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ANZAC legend essayMitchell Christie
The ANZAC legend is about the heroic characteristics of the
Australian troops who fought at Gallipoli and subsequently. They
were brave men, ready to fight “the enemy” for honour, for freedom
and for king and country. These were the men who shaped opinion
of Australian soldiers forever.
The average trooper were drunken, unruly larrikins only too happy
to skive off when on leave and in training (as seen by British forces),
they never showed submission to foreigners, even if they were
outranked, and this gave them the added characteristic of
pigheadedness.
When they faced battle they were resolute in defence, determined
to hold ground and never fall back. The odds were often against
them, but they fought to the last, always making the enemy pay in
lives for every inch.
In attack, they were not a little reckless. They would rush enemy
fixed positions or moving forces and storm tanks one on one. No
matter the cost or impossibility of the mission, the colonial diggers
would emerge triumphant or dead. They obeyed orders and got the
job done, and were one of the few forces which created some
leniency in the orders, making them very flexible. This made them
prized shock troopers on the western front during WWII.
The Officers were resolute, strong men who were concerned with
the welfare of their men and fought for them at the political level to
stop them being sent on suicide missions.