The battle of Buna–Gona was part of the New Guinea campaign in the Pacific theatre during World War II. It followed the conclusion of the Kokoda Track campaign and lasted from 16 …

The Japanese developed a plan to land an invasion force at Buna-Gona, on the North shore of New Guinea, attack across the Owen-Stanley Mountains using the Kokoda Trail, and take Port …

2019年9月13日 · One became the first victory of the war by an American ground commander. The other was far more personal. Japanese soldiers lie on the beach near Buna Government …

The invasion of Buna–Gona, called Operation RI by the Japanese, was a military operation by Imperial Japanese forces to occupy the Buna–Gona area in the Territory of Papua during the …

The battle of Buna–Gona was part of the New Guinea campaign in the Pacific theatre during World War II. It followed the conclusion of the Kokoda Track campaign and lasted from 16 …

The largest Auschwitz sub-camp, called Buna, was located here from 1942 to 1945. The Nazis sent thousands of prisoners from various countries, the majority of them Jewish, to Buna …

2024年5月16日 · The Battle of Buna-Gona was a brutal crucible that forged a new kind of American soldier – jungle-savvy, resourceful, and determined. It shattered the myth of …

2006年6月12日 · Buna was General Douglas MacArthur’s first offensive campaign against Japanese troops in World War II. As supreme commander, Southwest Pacific Area (SWPA), …

Buna, a village on the coastal plain of northern Papua, was the main base for the Japanese advance along the Kokoda Trail. The first Japanese landings in the area occurred at Gona, …

On May 6, 1942, American and Philippine forces on Corregidor surrendered to the Japanese. Even as they did, the next Japanese offensive was already in progress. Steaming south from …