After the failure of the Japanese in the Battle of the Coral Sea to take Port Moresby by sea, they had landed on the north coast of New Guinea on 21 July 1942 and established beachheads at Buna, Gona and Sanananda. From there, they had attacked over the Kokoda Track in an attempt to...
Kokoda is an emotional roller coaster. There are many moments of sadness hearing the stories of the young diggers back in 1942. Visit Bomana War Cemetery. This is when the stories we have been telling become a reality. Read More Mount Wilhelm Climb ...
1. According to the reports from YAZAWA Unit (BUTAI), a portion of the enemy is now advancing toward the vicinity of KOKODA and ISURABA road south of FUKURAKUHI (T. N :—FUKURAKU-tombstone or monument. This may be the name of a place) A part of YAZAWA Unit (BUTAI) was attacked l...
Kokoda Track Campaign July 1942 - January 1943 Battle of Stalingrad August 22, 1942 - February 2, 1943 Warsaw Ghetto Uprising April 19, 1943 - May 16, 1943 Operation Fortitude 1944 Normandy Invasion June 6, 1944 - July 9, 1944 Battle of Saipan ...
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Battle of Stalingrad See all media Date: August 22, 1942 - February 2, 1943 Location: Russia Volga River Volgograd Participants: Germany Soviet Union Context: World War II Eastern Front The Motherland Calls Key People: Fedor von Bock Vasily Chuikov ...
Kokoda Track Campaign July 1942 - January 1943 Battle of Stalingrad August 22, 1942 - February 2, 1943 Warsaw Ghetto Uprising April 19, 1943 - May 16, 1943 Operation Fortitude 1944 Normandy Invasion June 6, 1944 - July 9, 1944 Battle of Saipan June 15, 1944 - July 9, 1944 Operation Ba...