21st Brigade (Australia)
| 21st Brigade | |
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21st Brigade troops moving down from the Finisterre Range into the Ramu Valley in November 1943
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| Active | 1940–46 |
| Country |
 Australia
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| Branch | Australian Army |
| Type | Infantry |
| Size | ~2,500–3,500 personnel |
| Part of | 7th Division |
| Engagements | |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders |
Jack Stevens Arnold Potts Ivan Dougherty |
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| Unit Colour Patch |  |
The 21st Brigade was a brigade-sized infantry unit of the Australian Army. Formed in April 1940 as part of the Second Australian Imperial Force, the unit was raised for service during World War II. As part of the 7th Division the brigade served during the Syria-Lebanon campaign, the Kokoda Track campaign, the Buna-Gona campaign, the landing at Nadzab, the Ramu Valley–Finisterre Range campaign and the Balikpapan landings. It was disbanded in 1946.
The brigade was formed on 4 April 1940 as part of the 7th Division of the Second Australian Imperial Force (2nd AIF). Consisting of three infantry battalions—the 2/14th, 2/16th and 2/27th—the brigade was raised from personnel drawn from Victoria, South Australia and Western Australia. Following a period of training in Australia at Puckapunyal, Victoria, under the command of Brigadier Jack Stevens, the brigade embarked for the Middle East in October 1940 aboard the Aquitania.
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