Kokoda Campaign- Key Events

By georgia.gleeson

  • Japanese forces land at Lae and Salamaua

  • Japanese army gain ground around defenders

  • Japanese Army take control of Kokoda

  • Japanese Navy land at Milne Bay, opening a second front on New Guinea

  • 18th Australian Brigade meet Japanese forces

  • 600 Japanese soldiers land to help strengthen beachhead at Milne Bay

  • Japanese army begin to withdraw from the island

  • Australian forces hold territory near Toribaiwa

  • Japanese troops reinforce defenses at Buna, Gona and Sanananda

  • Australian and US troops continue taking territory by firefights

  • Buna is claimed by American forces

  • Kokoda Trail is in Allied hands

  • Allied forces have Sananada