1942Japanese Retreat on the Kokoda Track Continues

The Japanese continue their retreat back down the Kokoda Tra...
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🇯🇵 Japanese Retreat on the Kokoda Track Continues

The Japanese continue their retreat back down the Kokoda Track in New Guinea.
New GuineaKokoda TrackJapanRetreatPacific TheaterMilitary ActionJungle WarfareAustralia

🇯🇵 Japanese Advance on Kokoda Track

After landing in the Buna-Gona area, the Japanese in New Guinea move across the Owen Stanley mountain range aiming at Port Moresby in the south-eastern part of the island, close to Australia; a small Australian force begins rearguard action on the Kokoda Track.
Japanese Advance on Kokoda Track (1942)
New GuineaKokoda TrackJapanAustraliaPacific TheaterOwen Stanley RangeMilitaryWar

🇯🇵 Japanese Take Kokoda in Papua New Guinea

The Japanese take Kokoda, halfway along the Owen Stanley pass to Port Moresby.
Japanese Take Kokoda in Papua New Guinea (1942)
Pacific TheaterKokoda TrackJapanese OffensivePapua New GuineaPort MoresbyAustraliaMilitary Campaigns

🛡️ Japanese Retreat from Henderson Field, Guadalcanal

The Japanese retreat again from Henderson Field, Guadalcanal.
JapanUSGuadalcanalPacific TheaterBattleMilitarySolomon IslandsRetreat

🚶 Japanese Advance on the Kokoda Trail

The Japanese are now within 30 miles of Port Moresby, New Guinea, on the Kokoda trail.
JapanAustraliaNew GuineaKokoda TrailPacific TheaterMilitaryAsiaAdvance

🌴 Japanese Resistance Continues in New Guinea

Japanese are still resisting on New Guinea.
Japanese Resistance Continues in New Guinea (1944)
New GuineaJapanWorld War IIPacific Theaterresistancemilitary campaignjungle warfareongoing conflict