<prompt> Qedela umusho olandelayo: Ingqikithi yezingxenye ezinhlanu zakhiwa njengengxenye ye-All Volunteer Second Australian Imperial Force 2nd AIF, futhi lokhu kwakha ingxenye enkulu yebutho lase-Australia elisetshenzisiwe ngesikhathi sempi. Kulezi, izigaba ezine zezempi 6th, 7th, 8th, ne-9th kwakuwukuphela kwezigaba ze-2nd AIF ezazakhiwe ngokuphelele futhi zibona inkonzo esebenzayo. I-6th yaqala ukusebenza, yalwa impi yayo yokuqala e  <response>: I-Bardia ngoJanuwari 1941, futhi kamuva yajoyina eMpumalanga Ephakathi yi-7th ne-9th Divisions, eyalwa imikhankaso eminingana eNyakatho Afrika, eGrisi, eSyria naseLebanon. Ngenkathi i- 8th Division yacekelwa phansi ekuqaleni kuka-1942 ngesikhathi ilwa namaJapane eMalaya yabe ithunjwa eSingapore, naseziqhingini ezisenyakatho ye-Australia, ezinye izigaba ezintathu zempi zalwa phakathi nempi, ekugcineni zabuya eMpumalanga Ephakathi futhi zalwa namaJapane ePacific ngesikhathi seNew Guinea neBorneo Campaigns. Ekuqaleni, kwakuhlelwe ukuthi kusatshalaliswe iTank-equipped 1st Armoured Division eMiddle East futhi, kodwa ukukhathazeka ngokuhlasela kweJapan kwakusho ukuthi bagcinwa e-Australia ukuze bavikele izwekazi. Izingxenye ze-division ekugcineni zabona isenzo ePacific ngokumelene namaJapane, kodwa kuphela ngemuva kokudluliselwa kusuka ekuhlukaniseni kuya kwezinye izinhlangano ezifana ne-4th Armoured Brigade. Ngasekupheleni kwempi kwakuhlelwe ukwakha enye ingxenye yezempi ngaphakathi kwe-2nd AIF njengomnikelo wase-Australia ekuhlaselweni okuhlongozwayo kweJapane. Le nhlangano kwakufanele iqanjwe ngokuthi yi-10th Division eyayikhona kafushane njengenhlangano yeMilitia ngo-1942 futhi kwakufanele yakhiwe kusetshenziswa amavolontiya avela emaqenjini amathathu asele e-2nd AIF infantry, okwakuzohlukaniswa, kepha impi yaphela ngaphambi kokuba le nhlangano ivuselelwe. 