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24.01.2022 Were Australian lives spent needlessly in the dying days of WW2? Debate has raged for 75 years over claims Aussie actions against the Japanese in places like Borneo were "sideshows" compared to the main US-led assault towards Japan itself. A counter-argument is that the enemy needed to be defeated in all theatres - and, had Tokyo not surrendered after the atomic bombings, the Australian military would almost certainly have been involved in the inevitable invasion of the enemy mainland. What do you think? You can read more about those final dark weeks of the war - and find out about the people in these pictures - in the final part of our colleague Warren Brown's compelling six-part series here: bit.ly/33TGGgx #AnzacLive
24.01.2022 "Always give and don't take. Simple as that." WW2 Aussie airman Jack Bell, centre, was a prisoner of the Germans for three years - at times, forced to eat sawdust to survive. With two days until the 75th anniversary of the war ending, the 102-year-old has shared his story. Read it here bit.ly/3iCL1IW #AnzacLive
24.01.2022 PM Scott Morrison’s Pop was one in a million. Among the almost 1M Aussie men and women who enlisted in WWII, gunner Leslie Smith served in the Middle East, PNG and Borneo. ScoMo gave us this photo to encourage other Aussies to post pics of themselves with their own wartime heroes as part of the #OneInAMillion campaign launched today. #AnzacLive
23.01.2022 Francis Burchnall survived WW1, only to follow his son Frank to war two decades later. They both died in the horror that was Sandakan. As part of the #oneinamillion campaign Australians are asked to post a selfie with a photo of a WW2 veteran they admire. I hope you understand why I chose Francis. Please feel free to share your own #oneinamillion pictures here. J #AnzacLive
22.01.2022 One of Australia's most enduring WW2 mysteries has ended with revelations a government minister was flying a Lockheed Hudson RAAF bomber which crashed near Canberra in 1940, killing the ten people aboard - and sparking a cover-up and a change of government. Air Minister and ex-WW1 pilot James Fairbairn, inset left, was found strapped in the control seat, having presumably pulled rank on the plane's pilot on the voyage from Melbourne. Killed with him were crew and fellow VIPs,... also members of the Anzac generation, including former war correspondent Sir Henry Gullett (middle); Military Cross hero Graham Street, Minister for the Army (right) and Gallipoli veteran General Sir Brudenell White, chief of the general staff. The crash set off a chain of events that ended with John Curtin becoming prime minister. For 80 years, the truth was hidden - the biggest cover-up in Australian political history - until being exposed today by The Australian newspaper. Full story: bit.ly/30OsSC5 #AnzacLive See more
22.01.2022 Was it all worth it? In an engaging series beginning today, Warren Brown examines how WW2 shaped our world and continues to do so, 75 years on. bit.ly/2DDTe0o #AnzacLive
21.01.2022 This extraordinary animation reimagines the horrible events of the Bangka Island massacre as its sole survivor, Vivian Bullwinkel, describes what happened. Watch it, share it, salute a WWII veteran and read what this all means here bit.ly/31ddMor #OneInAMillion #AnzacLive
14.01.2022 New evidence from Japanese war records helped persuade officials to recommend Teedy Sheean posthumously for the VC, it has emerged. Enemy reports corroborated claims he kept firing at Japanese pilots strafing his crewmates from the sinking HMAS Armidale in 1942, even when wounded and as the ship went down. The award will be the first such VC for a member of the Royal Australian Navy. Teddy Sheean was done an injustice in 1942-45 by maladministration, ruled an expert panel, headed by former defence minister and Australian War Memorial chief Dr Brendan Nelson, examining the case. This, his actions, supported by all the evidence now available, merit the awarding of the Victoria Cross for Australia. #AnzacLive
13.01.2022 On this day, 75 years ago, an atomic bomb was used for the first time in war - dropped on the city of Hiroshima in Japan. Three days later a second would devastate Nagasaki. Along with widespread conventional bombing raids, the atomic attacks were part of a desperate bid to force an end to WW2 without having to launch a land invasion of Japan, which Allied top brass feared would be even more costly in military and civilian lives. #AnzacLive
10.01.2022 Harry Nesbitt was One In A Million. This is his story - a story that applies to thousands more Aussies, and hundreds of thousands of their relatives alive today. If you've seen the Anzac360 films on Singapore or Hellfire Pass, you'll know what we mean. #OneInAMillion #AnzacLive
07.01.2022 Have you done a #oneinamillion post on your own Facebook or other social media yet? Do share it with us if you like. Here's a quick reminder of what it's all about and how you can get involved - spread the word! #AnzacLive
05.01.2022 He stayed by his gun on the sinking HMAS Armidale, firing at Japanese fighters strafing his stricken shipmates in the water, and went down with the ship. Today, 78 years later, it emerged Ordinary Seaman Edward "Teddy" Sheean will be recommended for a posthumous Victoria Cross for his actions. It follows a decades-long campaign to have Teddy's exploits recognised with the highest award for gallantry. The 18-year-old, one of six brothers in the military, defied orders to aban...don ship after the minesweeper, on its own off Timor-Leste, was repeatedly smashed by enemy bombers and fighters. One survivor who saw Teddy's final battle later said: "The hero of the battle was a young ordinary seaman, Edward Sheean, not long at sea, who refused to leave the ship. Sheean had no chance of escape. Strapped to his anti-aircraft gun, he blazed away till the last. One of the Jap bombers, hit by his gun, staggered away trailing smoke, just skimming the surface until it crashed with a mighty splash about a quarter mile away." This picture, which hangs at The Australian War Memorial, vividly captures those last moments. The Australian Government will pass on the recommendation to Buckingham Palace for a final decision. #AnzacLive See more
04.01.2022 On this day 75 years ago, a second atomic bomb is used, this time on the Japanese city of Nagasaki. This is just a glimpse of the destruction. One week later, the Second World War will end - and the world will face a new threat that gives rise to another, very different, clash of civilisations: The Cold War. #AnzacLive
01.01.2022 Tonight's #OneInAMillion: Edith Edwards. Her tragic tale of a Digger lost, then found, yet somehow still lost inside must resonate with so many Australian families for whom the war never truly ended. #AnzacLive
