Effects:
On the 22 of January 1943, the long fought Kokoda Campaign ended in defeat for the Japanese. This bloody battle had lasted six months and it was one of the most difficult campaigns fought on land in the Pacific region. Australia lost 2,165 troops and 3,533 men were wounded. The United States lost 671 troops and 2,172 men were wounded. The Kokoda campaign made the ties with the US stronger as they started to rely on US more after British troops fell to the Japanese. Australia as a nation had also grown, realising the .
Kokoda campaign affected Australia's home front
The Kokoda track was vitally important during World War 2 as the Japanese troops were pushed back by the Australian and US troops during the Kokoda Trail campaign. In New Guinea, Japan had already landed troops that were making their way south through the Owen Stanley Ranges to establish bases on the southern coast of the island.
The Papua New Guinean natives, known as the Fuzzy Wuzzy angels (as talked about before) assisted the Allied troops on the Kokoda Track, risking their own lives to carry wounded Australian soldiers out of the jungles on stretchers on their backs, nursing them back to health where possible. They were also carriers of supplies and equipment for the Australian troops, which they didn't even know about initially or even the war in fact. They also evacuated allied troops or hid them from the Japanese invaders and advancing troops. In addition, the Fuzzy Wuzzy angels looked after the troops who were victims of tropical jungle diseases such as malaria. Without their help, there would have been many more deaths for the Australian troops.
Kokoda campaign affected Australia's home front
The Kokoda track was vitally important during World War 2 as the Japanese troops were pushed back by the Australian and US troops during the Kokoda Trail campaign. In New Guinea, Japan had already landed troops that were making their way south through the Owen Stanley Ranges to establish bases on the southern coast of the island.
The Papua New Guinean natives, known as the Fuzzy Wuzzy angels (as talked about before) assisted the Allied troops on the Kokoda Track, risking their own lives to carry wounded Australian soldiers out of the jungles on stretchers on their backs, nursing them back to health where possible. They were also carriers of supplies and equipment for the Australian troops, which they didn't even know about initially or even the war in fact. They also evacuated allied troops or hid them from the Japanese invaders and advancing troops. In addition, the Fuzzy Wuzzy angels looked after the troops who were victims of tropical jungle diseases such as malaria. Without their help, there would have been many more deaths for the Australian troops.