations against these axis forces.

At that time people in both countries believed they were going to be invaded. The fact that Germany and Japan decided to change strategy doesn't negate the views held by the respective Governments and People of Britain and Australia at that stage of the war.
 
OzDigger said:
In hindsight it's easy to say that there was No Battle for Australia because the Japanese didn't actually invade Australia. However IMO that is like saying there was No Battle of Britain because the Germans didn't invade Britain. The fact is Germany at some stage DID intend to invade Britain and the Japanese DID intend to invade Australia.

The Germans invaded British territory (Channel Islands) and the Japanese invaded Australian territory (Papua/New Guinea). Germany bombed Britain and the Japanese bombed Australia and both countries were involved in naval operations against these axis forces.

At that time people in both countries believed they were going to be invaded. The fact that Germany and Japan decided to change strategy doesn't negate the views held by the respective Governments and People of Britain and Australia at that stage of the war.
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Good points! Thankfully actions in the Solomon Islands and elsewhere in the Pacific put a crimp in their ambitions.

Dave
 
This an excellent thread. Have to say I am a little taken back. Always thought the one air attack on Darwin and the sub in Sydney harbour was the extent of the Japanese intrusion, but there was so much more. With the sketchy communications of the day, the Australian population had every right to consider themselves under imminent invasion. A perilous period for our country. My dad could not help, he was already captured in Java. Robin.
 
villagehorse said:
This an excellent thread. Have to say I am a little taken back. Always thought the one air attack on Darwin and the sub in Sydney harbour was the extent of the Japanese intrusion, but there was so much more. With the sketchy communications of the day, the Australian population had every right to consider themselves under imminent invasion. A perilous period for our country. My dad could not help, he was already captured in Java. Robin.
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Robin, the Japanese attacked Darwin 64 times, not just the once, and several other Australian places were attacked apart from Darwin and Sydney. It's a shame that the Battle for Australia receives very little media attention. Not surprising when people like Peter Stanley who was the Principal Historian at the Australian War Memorial for several years continues to debate that there was No Battle for Australia.
 
OzDigger said:
Robin, the Japanese attacked Darwin 64 times, not just the once, and several other Australian places were attacked apart from Darwin and Sydney. It's a shame that the Battle for Australia receives very little media attention. Not surprising when people like Peter Stanley who was the Principal Historian at the Australian War Memorial for several years continues to debate that there was No Battle for Australia.
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I don't know anything about Mr STANLEY but he sounds like one of these hippy lefty intellectual types that likes to rewrite history from their perceptive.

The battle by the Allies to defend the South Pacific during WW2 is largely over looked and I'd have to say many in my country of a certain age would have absolutely no idea about the Japanese threat to both Australia & NZ.

Thank goodness for the Aussie's and American Navy and Marines, as most of our troops were still stuck in North Africa fighting Rommel's mob.
 
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Desertkiwi said:
I don't know anything about Mr STANLEY but he sounds like one of these hippy lefty intellectual types that likes to rewrite history from their perceptive.
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A precise description of the person mate, he needs an Anzac bayonet up his backside to remind him of what's important. Academia in most Western Countries has long been associated with Leftist views. However those views seem almost main stream these days. I understand it's now difficult to receive Government Grants if you don't have some sort of agenda Against Patriotism or similar Traditional values. Society is not to blame, Politicians are, basically 'Political Correctness' Gone Too Far.
 
OzDigger said:
A precise description of the person mate, he needs an Anzac bayonet up his backside to remind him of what's important. Academia in most Western Countries has long been associated with Leftist views. However those views seem almost main stream these days. I understand it's now difficult to receive Government Grants if you don't have some sort of agenda Against Patriotism or similar Traditional values. Society is not to blame, Politicians are, basically 'Political Correctness' Gone Too Far.
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I think we're paddling in the same canoe OZ. :salute::

The PC brigade have taken firm control over here or should I say they are trying too. Thankfully there's still enough of us un-PC lot who still know how to take the micky.

I certainly don't have much time for politicians these days...…..
 
Hey guys, fun topic.
NOTE: the post 8 & 12, the ones with the video says that .."The uploader has made in impossible to view this video in your country"

BUMMER!:redface2:

--- LaRRy
 
Larry Allen said:
Hey guys, fun topic.
NOTE: the post 8 & 12, the ones with the video says that .."The uploader has made in impossible to view this video in your country"

BUMMER!:redface2:

--- LaRRy
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That's not unusual Larry, we sometimes can't play videos from the US, could be copyright issues or similar. The clips are from Battle For Australia episode from the History - Australia and NZ channel, available here on Sky or Foxtell.
 
Larry Allen said:
Hey guys, fun topic.
NOTE: the post 8 & 12, the ones with the video says that .."The uploader has made in impossible to view this video in your country"

BUMMER!:redface2:

--- LaRRy
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Yeah thats sux Larry, I'll see if i can't find something that will play in your neck of the woods.....
 
Yet another sobering video, boy they would have been worrying times. Robin.
 
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