33+ Kokoda Campaign Japanese Perspective Background. A map of northern australia, new guinea and papua showing areas under japanese control and the three japanese attempts to seize port moresby. • the campaign along what became known as the kokoda track, was some of the toughest australian soldiers have ever experienced.

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Although outnumbered five to one by elite japanese troops on the kokoda track, the australians blocked their drive towards australia and forced them to retreat. The very reason the kokoda campaign was launched in the first place was the australians trying to stop the japanese from obtaining a certain foothold in the pacific. This would give them control of papua, and a base from which to attack the australian mainland and shipping in the pacific.

The campaign consisted of a series of battles fought between july and november 1942 in what was then the australian territory of papua.

Extraordinary bravery in vile conditions, a brutal enemy and tropical disease — veterans reveal what unfolded during the brutal jungle warfare. Кокодска операция (bg) part of the awm 027085 japanese prisoner captured near menari.jpg 474 × 639; Their objective was to make their way overland along the kokoda track and capture port moresby on the southern coast. Australian soldiers surrender to japanese.