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Wairopi (English: Wire Rope Bridge) is a
village along the
Kumusi River, in Oro Province,
Papua New Guinea. The
village lies
along the
Kokoda Track. During...
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evacuation site, Ilimo, was
established west of
Wairopi.
Along the road, the site was 6.5 km (4.0 mi) away from
Wairopi and
closer to Kokoda.
Local villages accommodated...
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brigades of the
Australian 7th
Division had
crossed the
Kumusi River at
Wairopi, and
advanced on the ****anese
beachheads in a
joint Australian and United...
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planning a
further ambush between Awala and
Wairopi but 11 Platoon
withdrew all the way to
Wairopi. There, he destro**** the
bridge and har****ed ****anese...
- back
towards the north. The
Australians reached the
Kumusi River,
around Wairopi on 13 November,
where the ****anese were
forced to
abandon much of their...
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disintegrated into a rout. The
Australians crossed the
Kumusi River at
Wairopi on 16
November and were now
about 65 km (40 mi) from Buna–Gona. The flooded...
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ordered to make a
circling move
against the ****anese
eastern flank near
Wairopi. This move
commenced on 14 October.
These plans were
rendered ineffectual...
- will:
Advance along the axes Nauro–Kokoda–
Wairopi and Rigo–Dorobisolo–Jaure–
Wairopi and/or Abau–Namudi–Jaure–
Wairopi Trail, both inclusive, with the objective...
- the Oivi-Gorari battle, the ****anese
chaotically crossed the
river at
Wairopi.
Although his
horse already had drowned,
Horii opted to try and
cross on...
- opposition, they took
Missima and p****ed
through Kobara before setting out for
Wairopi by 4 November.
Heavy resistance was
encountered that day as the 2/2nd Infantry...
