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Zealanders also withdrew, and shortly thereafter, as a result of the stable security situation in Japan, the
Australian government decided to reduce its contribution to the Allied occupation force from a full brigade, to just one infantry battalion, as well as one fighter squadron and supporting personnel in an effort to build up the newly established Australian Regular Army.
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made a formal offer of troops for occupation duty. The
Australian contribution was to encompass naval, air and ground forces, the later of which were to form an independent brigade-sized formation. As the process of
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December 1948 the brigade and two of the three infantry battalions (the 65th and 66th) returned to Australia. Upon its return to Australia, the 34th Brigade was redesignated the
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Australia's military forces had begun the day the war ended, it was necessary to raise a new force and consequently the 34th
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throughout occupying allied forces, with the 34th Brigade having a rate of 55% infection amongst its ranks.
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which provided organised prostitution to allied occupation troops. This resulted in a large epidemic of
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in November 1948) remained as the Australian Army's only combat unit in Japan. In early 1950, the
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313:27th Commonwealth Brigade
171:During the final part of
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