Kokoda Research Project Final Mghs 1

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8nited States Army engineers fought at Milne /ay and maintained communications and supply at Port Moresby.

American anti5aircraft units also served at Port Moresby& Milne /ay and /una.

he Japanese9ike the Australians until late '()1& $mperial 0apanese Army units tended to

be recruited by region... 6uring the 3okoda phase of the Papuan campaign

the majority of the 0apanese fighting troops were from the island of Shikoku or

from the :iroshima area. 9ater these were reinforced by troops mainly from

2saka. %he $mperial 0apanese Navy escorted shipping to Papua and was

engaged in coastal operations. %wo thousand of the Navy;s marines served at/una and Milne /ay. %he $0N <$mperial 0apanese Navy= also provided almost

all of the aircraft supporting land operations from bases at 9ae& Gasmata and

-abaul. Perhaps 1'** of the 0apanese force in Papua were not from 0apan.

%hese men& primarily engaged in carrying ammunition and food& were from

3orea& "hina and %aiwan.

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As we have discussed %he battle of 3okoda was not an isolated battle but was a part of a series of skirmishes that lasted over a period of months from August '()1 > 0anuary '()+ in Papua New Guinea.As we have seen above& America became involved in the effort to force to 0apanese out of Papua NewGuinea after the /attle of 3okoda. "omplete task 1 to figure out where the fighting happened and thetactics that were involved.

2ne of the reasons why 3okoda was so important was because it was the first time in 7orld 7ar $$ in thePacific %heatre that 0apanese land forces were stopped. $t was also important because if they took PortMoresby they could use Papua New Guinea as a landing base to invade Australia <if they wanted to > it isdisputed as to whether or not 0apan was going to invade Australia or not=.

2ver ?@&*** Australians served in the Papuan campaign in the army& air force& navy or auiliary services.Some were never to return home& others would bring back memories that would be scarred for life or return home wounded with physical disability.

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http://kokoda.commemoration.gov.au/battle-maps/battle-maps.php

http://kokoda.commemoration.gov.au/battle-maps/battle-maps.php



Go to httpBCCkokoda.commemoration.gov.auCwar5in5papuaCinde.php and read the tet under The War inPapua: The Strategic Context. Also click on the tabs on the right hand of the page <0apanese intelligence

about the 3okoda track& why was Port Moresby so importantD& the war in the air& the war at sea=.

/hat are some other reasons that the &attle for 6o+oda !as so important a%%ording to thetet-

2ne of the reasons why 3okoda was so important was because it was the first time in 7orld 7ar $$ in thePacific %heatre that 0apanese land forces were stopped. $t was also important because if they took PortMoresby they could use Papua New Guinea as a landing base to invade Australia <if they wanted to > it is

disputed as to whether or not 0apan was going to invade Australia or not=.

%he military strategy of 0apan from 6ecember '()' to mid5'()1 was an aggressive oneB %o advance to

occupy locations of strategic importance& either resource rich areas& or places that would allow them to

better defend their gains. %he Allied strategy in the same period was defensive& simply to prevent the

0apanese achieving their strategic goals.

%he 0apanese had attacked to obtain the rubber of Malaya& the oil of /orneo and the 4uinine of 0ava& but

there was no particular resource in Papua that they desired. -ather Papua was one of those places which

would form a useful link in the chain of defences of the newly con4uered area. Aware the Allies had built up

their strength in Australia and assuming this would be directed northwards towards the major 0apanese

naval base of -abaul& the 0apanese re4uired a screen of air bases forward of -abaul to protect it. %he

Allies wanted these same air bases in Papua to support their attack on -abaul. Port Moresby& Milne /ay&

3okoda and /una were the airfields or potential airfield sites in 4uestion. %hese four locations were of

continuing strategic interest for both sides and so became the focus of most of the land& sea and air

fighting in the Papuan campaign.

as+ 4 "ustralian veteran:s a%%ountsGo to httpBCCkokoda.commemoration.gov.auCaustralian5veterans5accountsCveterans5accounts.php and

listen to three of the veterans interviews and answer the following 4uestions.

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http://kokoda.commemoration.gov.au/war-in-papua/index.php

http://kokoda.commemoration.gov.au/australian-veterans-accounts/veterans-accounts.php

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as+ # =I*I)* I) 8 J>)*?8Go to httpBCCkokoda.commemoration.gov.auCjungle5warfareCinde.php and click on the links within thesection. Skim the information and use it to complete a letter home to a loved one back home describingyour eperience in the Papua 0ungle.

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Eour 9oving Son

as+ $ @ommemoration8sing all the information you have gathered and discovered& create a pamphletCbrochure on the 3okoda"ampaign. Eou can include whatever information and pictures you feel are necessary to remember andcommemorate the sacrifices of Australians during the 3okoda "ampaign.

Plan your brochure in the space below.

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http://kokoda.commemoration.gov.au/jungle-warfare/index.php

http://kokoda.commemoration.gov.au/jungle-warfare/index.php



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