What the records say
- When
- 29 Jul 1942
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 8.88° S, 147.73° E
- Description
- 1942 battles in Papua during WWII
- War
- World War II
Placed at the coordinates of its English Wikipedia article.
Battle of Kokoda
1942 battles in Papua during WWII
The Battle of Kokoda consisted of two engagements fought in late July – early August 1942. Forming part of the Kokoda Track campaign of the Second World War, the battle involved military forces from Australia, supported by the United States, fighting against Japanese troops from Major General Tomitaro Horii's South Seas Detachment who had landed around Buna and Gona in Papua mid-July 1942, with the intent of capturin…
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