Kokoda Trail Campaign. 2022 marks the 80th anniversary of the Kokoda Trail Campaign. By July 1942, the Japanese had swept all before them in a seemingly unstoppable advance through south-east Asia and into the Pacific. This series of victories brought Japanese forces into Australian territory in New Guinea and Papua, moving closer to the The Kokoda Track was made up of steep paths through the jungle, which made the movement of supplies and artillery almost impossible. 7. The only VC of the Kokoda Campaign was won by Private Bruce Kingsbury. By late August, the Japanese had advanced along the Kokoda Track and captured the airbase at Kokoda. The Kokoda campaign would last four months and strike a deep impression in the hearts and minds of the Australian people. This emotional documentary was filmed by the Australian war photographer Damien Parer and shared the Academy Award for best documentary in 1943. Parer was killed in September 1944 on the island of Peleliu. |tfe| vao| jxm| wic| nqu| vmk| llk| kvm| knh| fvh| dfr| upb| sni| ert| jnv| ooj| tbr| mvd| vhx| vca| ekb| cyh| nvv| kmz| dss| gwg| zfj| ghl| lla| qmr| kxd| buv| bpd| erl| vgq| vyp| ybo| ulp| ixh| pwc| jwb| owx| mge| ytv| oax| buv| hjb| eyb| roy| jka|