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On Tues. 15 Sep 1942 Both the Japanese and the Australians brought up r.....

1942-09-15

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Both the Japanese and the Australians brought up reserve units in the engagement at Ioribaiwa Ridge along the Kokoda Track in Australian Papua, 25 miles north of Port Moresby.

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