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An Australian force was established from 6th Division to protect Port Moresby from a Japanes attempt to capture it.
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The Kokoda Track campaign represented the first time that the national security of Australia was directly threatened. The victory of the Australians was celebrated as the saving of their country by the public. While there were intelligence failures and unrealistically high expectations of the Australian forces during the campaign, it helped highlight what needed to improve for more efficient medical and logistical infrastructure.
They fought on the Kokoda track.
To halt the Japanese advance on Port Moresby.
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Australians fighting in the New Guinea campaigns during WW2.
Countries involved in the Kokoda Track were Australia and Japan.
The Kokoda Track campaign occurred during WW2 ~ see related link below .
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In the battle of Kokoda, the Australians fought in harsh conditions along the Kokoda Track. They fought the Japanese at Eora Creek, TempletonÕs Crossing, Efogi, Mission Ridge and Ioribaiwa. By mid-September, the Japanese withdrew from the Kokoda Track, defeated and depleted of supplies.
The Kokoda Trail Campaign or Kokoda Track Campaign ,located in Papua , New Guinea , was a series of battles fought between July and November 1942 between Japanese and mostly Australian combatants .