• Source: Wairopi

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.




History


During the retreat of the ill-fated Imperial Japanese campaign along the Kokoda Track during the Second World War, Japanese Major General Tomitaro Horii drowned while attempting to cross the Kumusi River at Wairopi, after the battle of Oivi-Gorari.




Notes


Citiations




References


Brune, Peter (2004). A Bastard of a Place. Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-74114-403-5.
Lindsay, Patrick (2002). The Spirit of Kokoda: Then and Now. Hardie Grant Books. ISBN 1-74066-075-7.

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Wairopi
• 1951 eruption of Mount Lamington
• Kokoda Track campaign
• Battle of Oivi–Gorari
• Invasion of Buna–Gona
• Tomitarō Horii
• 6th Division (Australia)
• Battle of Goodenough Island
• Battle of Buna–Gona
• Chaforce