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The 7th Australian Division, and a Japanese force equivalent to two regiments.
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What are they key events of the Kokoda campaign?
Japan sent a small force from New Guinea south from New Guinea into Papua. This was intercepted at Kokoda by an Australian battalion, which was progressively reinforces. The Japanese broke through and the Australians made a fighting withdrawal to Iorabaiwa Ridge, at which stage the Japanese ran low on food and ammunition and conducted a fighting withdrawal back up the Kokoda Track through Kokoda and back to the New Guinea north coast.
What were the chain of events which lead up to the battle of the Kokoda Track?
Japanese forces attempted to capture Port Moresby by sea and were defeated in the Battle of the Coral Sea. The attempted a land approach down the Kokoda Track.
How did kokoda track get its name?
The Kokoda Track is a road in Papua New Guinea, famous for being the site of a World War II battle. There is much debate over whether it should be called the Kokoda Track or Kokoda Trail; however, in 1972, it officially became the Kokoda Trail.
Were any of the Australian soldiers experienced fighters on the Kokoda track?
The men of the Australian Army were veterans of fighting in the New Guinea Campaign.
Who were the Australians fighting in the Kokoda Track campaign and why?
An Australian force was established from 6th Division to protect Port Moresby from a Japanes attempt to capture it.
When was the Kokoda Track used?
In 1942.
Conditions of the kokoda track?
Dirty
Where does the Kokoda Track start and finish?
The two ends of the Kokoda Trail are at Kokoda and Owers Corner sixty miles apart.
Why do people walk the kokoda track?
So that they can see the track.
Why were our soldiers on the Kokoda Track?
To stop the approaching Japanese armies, kokoda is right next to the cape york peninsula, a few hundred kilometres away, The Japanese wished to press further south past kokoda in order to capture ports and set up airbases to bombard the Australian coast and possibly support an invasion of Australia. In the end Australian soldiers were on the Kokoda Track to prevent the Japanese advance which they succeeded in doing after months of fighting
Why did they call it the kokoda trail?
The Kokoda Trail or Kokoda Track gets its name from the village of Kokoda, which is at one end of the trail. Owens Corner is the town at the other end.
What were some of the major events in World War 2 and when did they happen?
One major significant even in World War II was the experiences of the soldiers in the kokoda track. Japan entered New Guinea because it sought to gain control port mosbey which would give Japan a stronger position in the Coral Sea and allow for a possible attack on Australia. So for the first time Australia was fighting to defend its own country. Success on the kokoda track in 1942 saved Australia from possible invasion and helped to push the Japanese back. The kokoda campaign, combined with the naval defeats in the battle of the Coral Sea and the battle of midway marked the moment the war had turned against the Japanese and in favour of the allies.
