Episode 3 - Australia's Kokoda Campaign

Between 21 July and 13 November 1942, fighting against Imperial Japanese forces, Australian soldiers twice traversed the Kokoda Trail - an arduous route across the rugged jungle terrain of Papua New Guinea. This hard-fought campaign in some of the worst conditions experienced by Australian soldiers ensured that Kokoda will always be part of the Anzac legend.
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[@TheOperationsRoom]

It was a pleasure to work with you to tell this important story

[@effectiveanimations]

Thanks for your help mate. You were part of the original inspiration for this work and your team delivered excellently for Kokoda as per usual.

[@bales1569]

Great collaboration

[@iknowurip8151]

real

[@Nturner822]

You make for an epic combo

[@The_ZeroLine]

Where’s my credit? I did 80% of the work.

[@paulreilly3904]

And no mention of the fuzzy wuzzies who did so much of the heavy lifting in support of the allies. Great blokes they were

[@K_Kara]

I'm really enjoying these. Crete and Tobruk would be awesome to see as well.

[@blue-1079]

this is a very useful and cool video (the visuals!!), thank you!

[@captainsleeman9787]

I have walked Kokoda 4 times and read everything I could find. Was hesitant to watch this, wondering about what I could learn. This was excellent. I recommend it to anyone.

[@54032Zepol]

Wow very cool Australia! Keep up the great work

[@charlieheywood7401]

This is known as KOKODA TRACK. The difference between a track and trail. " YOU CAN RUN A TRAIL. YOU CAN CAN ONLY WALK A TRACK.". My mates were there and with RESPECTS. Always KOKODA TRACK. Yours truly RETIED GUNNER. HISTORY TEACHER. HEYWOOD F J.

[@Skipper.17]

Both are considered correct.

[@dinkydi172]

MY FATHER WAS THERE IN THE 2ND 16TH, HE ALWAYS CALLED IT THE TRAIL, SAME AS HIS BROTHER AND MY UNCLE WHO WAS KILLED BY A SNIPER THERE. SO I WILL ALWAYS CALL IT THE TRAIL.

[@anthonyeaton5153]

It’s not worth arguing about. Stick to history.

[@alanhughes9193]

Oh NO THEY'RE NOT.

[@irish7460]

625 Australian soldiers died in that campaign. 150 Papuans. And a whopping 10,000 Japanese soldiers.

[@jayo3074]

I highly doubt that

[@MaoriMan76]

Aussies gave the Japs their first real defeat of the war... After this battle it was all backwards going for the Japs

[@davidhall2327]

The Japanese certainly wasted a lot of manpower due to their methods.​@@jayo3074

[@warrenklein7817]

Australia 🇦🇺 fought in New Guinea until 15 August 1945, with 7,000 kia, USA 🇺🇸 5,000 kia, mostly in 1943. Japanese over 200,000 dead out of nearly 1 million troops, many from tropical disease and General MacArthur's tactics to leap frog up the north coast, cutting off substantial forces without supplies and fighting the minority. MacArthur is criticised by some, but he was effective.

[@seanlander9321]

Japan committed 600000 troops to the New Guinea campaign. 220000 died, 8000 Australians and 7000 Americans died. Where anyone gets the idea that the Japanese were in any way superior fighters baffles me.

[@merrylmarsh9037]

Thank you for a concise depiction of this campaign. Have always wanted to know the details and this depiction was so specific. My dad and uncle were at Milne Vay. Will now look for those battle🇦🇺 details. Many thanks.

[@Shargok]

Great video!

[@VonMed]

Historical videos shouldn’t be age restricted youtube

[@ppumpkin3282]

I am very interested in finding out more about the Australian army during WW2 - how many were sent to Europe to help England. I also heard at one time there were legal limits about sending certain miiitary abroad. What percent of Austrialian soldiers were abroad when Japan decided to attack Austrailian or UK installations.

[@johnmcpherson1713]

This woulf make a great movie.

[@xe2594]

Multiple movies covering such events.

[@Daeyel]

A movie would not do it justice. Needs a 10 part miniseries.

[@nomadmarauder-dw9re]

Nice to mention Guadalcanal. IJA troops meant to reinforce New Guinea were sent there instead.

[@AnthonyTolhurst-dw1nc]

John Tolhurst, my grandfather, was seriously wounded on the Kokoda campaign.

[@Daeyel]

What unit?

[@isaacbonner-sl7qe]

Will there be Episode 4

[@seanmcleay6308]

was the 52nd in the engagement ? Or we don't mention them......

[@Skipper.17]

Only 1 V.C awarded. That’s sad.

[@MaoriMan76]

Lest we forget

[@rossellis9259]

Why did the name Kokoda Trail change to Kokoda Track. Just so I can tell my deceased father who fought in Wewak.

[@alanhughes9193]

The word trail is just a nod to the Yanks.

[@corvanphoenix]

Hypohysterical History has a great, detailed series of documentaries of this part of the war. You owe it to yourself to check it out.

[@anthonyeaton5153]

I think it should be HypErhistorical History.

[@XxBloggs]

Important history… but ignoring the fact that the 53rd Battalion refused to fight at Isurava.

[@captainsleeman9787]

Yes, poor leadership in terrible circumstances and they paid a terrible price for that during the Buna Gona campaign when they sought to redeem themselves.

[@Daeyel]

The 53rd is not to blame. Bad leadership, nd many members were literally shanghaied into the battalion at Sydney docks. Also denied their promised leave before embarking. The 53rd was dealt a really bad hand by their leaders. Refusing to fight led to the 39th's mistake that cleared the log firing pits.

[@alanhughes9193]

I think that you will find that the 53rd was very badly led, no offence meant.

[@seanlander9321]

When the Americans tried the same feat they proved themselves utterly useless, being unfit for combat without firing a shot or even seeing a Japanese. Their extraordinary lack of hygiene and throwing away their mosquito nets meant that they went down like flies, leaving yet more of the fighting to the Australians.

[@peterwarner5920]

Kokoda trail is wrong. My dad who was there, said it was always the TRACK. Why can't we be Australian.

[@indigocheetah4172]

I thought the same.

[@anthonyeaton5153]

It's becoming like a child's game, Yes It is! No It isn't! Grow up.

[@fredericpons7837]

The Kokoda has never been "untold". Are you living in this world or you discover history?

[@Daeyel]

Americans are, to a man, completely unaware of the campaign and it's significance, because few, if any Americans fought on it. The Beachheads gets more attention due to American units fighting there.

[@paulchanning4512]

And now the australian army train the Indonesian army who have killed 500,000 indigenous West Papuans

[@KempoWarrior1954]

Seems to be a fad now for football teams, politicians and whatever to test themselves by trekking along the trail/track. Personally, I'm against it. Next it'll be climbing up the cliffs at Gallipoli.

[@Golden-dog88]

the Australian coastline was overwhelmed by europians long before japan tried to

[@AnthonyTolhurst-dw1nc]

Go and live in the Simpson Desert.

[@paulreilly3904]

Are you always a wanker?

[@paulreilly3904]

Golden dog that is