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An American soldier inspects German loot, found at the Schlosskirche in the south German town Ellingen, 24 April 1945. Courtesy: The U.S National Archives and Records Administration, RG 111-SC-204899

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An Australian soldier wears an Operation Kudu patch and a braided Ukrainian friendship bracelet

Operation Kudu: supporting Ukraine

The Australian contribution to a contemporary war.

By Sarah Kershaw

Mural of Australian military aircraft, late 1939-1945 period

AWM's Aircraft Hall

Step into the world of aviation.

Reflective and grateful - Explosive Detection Dog

My life is also your life

A series of watercolour artworks commemorating military working dogs.

By Hollie Gill

& Rachael Potter

Afghanistan 2001 - 2021

USS Firebolt

Watch: Exclusive preview of the AWM's new gallery animation

Photo of Anzac Hall including F/A-18 Hornet

Behind the Cover: McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet

Kapyong: 75 years ago

How a small Commonwealth Brigade faced down a dragon.

By Michael Kelly

Korean War 1950 - 1953

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It shows exhausted Australian troops, draped in waterproof sheets, plodding through the rain and mud as they reach Montauban, a ruined village now containing temporary army huts and supply dumps several kilometres behind the frontline.

Curator's lens: Dyson's 'Coming out on the Somme'

Art, war and the human experience.

First World War 1914 - 1918

The filthy business of war

Will Dyson captured the hardship and humanity of ordinary soldiers in the First World War.

By Claire Hunter

First World War 1914 - 1918

Group portrait of members of No 31 Squadron RAAF assembled on and in front of one of the unit's Bristol Beaufighter aircraft.

Per Ardua Ad Astra

105 Years of Service of the Royal Australian Air Force

By Michael Garside

On board the minesweeper HMAS Orara, filming a German mine which has been swept from Bass Strait, 1940

Behind the Camera

A glimpse into war photographers at work.

By Jennifer Selby

The Photographic Squadron of the WATC using a variety of cameras during a training field day.

WAAAF Photographers

WAAAF photographers aided reconnaissance, mapping, and Allied intelligence.

By Lauren Hewitt

Second World War 1939 - 1945

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Supremo (Admiral Lord Louis Mountbatten)

Why this portrait of Mountbatten matters

The Burma Campaign remembered through wartime art.

Second World War 1939 - 1945