Battle of Kokoda

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:aftermath boosted Australian morale
increased Australian military presence in Papua New Guinea
gptkbp:casualties approximately 600 Australians
approximately 15,000 Japanese
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:Australia
gptkb:Japan
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Lieutenant_General_Horiichi_Tachibana
gptkb:General_Sir_Thomas_Blamey
gptkbp:commemoration Kokoda Day
gptkbp:cultural_impact taught in schools
depicted in literature
commemorated in art
depicted in film
gptkbp:date July 1942
November 1942
gptkbp:historical_context Japanese expansion in the Pacific
Allied strategy in the Pacific
Australian defense policy
impact of the Battle of Midway
role of Papua New Guinea in WWII
gptkbp:historical_figures gptkb:Kokoda_Track_Campaign
eyewitness testimonies
post-war analyses
Australian War Memorial records
Japanese military records
gptkbp:historical_significance symbol of Australian resilience
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Kokoda
gptkbp:involved_forces gptkb:Japanese_Imperial_Army
gptkb:Australian_Imperial_Force
gptkbp:key_battles gptkb:Battle_of_Oivi-Gorari
gptkb:Battle_of_Isurava
gptkb:Battle_of_Brigade_Hill
gptkb:Battle_of_Gona
gptkbp:legacy inspired future generations
influenced Australian military doctrine
gptkbp:location gptkb:Kokoda_Track
gptkbp:memorials gptkb:Kokoda_Track_Memorial_Walkway
gptkbp:military_strategy gptkb:intelligence_operations
air support
combined arms operations
naval support
logistics and supply issues
gptkbp:operations gptkb:Operation_Kubo
gptkb:Operation_Ration
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:result Allied victory
gptkbp:significance strategic importance in the Pacific theater
gptkbp:strategy gptkb:guerrilla_warfare
defensive tactics
gptkbp:terrain gptkb:mountains
gptkb:jungle
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Kokoda_Track
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5