List of Australian Army brigades

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Australian troops from the 1st Brigade in a captured Ottoman trench at Lone Pine, 6 August 1915 Lone Pine trench 6 August 1915.jpg
Australian troops from the 1st Brigade in a captured Ottoman trench at Lone Pine, 6 August 1915

This is a list of the brigades raised by the Australian Army. The list includes brigades that served in World War I, World War II, Vietnam and the present-day brigades.

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Current active brigades

A soldier of the 5/7th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment, previously part of the 1st Brigade, conducts fire and movement during training in 2001. Tandem thurst 01.jpg
A soldier of the 5/7th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment, previously part of the 1st Brigade, conducts fire and movement during training in 2001.

World War I

Light horse

A trooper of the 15th Light Horse Regiment, part of the 5th Light Horse Brigade 15th Light Horse Regiment trooper.jpg
A trooper of the 15th Light Horse Regiment, part of the 5th Light Horse Brigade

Infantry

Troops of the 5th Brigade at Picardie, France, 8 August 1918 AWM E03883 5th Brigade Picardie 8 August 1918.jpg
Troops of the 5th Brigade at Picardie, France, 8 August 1918

World War II

Armoured

4th Armoured Brigade Matilda II and M3 Grant tanks firing small calibre weapons during a demonstration Aust 4th Armoured Bde at Southport 1944 (AWM 063203).jpg
4th Armoured Brigade Matilda II and M3 Grant tanks firing small calibre weapons during a demonstration

Cavalry

Support Group

Motor

Infantry

An honour guard drawn from the 7th Brigade and 3rd Division in 1945 7 Bde (097459).jpg
An honour guard drawn from the 7th Brigade and 3rd Division in 1945

Garrison

Training

Artillery

The following artillery formations were all called brigades by the army but with three batteries assigned they were only the size of an artillery regiment.

Anti Aircraft Artillery

Field artillery

Medium Artillery

Heavy Artillery

Occupation of Japan

Troops from the 34th Brigade march through Saijo, Japan, in 1946 Saijo (AWM 131988).jpg
Troops from the 34th Brigade march through Saijo, Japan, in 1946

Vietnam

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