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HISTORY The 34th Brigade was formed on 27 October 1945 at Morotai in the Netherlands East Indies . The Brigade's units were formed from Australian Army personnel who volunteered for occupation duty in Japan. After a lengthy, and frustrating, period of training the Brigade finally departed for Japan in February 1946, arriving at Kure between the 21st and 23 February . As part of the BCOF the 34th Brigade was assigned responsibility for providing security and enforcing the armistice conditions in Hiroshima Prefecture . The 65th Battalion was based at Fukuyama , the 66th Battalion at Hiro and the 67th Battalion at Kaitaichi . The Brigade's units conducted regular patrols throughout the prefecture and provided support to the occupation government. In 1948 the 34th Brigade was redesignated the 1st Brigade . Due to the stable security situation in Japan the Brigade and two of its three infantry battalions returned to Australia in mid 1948, leaving the 67th Battalion (which was re-designated the 3rd Battalion of the Australian Regiment in November 1948) as the Australian Army's only combat unit in Japan. COMPOSITION The primary elements of the 34th Brigade were:
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