where did battle of milne bay take place and what reason
The Battle for Milne Bay was one of the two land battles that saved Port Moresby and secured Australia from the threat of invasion.Although arguably less well known than the famous defence of the Kokoda Track, the Australian victory at Milne Bay was significant for two very important reasons.The first was that the Japanese attempt to outflank the defenders of the Track and take Port Moresby from the east failed.The second reason the defenders of Milne Bay are deservedly remembered is that they inflicted on the Japanese their first defeat on land.lthough arguably less well known than the famous defence of the Kokoda Track, the Australian victory at Milne Bay was significant for two very important reasons. The first was that the Japanese attempt to outflank the defenders of the Track and take Port Moresby from the east failed.
The battle for Milne Bay took place along a road that followed a narrow strip of level ground on the northern shores of Milne Bay, running east from No. 3 Airstrip to Kilabo, Rabi, Motieau, K. B. Mission, Goroni and Waga Waga.Milne Bay, eastern tip of New Guinea.ission, but on the night of 27-28 August the Japanese made a strong attack, reinforced by light tanks, and forced the Australians back almost to the edge of No. 3 airstrip. Type 95 Ha Go light tanks, Milne Bay 1942. The crisis of the battle came on 28-30 August.