Battle of Isurava
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The Battle of Isurava was a crucial 1942 World War II engagement on the Kokoda Track in Papua, where Australian forces mounted a fierce defensive stand against advancing Japanese troops.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Isurava canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | battle ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Australian Army
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ⓘ
Imperial Japanese Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casualtiesSide |
Australian casualties
ⓘ
Japanese casualties ⓘ |
| characterisedAs |
defensive stand
ⓘ
delaying action ⓘ |
| commander |
Brigadier Arnold Potts
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ⓘ
Lieutenant Colonel Ralph Honner NERFINISHED ⓘ Major General Tomitaro Horii NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | Isurava Memorial NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictIn | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Australia
ⓘ
Empire of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| datePeriod | late August 1942 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1942-08-31 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Battle of Brigade Hill
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ⓘ
Battle of Eora Creek–Templeton’s Crossing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| forceType | infantry ⓘ |
| front |
Pacific War
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ⓘ
South West Pacific theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
close-quarters combat
ⓘ
steep jungle-clad ridges ⓘ |
| hasMemorial | Isurava Memorial NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Isurava
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Papua NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Kokoda Track NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memorialLocation | Isurava, Papua New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableUnit |
2/14th Battalion (Australia)
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ⓘ
2/16th Battalion (Australia) NERFINISHED ⓘ 2/27th Battalion (Australia) NERFINISHED ⓘ 39th Battalion (Australia) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| objective | delay Japanese advance toward Port Moresby ⓘ |
| opponentUnit | Japanese 144th Infantry Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Kokoda Track campaign
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ⓘ
New Guinea campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | initial fighting on Kokoda Track ⓘ |
| result |
Australian fighting withdrawal
ⓘ
Japanese tactical victory ⓘ |
| significance |
key engagement in defence of Port Moresby
ⓘ
symbol of Australian resistance on Kokoda Track ⓘ |
| startDate | 1942-08-26 ⓘ |
| strategicEffect | slowed Japanese advance along Kokoda Track ⓘ |
| terrain | mountainous jungle ⓘ |
| year | 1942 ⓘ |
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