Kokoda Flashcards
What were the two Australian army groups?
The Australian Imperial Force (AIF) were the military trained troops.
The militia, the citizen force weren’t expertly trained and were only really part time soldiers.
Why did Australia feel vulnerable/threatened during 1942?
Japanese were continuing to move south towards Australia.
AIF were mainly in the Middle East
Bombing of Darwin
Midget submarines on the coast.
Japanese vs Aussie troops
Aussies outnumbered 10-1
Used delay tactics to hold ground.
Japanese troops used hand-to-hand and were trained in guerilla warfare.
How were the conditions Aussie POW would face.
Starvation
Unhygienic/disease
No clothes
Sadistic (Pleasure from pain) behaviours from Japanese.
What was Japan’s final weapon during the war?
Kamikaze, represents Japan’s honour system, rather die than surrender.
Aussie stats at war
993,000 Australians served in WW2,
39,366 dead
66,553 wounded
Who won the battle of the coral sea
the allies
Why did the Battle of Kokoda occur
Japan failed to take take over Port Moresby by sea after losing the battle of the Coral Sea which led to them making a land attack. This attack had the Japanese pass through the Kokoda trail which is where the Australians were set up.
Who won the battle of Kokoda?
The Australians and their Papua New Guinean allies.
