Kokoda Campaign

E831686

World War II campaign military campaign

The Kokoda Campaign was a crucial World War II series of battles in Papua New Guinea between Australian and Japanese forces, remembered for its harsh jungle fighting and its role in defending Australia from potential invasion.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Kokoda Campaign canonical	1
Kokoda Campaign battles	1
Kokoda Track campaign	1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	World War II campaign ⓘ military campaign ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Kokoda Track Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith	Kokoda Track NERFINISHED ⓘ
belligerent	Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ Japan ⓘ surface form: Empire of Japan
characteristic	close-quarters jungle fighting ⓘ harsh climate and disease ⓘ logistical difficulties ⓘ
commander	Arthur Allen NERFINISHED ⓘ Horii Tomitarō NERFINISHED ⓘ Sydney Rowell NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Blamey NERFINISHED ⓘ
commemoratedBy	Kokoda Track memorials in Australia ⓘ Kokoda Track memorials in Papua New Guinea ⓘ
conflict	World War II ⓘ surface form: Second World War
country	Australia ⓘ Japan ⓘ
endDate	1942-11-16 ⓘ
front	South West Pacific Area NERFINISHED ⓘ
involvedUnit	21st Brigade (Australia) NERFINISHED ⓘ 25th Brigade (Australia) NERFINISHED ⓘ 39th Battalion (Australia) NERFINISHED ⓘ Australian 7th Division NERFINISHED ⓘ Australian Militia units ⓘ Japanese South Seas Detachment NERFINISHED ⓘ
location	Kokoda Track NERFINISHED ⓘ Owen Stanley Range NERFINISHED ⓘ Papua NERFINISHED ⓘ Papua New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableBattle	Battle of Brigade Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Ioribaiwa NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Isurava NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Kokoda NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Oivi–Gorari NERFINISHED ⓘ
objective	Japanese capture of Port Moresby by land ⓘ defence of Port Moresby ⓘ
partOf	New Guinea campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific War ⓘ
placeOfOrigin	Papua New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ
primaryCombatant	Australian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Imperial Japanese Army NERFINISHED ⓘ
result	Allied victory ⓘ Japanese withdrawal to the north coast of Papua ⓘ
startDate	1942-07-21 ⓘ
strategicSignificance	defence of Australia from potential invasion ⓘ halted Japanese southward advance in the Pacific ⓘ
terrain	mountainous jungle ⓘ tropical rainforest ⓘ
theatre	New Guinea theatre of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ
year	1942 ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kokoda Track (ACT) walking trail → hasCommemorativePurpose → Kokoda Campaign ⓘ

Kokoda Track (ACT) walking trail → hasInterpretiveFocus → Kokoda Campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kokoda Campaign battles

Second Australian Imperial Force → engagement → Kokoda Campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kokoda Track campaign