The Kokoda battle is said to be one of the most significant battles. What really is the significance? What happened? And why do we remember it? From July 1942 – November 1942 the Australians fought against the Japanese in Papa New Guinea. It was a hard battle ending in a hard success for Australia. What really happened? The Australians weren’t going to fight but they were forced to repel a Japanese invasion. Papa New Guinea acted as a barrier towards Australia‚ so it was important nothing got by
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There were numerous factors that contributed to the overall victory of the Allies on the Kokoda track. Assistance from the native New Guinea people‚ nicknamed the Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels‚ greatly contributed to the Allied victory at Kokoda as well as AIF troops who arrived in Papua New Guinea to assist the militia battalions after being recalled from the Middle East and General MacArthur becoming supreme commander of the Allied forces in the Pacific‚ along with Prime Minister John Curtin’s timely and
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thwarted any attempt by the Japanese to invade New Guinea via sea at Port Moresby. This resulted in the Japanese forces‚ making an overland assault across the Owen Stanley Ranges and along the Kokoda Track. It was this overland assault for the capture of Port Moresby‚ which led to a fierce campaign on the Kokoda Trail. This battle signified an important event in Australia’s history‚ because of the severe threat of invasion of Australia and the impact it had in shaping the Australian identity.
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Why was it so difficult for the Australians to fight on the Kokoda Trail in 1942 during WW2? The battle of the Kokoda Trail occurred from July 1942 until January 1943 and is known as one of the most important battles of WW2. Located in Papua New Guinea‚ the Australian soldiers fought against the Japanese army in order to protect Australia. The Kokoda was the ‘bloodiest’ of all battles in WW2 and included great involvement from the Australian soldiers. It was very difficult for the soldiers to
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Compare and contrast the experiences of Australian soldiers at Gallipoli and Kokoda Just the words Gallipoli and Kokoda evoke such vivid imagery in our minds of war‚ hardship and struggle. Australia’s involvement in Gallipoli suggests a sense of mate ship‚an Anzac legend‚ created out of total confusion. Kokoda however calls to mind a war of ideologies and of survival. But both events have their similarities and differences - how and why they started‚ troop experiences and how they ended and
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In the year 1937 the Japanese imperial army commenced its reign over the pacific after invading and conquering parts of China‚ the Japanese began to quickly conquer many parts of the pacific. By January the 31st all British forces had withdrawn from the Singapore area which lead to some political issues and also leaving Australia wide open for an invasion‚ and the Japanese did exactly that‚ on the 19th of February only weeks after the British withdrew from Singapore‚ 188 Japanese planes began to
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Results of conflict How well know today It would be really hard by saying one is more significant than the other‚ the times are equally remarkable and pictures the Australian soldier or servicemen as admirable in both respects. The battle for Kokoda is regarded as the thwarting of Japanese plans for an eventual assault upon the mainland. The Owen Stanley mountain range played an important part as an insurmountable obstacle. The Gallipoli Campaign; absolute failure. The only good thing was
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Australia. Japan had an ambition to conquer the whole world with other imperialistic nations. As a result‚ they tried to use Port Moresby‚ a harbor situated in the southern region of Papua New Guinea as their outpost. Japanese troops’ journey along the Kokoda track‚ however‚ were not smoothly sailing as there were disruptions from Australia’s militias. Australia’s Militias‚ mainly consisted of untrained and under-aged soldiers were to delay the Japanese troops from moving southward until the 7th Division
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The treacherous conditions of the Kokoda track that the Australian soldiers experienced emphasizes the significance of the campaign and the importance it holds. In 1942 when the Australians and Japanese were both on the Owen Stanley Range or otherwise known as the Kokoda track they crossed many life threating conditions. The mountains reached a range of over 4‚000 meters. Many rivers that these men had
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without persistence and perseverance. In the future‚ Australians should embed the values pride and persistence in them just like how the ANZACs have in order to develop Australia into a better nation. Through many battles such as Gallipoli and the Kokoda Track and also the home front‚ the ANZAC spirit has shown persistence and pride. Pride in the ANZAC spirit has become one of Australia’s building blocks to developing a nation of independence and strength. Persistence has given ANZACs motivation
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