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Allied codebreakers intercept word that Operation Mercury will commence the very next day, and start preparations
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The Japanese 1st Air Fleet conducts a surprise attack on Allied ships at Broome and Darwin. Twelve ships are sunk in the assault.
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The Japanese Army takes control of the village of Kokoda.
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The 18th Australian Brigade, utilizing valuable intelligence reports, meet the arriving Japanese amphibious forces head-on and hold the Japanese beachhead at Milne Bay.
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With the Allied resistance holding off further advance, the Japanese Army begins a formal withdrawal of the island.
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Australian forces continue their march from the west against Japanese-held areas.
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The Australian Army liberates the village of Gona from the hold of the Japanese Amry.
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Allied Australian and US forces continued their maches against the Japanese, taking territory through fierce firefights.
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The Kokoda Trail is firmly in Allied hands by this date.
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Sananada is officially in Allied hands.
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