1942 ⟶ US Troops Reinforce Port Moresby
Americans send troops to Port Moresby as reinforcements for ...
Year
1942
1945
✈️ US Troops Reinforce Port Moresby
Americans send troops to Port Moresby as reinforcements for the Australian defenders.⟶
USAustraliaPort MoresbyPacific TheaterNew GuineaMilitaryAsiaReinforcements
✈️ Japanese Bomb Port Moresby
Port Moresby, New Guinea is bombed by the Japanese, increasing the threat to Australia posed by Japan.⟶
Port MoresbyNew GuineaJapanese OffensivePacific TheaterAustraliaAir RaidsWWIIMilitary ThreatStrategic Bombing
🚢 Reinforcements Arrive in New Guinea
In New Guinea, both Japanese and Australian reinforcements arrive.⟶
New GuineaPacific TheaterreinforcementsJapaneseAustralianWorld War IIPapua New GuineamilitaryAsia
🚶 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 Reinforcements to New Guinea; US Stymied at Buna
Japanese send reinforcements into New Guinea; Americans are stymied at Buna.⟶
New GuineaPacific TheaterBunaJapanese ArmyUS ArmyJungle WarfareReinforcementsWarfareJapanUS
🇦🇺 Australian Troops Land at Balikpapan, Borneo
Australian troops land at Balikpapan, Borneo in the Western Allies' last major land operation of the war.⟶
AustraliaBorneoPacific Theaterinvasionland operationmilitary