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REASONS FOR ADOPTING THE JUNGLE DIVISION There were two main reasons behind the Australian Army's decision to convert six of its divisions to the Jungle organisation: # To increase the effectiveness of Australian infantry units by stripping them of elements which weren't necessary in tropical terrain or were no longer necessary due to the declining Japanese air and artillery force # To reduce the size of the Australian Army in order to free up manpower for use in civilian industry The Jungle Division achieved both these objectives, with the smaller divisions still possessing more than enough firepower. DIVISIONS CONVERTED TO JUNGLE DIVISIONS Six infantry divisions were converted to the Jungle organisation in early 1943 . These divisions became the Army's attack force and served overseas. The Army's other Divisions were retained on the British standard organisation and were gradually disbanded in Australia. The following Divisions were converted to Jungle Divisions:
ORGANISATION OF THE JUNGLE DIVISION The main units in each Jungle Division upon their formation in 1943 were :
Additional units, such as artillery regiments, machine gun battalions, commando squadrons and armoured regiments were available at Corps level and were assigned to the Jungle divisions when needed. Amendments to the Jungle Division organisation While the Jungle Division organisation proved successful, combat experience in 1943 indicated that additional artillery support was required. As a result, many of the Jungle Divisions (including 7th and 9th Divisions) were assigned an additional two field artillery regiments. REFERENCES
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