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Declassified: The Great Emu War of 1932 DECLASSIFIED The Great Emu War An Official Retrospective Chapter I: The Prelude 🦤 🌾 In 1932, Australia faced an unexpected crisis. After World War I, many ex-soldiers were given farmland in Western Australia. The economic hardships of the Great Depression coincided with the arrival of an estimated 20,000 emus. The birds, migrating inland after their breeding season, found the cultivated lands to be an ideal source of food and water, causing widespread destruction of crops. Source: National Museum of Australia, "The Great Emu War of 1932". English العربية Chapter II: The Military Operation 💂 💥 Under pressure from farmers, the government agreed to deploy military personnel. A unit from the Royal Australian Artillery, led by Major G.P.W. Meredith, was dispatched, armed with two Lewis machine guns and 10,000 rounds of ammunition. The 'war' began on November 2, 1932. However, the emus proved to…