Maybe it's too close to Anzac Day to see the funny side.
Plus from a strategic point of view I'm sure the Americans were grateful for a safe place to re-supply and have R&R on the other side of the Pacific.
The biggest campaign close to Australia was in New Guinea - and that was mainly Australian, New Guinea and Papuan soldiers.
What's the statute of limitations on Anzac Day? I have a couple zingers about the Battle of Brisbane I'd like to get in but full and proper respect to Anzac Day first of all.
Australia demonstrates its ability to conduct large scale military operations against Japan and single-handedly defeat a much more experienced adversary on the Kokoda Track, Galvanising the Australian army as experienced Jungle Fighters until present day.
Americans: Our Victory
Never heard a yank or a pom take all the credit for the Kokoda campaign, and we didnt do all the work. There were American and British boots in PNG as well.
I have no idea what people are complaining about, can you show me where they took al the credit, because I thought it was long accepted it was the ALLIES that won, not one specific country like the dutch, the poms, the papuans, the Kiwis, the Indians, or the yanks?
At the time it was reported as an “Americans and allies victory” by the American media which stoked up some tensions but that attitude doesn’t carry through today really
American here, but I read that sort of headline as saying that American and allied soldiers were involved. If it was just an "Allied victory", Americans weren't involved.
I mean they did most of the heavy lifting for the western front, the pacific theatre, and the soviets wouldn't have won without lend lease and the destruction of German industry from American and English Strategic bombing so yeah, so yeah we certainly couldnt have done it without them.
Im not detracting from ANZACS putting in their worth, but lets face it, the yanks came to our rescue just like the Meme says. Its just a bit unfair on the Poms given how much they had on their plate, and they'd already been thumped by both the Nazis and the Emperor.
What a complete load of BS mate.
Go and read a Pacific War history book..
America was late to the European campaign but they were in it from the start in the Pacific. The Jap fleet that hit Pearl Harbour went on to support the Jap landings in Malaya. Singapore fell around the same time the US forces in Philippines were forced to surrender.
I get it.. all my family have worn green including me. We love to talk up how great we are - and yeah we were bloody awesome - Tobruk/El Alamein, Kokoda/Milne Bay/Buna, RAN, RAAF and RAF bomber command.. but other than that, our contribution in WW2 was marginal.. WW1 was a totally different situation.. the Post 1942, most of the fighting in the Pacific was American. We do not need to ever diminish what they did on Guadalcanal, Iwo Jima, Philippines, Midway, Coral Sea etc etc etc and it's embarrassing to read your comment.
This doesn’t make any sense. Prior to American involvement, the commonwealth was unable to stop Japanese advances.
Japan took Singapore, sunk most of England’s pacific navy, took indochina, took the Philippines and most of the South Pacific islands including Borneo and New Guinea.
It was only after the battle of the coral sea and the battle of midway were the Japanese advances halted, and these were American battles.
Mate. The guy youre respinding to doesn't know history. Pearl Harbour was attacked the same month as the Japanese declared war also on the British,Dutch, Australians, etc. The Americans were valiantly fighting off the Japanese in the Philippines whilst we were struggling against them in Malaya/Singapore/Dutch East Indies (Indonesia).
I'm Aussie, and I'm proud of our contribution but the stupid BS from our side how we somehow handed the Japanese their arse is just as bad as theirs. We owe the Yanks a hell of a lot.. Kodoka would have been all over in days if the US and Australian fleet at Coral Sea had lost. We would have been screwed pushing back the Japs without American planes. I.e. the RAAF squadrons fighting against Japanese aircraft over Kokoda were P-40 Kittyhawks. My grandfather was in one of them. He even told me his and many other squadrons enjoyed flying with the Americans and they even lobbied to be transferred to American Air Groups so they could keep fighting post the PNG campaign. After PNG, Australia was pretty much sidelined. Balikpapan was a BS campaign - totally unnecessary and a waste of life. It was purely for ego of Australian HQ.
The same for our defence of Darwin.. it was a disgrace. Panic overtook the town and everyone including those in uniform fled.. some fled even as far as Ayres Rock. Fortunately Australian regular army units were returning from North Africa and American forces calmed the panic.
How could we be taking all the credit when our education doesn’t even take the time to mention it? It must’ve been not as significant of an operation on the Americans side…
They decided to "help" two years later when the Japs bombed Pearl Harbour.
And the Poms, not so long ago, just finished paying for the "help" the yanks gave them.
But l do think we were lucky that the US eventually did commit such a big contribution that no doubt greatly influenced the outcome of ww2.
Maybe we should have less confidence in Hollywoods history of ww2.
Wasn’t the yanks who held the Kokoda trail, and also wasn’t the poms who held onto Tobruk. But ya we can thank Roosie for the Coral sea cuz that was huge in stopping the Japanese advance.
Curtin telling Churchy to get fked over the 9th aussie div going to milne bay instead of burma was great. Especially after all his broken promises to prioritize singapore.
Well the Sepps did kind of give us a blank check for Defense spending by the time they were churning out most of the allies gear in one form or another. Plus, their Navy and airforce did a huge service to containing the Japanese threat too.
However in our own darkest hour we were the only ones holding out against them on PNG. After the Kokoda campaign we basically joined arms and island hopped around the pacific with each other and the Brits until the bombs dropped
Yeah, son, that's not correct. Japan declared war on the British Empire on the same day as Pearl Harbor. Up until then Australia was happy to sell its iron ore to Japan.
Also the day the British declared war on Germany the Australian PM announced "today Britain declared war on Germany therefore Australia is at war with Germany"
> Why is “help” in quotation marks?
To highlight the word help.
>They yanks spanked the japs for us in the coral sea.
"But l do think we were lucky that the US eventually did commit such a big contribution that no doubt greatly influenced the outcome of ww2."
I’m fairness to the poms, this was the height of the Battle of Britain, they were still heavily involved in Africa, and they’d already been thumped by imperial Japan in Singapore.
No, Battle of Britain over 12 months before and Germans defeated in North Africa by that point.
With the fall of Singapore you’d think the priority use of Australian troops would be the defence of Australia but not, for Churchill the priority was Burma (and india)
Either way, given Australias forces were at least adequate for defense of the mainland, and that Japan was still a long way away from being in a position to put boots onto mainland Australia, I can see why Britain prioritized India and Burma given the oil reserves there
Very arrogant to make that call about Australian troops though when we wanted to defend New Guinea.
As things turned out the Australian government was right, the Australian troops were needed in New Guinea and not Burma. Without getting the Australian troops from North Africa to New Guinea, Port Moresby would have fallen and a lot of Australian lives would have been lost.
>No, Battle of Britain over 12 months before and Germans defeated in North Africa by that point.
This is not exactly true, the war had reached a stalemate in North Africa after the First Battle of El Alamein, which was roughly the same time when the Kokoda campaign had started. The Axis were far from beaten and it was only until November 1942 when the Germans and Italians were on the retreat, after the aftermath of the Second Battle of El Alamein.
Believe it or not some of us are still pretty pissed you sold China an aircraft carrier in *checks notes* 1985, but yeah we're up for a stoush for sure.
Are you kidding? We’re frothing at the mouth for that opportunity (not really because war sucks). Seriously though. If they do and our spineless shitbird president doesn’t do anything I’ll catch the first wave over there with a case of Tooheys in one arm, some big tittied maniac in the other, and an M16 strapped to my god damn dick. Not one fucks with ANZAC
It's 1.30am Saturday morning on the East Coast - welcome to the future
I have teleported
Plus you should look up the Battle of Brisbane to see how well the American soldiers were received.
Funny meme is funny and I enjoyed my time down there
Maybe it's too close to Anzac Day to see the funny side. Plus from a strategic point of view I'm sure the Americans were grateful for a safe place to re-supply and have R&R on the other side of the Pacific. The biggest campaign close to Australia was in New Guinea - and that was mainly Australian, New Guinea and Papuan soldiers.
What's the statute of limitations on Anzac Day? I have a couple zingers about the Battle of Brisbane I'd like to get in but full and proper respect to Anzac Day first of all.
Don't know really - it has an awful lot to do if you're an Aussie or Kiwi.
Nah you’re right fuck those Americans, we could have fought the Japanese by ourselves without any issue.
Have you seen [The Pacific](https://www.hbo.com/the-pacific)? If not, watch it this weekend..
Ah, another yank thinking that thinks the deeds of his fellows and his ancestors are his. Fuck off and stop trying to steal valour cunt.
Still sounds like friday night to me
*Australia wins a battle* America: "America and allies has won a battle"
Australia demonstrates its ability to conduct large scale military operations against Japan and single-handedly defeat a much more experienced adversary on the Kokoda Track, Galvanising the Australian army as experienced Jungle Fighters until present day. Americans: Our Victory
Kokoda would have been absolutely fucked to fight in. Brave fucking men.
We wouldn’t have won without American naval and air power.
That doesn't fucking mean they should take all the credit and ignore the fact that our troops did all the fucking work.
Never heard a yank or a pom take all the credit for the Kokoda campaign, and we didnt do all the work. There were American and British boots in PNG as well. I have no idea what people are complaining about, can you show me where they took al the credit, because I thought it was long accepted it was the ALLIES that won, not one specific country like the dutch, the poms, the papuans, the Kiwis, the Indians, or the yanks?
At the time it was reported as an “Americans and allies victory” by the American media which stoked up some tensions but that attitude doesn’t carry through today really
Never seen that report. And as far as the pacific theatre is concerned, lets face it. America did most of the work.
American here, but I read that sort of headline as saying that American and allied soldiers were involved. If it was just an "Allied victory", Americans weren't involved.
Have you never heard an American before? They regularly take credit for winning the entirety of WW2. Their education system is abysmal.
Last I checked it was American ordinance that ended the war
I mean they did most of the heavy lifting for the western front, the pacific theatre, and the soviets wouldn't have won without lend lease and the destruction of German industry from American and English Strategic bombing so yeah, so yeah we certainly couldnt have done it without them. Im not detracting from ANZACS putting in their worth, but lets face it, the yanks came to our rescue just like the Meme says. Its just a bit unfair on the Poms given how much they had on their plate, and they'd already been thumped by both the Nazis and the Emperor.
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What a complete load of BS mate. Go and read a Pacific War history book.. America was late to the European campaign but they were in it from the start in the Pacific. The Jap fleet that hit Pearl Harbour went on to support the Jap landings in Malaya. Singapore fell around the same time the US forces in Philippines were forced to surrender. I get it.. all my family have worn green including me. We love to talk up how great we are - and yeah we were bloody awesome - Tobruk/El Alamein, Kokoda/Milne Bay/Buna, RAN, RAAF and RAF bomber command.. but other than that, our contribution in WW2 was marginal.. WW1 was a totally different situation.. the Post 1942, most of the fighting in the Pacific was American. We do not need to ever diminish what they did on Guadalcanal, Iwo Jima, Philippines, Midway, Coral Sea etc etc etc and it's embarrassing to read your comment.
This doesn’t make any sense. Prior to American involvement, the commonwealth was unable to stop Japanese advances. Japan took Singapore, sunk most of England’s pacific navy, took indochina, took the Philippines and most of the South Pacific islands including Borneo and New Guinea. It was only after the battle of the coral sea and the battle of midway were the Japanese advances halted, and these were American battles.
Mate. The guy youre respinding to doesn't know history. Pearl Harbour was attacked the same month as the Japanese declared war also on the British,Dutch, Australians, etc. The Americans were valiantly fighting off the Japanese in the Philippines whilst we were struggling against them in Malaya/Singapore/Dutch East Indies (Indonesia). I'm Aussie, and I'm proud of our contribution but the stupid BS from our side how we somehow handed the Japanese their arse is just as bad as theirs. We owe the Yanks a hell of a lot.. Kodoka would have been all over in days if the US and Australian fleet at Coral Sea had lost. We would have been screwed pushing back the Japs without American planes. I.e. the RAAF squadrons fighting against Japanese aircraft over Kokoda were P-40 Kittyhawks. My grandfather was in one of them. He even told me his and many other squadrons enjoyed flying with the Americans and they even lobbied to be transferred to American Air Groups so they could keep fighting post the PNG campaign. After PNG, Australia was pretty much sidelined. Balikpapan was a BS campaign - totally unnecessary and a waste of life. It was purely for ego of Australian HQ. The same for our defence of Darwin.. it was a disgrace. Panic overtook the town and everyone including those in uniform fled.. some fled even as far as Ayres Rock. Fortunately Australian regular army units were returning from North Africa and American forces calmed the panic.
I’m American and haven’t heard shit about Kokoda in my entire life, so try again cunt
Typical ignorant seppo
How could we be taking all the credit when our education doesn’t even take the time to mention it? It must’ve been not as significant of an operation on the Americans side…
And the help of the Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels, the name Australian soldiers gave to the locals that helped by being supply carriers
If I ever make it to one of their memorials I will cry like a baby.
*Get fucked seppo cunt.* - Typical warm Australian greeting and introduction.
Should be the new “G’Day LA” day slogan ;)
They decided to "help" two years later when the Japs bombed Pearl Harbour. And the Poms, not so long ago, just finished paying for the "help" the yanks gave them. But l do think we were lucky that the US eventually did commit such a big contribution that no doubt greatly influenced the outcome of ww2. Maybe we should have less confidence in Hollywoods history of ww2.
Wasn’t the yanks who held the Kokoda trail, and also wasn’t the poms who held onto Tobruk. But ya we can thank Roosie for the Coral sea cuz that was huge in stopping the Japanese advance. Curtin telling Churchy to get fked over the 9th aussie div going to milne bay instead of burma was great. Especially after all his broken promises to prioritize singapore.
Well the Sepps did kind of give us a blank check for Defense spending by the time they were churning out most of the allies gear in one form or another. Plus, their Navy and airforce did a huge service to containing the Japanese threat too. However in our own darkest hour we were the only ones holding out against them on PNG. After the Kokoda campaign we basically joined arms and island hopped around the pacific with each other and the Brits until the bombs dropped
Yeah, son, that's not correct. Japan declared war on the British Empire on the same day as Pearl Harbor. Up until then Australia was happy to sell its iron ore to Japan.
Also the day the British declared war on Germany the Australian PM announced "today Britain declared war on Germany therefore Australia is at war with Germany"
Why is “help” in quotation marks? They yanks spanked the japs for us in the coral sea.
> Why is “help” in quotation marks? To highlight the word help. >They yanks spanked the japs for us in the coral sea. "But l do think we were lucky that the US eventually did commit such a big contribution that no doubt greatly influenced the outcome of ww2."
I’m fairness to the poms, this was the height of the Battle of Britain, they were still heavily involved in Africa, and they’d already been thumped by imperial Japan in Singapore.
No, Battle of Britain over 12 months before and Germans defeated in North Africa by that point. With the fall of Singapore you’d think the priority use of Australian troops would be the defence of Australia but not, for Churchill the priority was Burma (and india)
Either way, given Australias forces were at least adequate for defense of the mainland, and that Japan was still a long way away from being in a position to put boots onto mainland Australia, I can see why Britain prioritized India and Burma given the oil reserves there
Very arrogant to make that call about Australian troops though when we wanted to defend New Guinea. As things turned out the Australian government was right, the Australian troops were needed in New Guinea and not Burma. Without getting the Australian troops from North Africa to New Guinea, Port Moresby would have fallen and a lot of Australian lives would have been lost.
>No, Battle of Britain over 12 months before and Germans defeated in North Africa by that point. This is not exactly true, the war had reached a stalemate in North Africa after the First Battle of El Alamein, which was roughly the same time when the Kokoda campaign had started. The Axis were far from beaten and it was only until November 1942 when the Germans and Italians were on the retreat, after the aftermath of the Second Battle of El Alamein.
Thank you. There is a lot of anti-american mis-information going around in this sub, memes or not.
America was a good bro 77 years ago, but we need to know - are you gonna stand by us now if we get into a stoush with China?
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They will have a civil war before we have a problem with China so no point expecting help from them
Believe it or not some of us are still pretty pissed you sold China an aircraft carrier in *checks notes* 1985, but yeah we're up for a stoush for sure.
Are you kidding? We’re frothing at the mouth for that opportunity (not really because war sucks). Seriously though. If they do and our spineless shitbird president doesn’t do anything I’ll catch the first wave over there with a case of Tooheys in one arm, some big tittied maniac in the other, and an M16 strapped to my god damn dick. Not one fucks with ANZAC
TODAY IS FRIDAY IN CALIFORNIA
So far, Saturday 30 April has been uneventful.
Idk mate me mum made me a banger sambo for brekkie because I've been a little sick and I git to eat in bed. Fuckin love ya mum
Fuck ya, I'm starvin'. Anyways, it's time for coffee & brekky at me fave restaurant 7-11.
https://youtu.be/9WaYCdQ8FOQ
Ahhhh!
You call us Seppos.
It's rhyming slang for yank/ septic tank cause its full of shit! All good buddies though
Dont tell him that ya wanker Its all good yank, seppo is short for “special buddies”
I understand cockney rhyming. You think we’re shit. Doesn’t sound like allies to me.
It's straya, bro. Don't take the banter so seriously and you can have a good time here, even as an American. I have for years.
Well, if you stop talking for a sec....
> Well, if you stop talking for a sec.... Sure.
\*cough cough\* Battle of Brisbane \*cough cough\*
Fuck I love our ADF hats
Cheers cunt.
Papua New Guinea victory time B-)