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  2. Kokoda Track campaign - Wikipedia

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    The Kokoda Track campaign or Kokoda Trail campaign was part of the Pacific War of World War II.The campaign consisted of a series of battles fought between July and November 1942 in what was then the Australian Territory of Papua.

  3. Battle of Kokoda - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  4. Kokoda Track - Wikipedia

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    Location of the Kokoda Track within Papua New Guinea Map of the Kokoda Track as it was in 1942. The map is rotated to have NE bearing at the top of the page. The Kokoda Track or Trail is a single-file foot thoroughfare that runs 96 kilometres (60 mi) overland – 60 kilometres (37 mi) in a straight line – through the Owen Stanley Range in Papua New Guinea (PNG).

  5. Kokoda Track campaign order of battle - Wikipedia

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    This is an order of battle listing the Australian and Japanese forces involved in the Kokoda Track campaign from 21 July – 16 November 1942. Australian forces

  6. Second Battle of Eora Creek–Templeton's Crossing - Wikipedia

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    The Second Battle of Eora Creek–Templeton's Crossing was fought from 11 to 28 October 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 in Papua in mid-1942, with the intent of ...

  7. Sam Templeton - Wikipedia

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    Kokoda Track campaign † Captain Samuel Victor Templeton (1900 – 26 July 1942) was an officer in the Australian Army during the Second World War . He is well known for his actions with the 39th Battalion as the commander of 'B' Company during the First Battle of Kokoda and went missing in action on 26 July 1942 near the village of Oivi.

  8. Battle of Isurava - Wikipedia

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    The Battle of Isurava, also sometimes referred to as the Battle of Isurava – Abuari [1] or the Battle of Isuraba, [2] took place between 26 and 31 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 ...

  9. Allied logistics in the Kokoda Track campaign - Wikipedia

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    During the Second World War, Allied logistics in Papua played a crucial role in bringing the Kokoda Track campaign to a successful conclusion. "The great problem of warfare in the Pacific", General Douglas MacArthur declared, "is to move forces into contact and maintain them. Victory is dependent upon solution to the logistic problem."