Nankai Shitai PTO (id:#62288)

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Isurava, Papua, New Guinea 1942-08-29 (1 other)

Overview:

On the 28th, Captain Merritt of the 39th (a militia unit) was shaving in a creek when he received word that the Japanese, the Nankai Shitai (South Seas Detachment), had broken into his perimeter. He quickly rushed forward to support his men as soldiers of the 2/14 Australian Imperial Force entered the defenses to shore up the 39th. The Japanese attacks continued all day and into the night. On the 29th the attacks continued as waves of Japanese swept down Naro Ridge and into the Australian perimeter. The 39th was almost overrun when a fresh batch of AIF troops under Captain Nye rushed up to Front Creek, grabbing mortar bombs and grenades for hard fighting that they knew lay ahead.

Defender: Australian (39 Militia Battalion, 30th Militia Brigade and reinforcing elements of 2/14 Battalion)  

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