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Kokoda Track campaign

1942 · 20th century · Part of the Second World War

The Kokoda Track campaign was fought between July and November 1942 in the Owen Stanley Range of Papua, then an Australian territory. Japanese forces advancing overland towards Port Moresby were halted and pushed back by Australian troops, helped by Papuan carriers. The campaign became a defining episode in Australia's memory of the Second World War.

Kokoda Track campaign
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Territory of Papua

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Kokoda Track campaign. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/kokoda-track-campaign
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“Kokoda Track campaign.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/kokoda-track-campaign. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Kokoda Track campaign.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/kokoda-track-campaign.
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