in the jungles of papua new guinea, a lost battlefield has been visited for the first time in 70 years, since the battle of eora creek. off the 60-mile long kokoda trail near the village of eora creek, the battle is believed to have been pivotal in australia’s campaign against the Japanese in papau new guinea. the bodies of japanese soldiers remain where they fell, where they have decayed in solitude since 1942. various other relics were found at the site as they lay as they had been left 68 years ago, including such fan favourites as ammunition, medicine dishes, weapons, japanese rifle pits, and many, many more!
alledgedly 79 australians died and 145 were wounded, while the australian war memorial website says 99 were killed and 192 wounded, while there were 69 japanese soldiers found, including one up against a tree with his boots beside him, with many more presumably missing.
http://eupolitics.einnews.com/article.php?nid=206147http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2010/06/07/lost-wwii-battlefield-found-war-dead-included/?hpt=C2“It was as if time has stood still. We found ammunition running out in a line from the rifle that was dropped as the Japanese advanced to the rear."
-Capt. Brian Freeman