Introduction The Department of Labour and National Service was an Australian government department that existed between 28 October 1940 and 19 December 1972. Refer to World War II and Demobilisation of the Australian military after World War II. Scope Information about the department’s functions and/or government funding allocation could be found in the Administrative Arrangements… Read More
Introduction The demobilisation of the Australian military after World War II involved discharging almost 600,000 men and women from the military, supporting their transition to civilian life and reducing the three armed services to peacetime strengths. Planning for the demobilisation process began in 1942 and thousands of servicemen and women were discharged in the last… Read More
Introduction The Department of Post-War Reconstruction was an Australian Government department responsible for planning and coordinating Australia’s transition to a peacetime economy after World War II. The department was established in December 1942 and dissolved in March 1950. Refer to Demobilisation of the Australian Military after World War II. Brief History The Department of Post-War… Read More
Introduction At the end of the Second World War, there were approximately five million servicemembers in the British Armed Forces. The demobilisation and reassimilation of this vast force back into civilian life was one of the first and greatest challenges facing the postwar British government. Demobilisation Plan The wartime Minister of Labour and National Service… Read More
Introduction A demob suit was a suit of civilian clothes given to a man on his demobilisation from the British armed forces at the end of the Second World War. Although the suits were of good quality, the need to clothe millions of demobilising servicemen led to supply problems that caused some men to receive… Read More
Introduction The Mutual Security Agency (1951-1953) was a US agency to strengthen European allies of World War II through military assistance and economic recovery. Brief History The Mutual Security Agency was established by the passing of the Mutual Security Act by the United States Congress on 10 October 1951. The purpose of the agency was,… Read More
Introduction The International Authority for the Ruhr (IAR) was an international body established in 1949 by the Western Allies to regulate the coal and steel industries of the Ruhr area in West Germany. Its seat was in Düsseldorf. The Ruhr Authority was set out in the communiqué issued on 07 June 1948, after the London… Read More
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