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Members of the 2/2nd Battalion enter Bardia in 1941

The 2/2nd Infantry Battalion was an Australian Army battalion of World War II. The battalion was formed at Sydney in October 1939 as part of the 6th Division. The battalion arrived in the Middle East in February 1940 and first saw action in the Battle of Bardia in January 1941. The battalion later saw action in Greece where it was almost destroyed in April 1941. The 2/2nd Battalion returned to Australia in August 1942 and saw action in New Guinea in 1942–1943 and 1944–1945 where it participated in the Kokoda Track campaign and Aitape–Wewak campaign. The 2/2nd Battalion was disbanded in February 1946.