The Kokoda Campaign, 1942
Battle of Ioribaiwa
Quick Facts
- Dates
- September 14 – 28, 1942
- Campaign
- Kokoda Track campaign, 1942
- Location
- Kokoda Track, Owen Stanley Range, Papua New Guinea
Australians attempted to halt the Japanese advance at Ioribaiwa. Japanese forces, stretched by their lengthy supply lines, began to withdraw.
Ioribaiwa Ridge marked the southernmost point of the Japanese advance along the track — close enough that Port Moresby was reportedly visible in the distance. Overextended supply lines and pressure elsewhere in the Pacific forced a Japanese withdrawal shortly after, turning the tide of the campaign.
Battle of Ioribaiwa (National Museum Australia).
The Kokoda Campaign
