Why Is Kokoda Battle Important
The Kokoda battle is said to be one of the most significant battles. What really is the significance? What happened? And why do we remember it?
From July 1942 – November 1942 the Australians fought against the Japanese in Papa New Guinea. It was a hard battle ending in a hard success for Australia. What really happened?
The Australians weren’t going to fight but they were forced to repel a Japanese invasion. Papa New Guinea acted as a barrier towards Australia, so it was important nothing got by them. With Australia in the battle the Japanese strategy was to first take Port Moresby. It was part of the Pacific war of WWII. The Japanese wanted to isolate Australia from the United States. The Australians fighting against the Japanese invasion force, was said to be the most significant battle fought by Australians in WWII.
Port Moresby was the main Australian base in New Guinea. The battle is significant because it saved Australia from possible invasion, or more precisely from isolation forcing Australia to surrender. Port Moresby was vital to the defence of Australia. If the Japanese they planned to begin a bombing offensive against North Queensland and, had they decided to invade Australia, the invasion would have been launched from Port Moresby. Protecting Port Moresby due …show more content…
The Japanese plan was to attack Australia after they invaded Port Moresby. If Australian soldiers didn’t come to help prevent them from taking over the main Australian base Australia wouldn’t have been invaded. We remember this significant battle to show how Papa New Guinea acted as a barrier for Australia. Without Papa New Guinea being there the Japanese would have gone straight to Australia and who knows how it would look today. This event is remembered because of how to odds were stacked up against Australia but they still managed to win and save the home country from possible
From July 1942 – November 1942 the Australians fought against the Japanese in Papa New Guinea. It was a hard battle ending in a hard success for Australia. What really happened?
The Australians weren’t going to fight but they were forced to repel a Japanese invasion. Papa New Guinea acted as a barrier towards Australia, so it was important nothing got by them. With Australia in the battle the Japanese strategy was to first take Port Moresby. It was part of the Pacific war of WWII. The Japanese wanted to isolate Australia from the United States. The Australians fighting against the Japanese invasion force, was said to be the most significant battle fought by Australians in WWII.
Port Moresby was the main Australian base in New Guinea. The battle is significant because it saved Australia from possible invasion, or more precisely from isolation forcing Australia to surrender. Port Moresby was vital to the defence of Australia. If the Japanese they planned to begin a bombing offensive against North Queensland and, had they decided to invade Australia, the invasion would have been launched from Port Moresby. Protecting Port Moresby due …show more content…
The Japanese plan was to attack Australia after they invaded Port Moresby. If Australian soldiers didn’t come to help prevent them from taking over the main Australian base Australia wouldn’t have been invaded. We remember this significant battle to show how Papa New Guinea acted as a barrier for Australia. Without Papa New Guinea being there the Japanese would have gone straight to Australia and who knows how it would look today. This event is remembered because of how to odds were stacked up against Australia but they still managed to win and save the home country from possible