What the records say
- When
- 11 Nov 1942
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 8.92° S, 147.87° E
- Description
- 1942 battle
- War
- World War II
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Battle of Oivi–Gorari
1942 WWII battle in Papua
The Battle of Oivi–Gorari was the final major battle of the Kokoda Track campaign before the Battle of Buna–Gona. Following the capture of Kokoda by Australian forces on 2 November, the Allies began flying in fresh supplies of ammunition and food to ease the supply problems that had slowed their advance north after the climactic battle around Ioribaiwa, which coupled with reverses elsewhere, had stopped the Japanese…
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