Portal:Military history of Australia/Selected anniversaries/May/May 22

May 22

• 1940 – World War II: The Government announces that the 8th Division of the Second Australian Imperial Force will be formed.
• 1942 – World War II: Japanese troops advancing over the Kokoda Track, encountered their first opposition in the form of 11 Platoon, 39th Battalion. The Australians were forced back.