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Chapter 10 - Australia’s military engagement with Malaysia, 1955–2020

from Part 3 - Ongoing relationships

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 November 2021

Craig Stockings
Affiliation:
University of New South Wales, Sydney
Peter Dennis
Affiliation:
University of New South Wales, Sydney
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Summary

In 1961, the 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (2RAR), was placed under the command of the 1st Malaya Infantry Brigade and tasked with combined security operations in northern Malaya, later called Malaysia. An important occasion, this was the first time Australian soldiers had been commanded by their Malaysian partners. While significant, this was not surprising. Australian infantry battalions had spent the previous six years supporting the United Kingdom–led response to the Malayan Emergency. Alongside Malayan, British and several Commonwealth nations, the Australians undertook extensive jungle patrols, ambushes, convoy protection and food security operations as part of the United Kingdom–led counterinsurgency to defeat communist terrorists. Commitment, respect and partnership were defining features of Australian military engagement during this period and remain so through to this day.

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An Army of Influence
Eighty Years of Regional Engagement
, pp. 220 - 244
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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