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Because the allies won, when world war ii atrocities are talked about, western history books mostly mention the horrible things done by the axis. The national archives holds the service records of australians who served with the army in world war ii. The writing and recording of australia s war history has been the responsibly of the awm. Flag images indicative of country of origin and not necessarily the primary operator. I was one of those that was evacuated to australia during the war, the childrens overseas reception board.
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