Its a good account of a little known episode in ww2 when the japanese army were at the back door to australia though had they managed to invade the huge expanse of the bush and its desert terrain would have made things really difficult for any invader. All images and subtitles are ed to their respectful owners unless stated otherwise. The editor has compiled a database by combining all of the embarkation lists of the 39th battalion and its 8 batches of reinforcements. Kokoda 2010 kokoda is a 2010 abc australian broadcasting corporation documentary about the kokoda campaign. I suppose in a minor way, doing this part is like tipping my hat to my fathers generation. Kokoda 39th battalion, available now on dvd from showbox entertainment. Making up part of the 10th brigade, it was attached to the 3rd division and served on the western front. Kokoda calledmaroubra force, and he ordered the 100 strong b company ofthe australian 39th battalion to travel overland along the track to the village of kokoda. Australian cinema seems to be going from strength to strength and is finally stepping up to challenge hollywood with its own brand of storytelling. B company of the 39th battalion arrive at kokoda 14 july. A bitter battle is fought between australian and japanese soldiers along the kokoda trail in. The movie captures well the horrors of jungle fighting, malaria, dysentery a brave thing to do in a movie and exhaustion.
After the war when australias parttime military forces were reformed in 1948, 37 while many battalions that had been disbanded during the war were reraised, the 39th was not. Australian made movies about ww12 tend to be quite gritty and honest. The 39th battalion was an infantry unit of the australian army. Japanese forces landed at gona, on the north coast of papua, a week later and quickly moved inland. A bitter battle is fought between australian and japanese soldiers along the kokoda trail in new guinea during world war ii. Kokoda 1disc special ed dvd depicts the 39th battalion. Kokoda follows a lost platoon of australian soldiers cut off from their supply line on the kokoda track during the battle for isurava in 1940s papua, new guinea. The battalions actions were first shown in damien parers 1942 film kokoda front line and more recently in the 2006 australian movie kokoda. New guinea, 1942, allied australia is at war with japan. It is an accurate portrayal of one of the bloodiest campaigns of ww2. What marine recruits go through in boot camp earning the title making marines on parris island duration.
This blackandwhite clip from the cinesound newsreel kokoda front line. The small section is cut off from their line of communication with the main force of the 39th battalion. This war movie depicts the boys of the 39th battalion militia in desperate times halting the advance of the japanese along the kokoda track. Making up part of the 10th brigade, it was attached to the 3rd division and served on the western front in france and belgium before being disbanded in. Lists of the names of the men of the 39th battalion aif. Making up part of the 10th brigade, it was attached to th. The 39th battalion was formed on 21 february 1916 at the ballarat showgrounds in victoria and drew most of its recruits from the states western district. This world war 2 battalion history book detailes the service of australias 39th battalion defending the kokoda track new guinea. Kokoda 39th battalion australian war movie argunners. Once there, b company was to secure the airstrip at kokoda, in preparation for an allied buildup along the papuan north coast. Kokoda film wikimili, the free encyclopedia wikimili, the free encyclop. Kokoda also known as kokoda 39th battalion is a 2006 australian war film directed by alister grierson and is based on the experiences of australian troops.
The men, part of the australian 39th battalion are sent deep into the mountains of new guinea to try and stop the japanese from reaching port moresby. On 21 november 2006 the 39th combat support battalion held their first regimental dinner at the randwick sergeants mess. Kokoda 39th battalion 2006 1080p bluray yts mx uploadgig. The movie is about a small group of australian soldiers in that conflict. This battalion s history formed the factual basis for the 2006 war movie kokoda starring jack finsterer. Stalingrad 1993 watch hot english movies free online. Kokoda 39th battalion dvd, 2008 for sale online ebay. A small platoon of reservist australian soldiers have been sent on an advanced patrol up the kokoda trail a critical supply line that separates australia from fullblown invasion. Kokoda is set in the desperate struggle to keep the japanese from capturing south papua new guinea. May 01, 2017 griersons starting point are the words of the isurava memorial. Kokoda 39th battalion australian war movie war drama inspired by a true story.
Review thanks to dash22 on imdb there is a certain amount of trepidation in approaching a. It was originally raised in february 1916 for service during world war i as part of first australian imperial force, with personnel being drawn mainly from the state of victoria. The first clash occurred at awala on 23 july and the australians fell back to kokoda. Using a mixture of archival footage, interviews and dramatic reconstructions, it tells the story of the fierce and bitter campaign, from the fighting on the ground to the politics behind the battle. The original idea was to do a treatment of the kokoda trail campaign, but budget constraints pared the film down to the story of a small unit involved in the campaign. Kokoda is well worth the effort to obtain this is the original australian version and it is now more widely available here as kokoda 39th battalion dvd and is very highly recommended.
Sep 06, 2008 the 39th battalion is the only army unit to have the word kokoda emblazoned on their regimental banner as they were the only unit to actually fight on the kokoda plateau. Hugh buggy summed up the position, thus, battalion and brigade officers spoke in the highest terms of the deeds of the men of the 39th militia battalion, to whom fell the almost superhuman task of delaying numerically superior japanese forces, who were supplied along the short and easier line from buna to kokoda. Kokoda 2006 kokoda kokoda 39 th battalion is an australian war movie directed and cowritten by alistar grierson. The swiss sculptor and painter alberto giacometti, one of the most accomplished and respected artists of his generation, asks his friend, the american writer james lord, to sit for a portrait, assuring him that it will take no longer than two or three hours, an afternoon at the most. These scenes include footage of soldiers in the care of the salvation army. It became part of the 10th brigade of the 3rd australian division. A small platoon of reservist australian soldiers have been sent on an advanced patrol up the kokoda trail a critical supply. Drama oorlog film geregisseerd door alister grierson. Viewing 12 posts 1 through 12 of 12 total author posts 08032006 at 6. Kokoda also known as kokoda 39th battalion is a 2006 australian war film directed by alister grierson and is based on the experiences of australian troops fighting japanese forces during the 1942 kokoda track campaign.
Kokoda 2010 internet movie firearms database guns in. With jack finsterer, travis mcmahon, simon stone, luke ford. A fearsome force of japanese fighters land on the northern coast of papua new guinea. Final portrait 123movies watch online streaming free plot. The film is graphic in its depiction of the demands that that environment makes upon you physically. Kokoda 39th battalion showbox official trailer youtube. A decimated platoon of australian soldiers from the 39th battalion have been set as a forward patrol far outside the perimeter of isurava, a village on the kokoda track. Review thanks to dash22 on imdb there is a certain amount of trepidation in approaching a war film in the current climate of antiwar sentiment. Due to budgetary restrictions, grierson and cowriter john lonie were forced to scale down the story, concentrating. Oct, 20 isolated in the jungle behind enemy lines, suffering from the effects of dysentery and malaria and on the point of collapse, they must make their way back through some of the most perilous terrain.
This is the story of one platoons desperate fight to survive. Link film kokoda 2006 subtitle indonesia server download cepat, mega. Home forums general forums general discussions kokoda the movie this topic has 9,227 voices and 11 replies. After sustained bombing and lethal attacks from the japanese, the men are cut off from their supply lines and all communications. The 39th australian infantry battalion 19411943 existed as a unit for only twenty months of world war ii, but its story is one of the most unusual and proudest in the annals of australian military history.
The movie s essence was delivered by one of the german soldiers comments after taking the building in stalingrad. The story of kokoda is of men from one of these units, undertrained, underprovisioned sent to face battlehardened japanese soldiers in a desperate effort to save australia. Kokoda 39th battalion dvd region 2 for sale online ebay. A small group of australian soldiers from the 39th battalion have been sent as a forward patrol beyond the defensive perimeter of isurava, a village in the northern foothills of the owen stanley ranges, astride the kokoda track. Aug 01, 2015 kokoda kokoda 39 th battalion is an australian war movie directed and cowritten by alistar grierson. It was the courage, mateship, endurance and sacrifice of the boys and men of the 39th, 214th and 216th battalions, that bound these ordinary individuals together. The 39th b company and troops from the papuan infantry battalion pib reached kokoda on 15 july. Kokoda is a 2010 abc australian broadcasting corporation documentary about the kokoda campaign. Mar 17, 2020 b company of the 39th battalion arrive at kokoda 14 july 1942 b company arrived in kokoda in fairly good condition.