<prompt> Qedela umusho olandelayo: Impi yasolwandle yaseBismarck ngoMashi 1943 yalwiwa ngenxa yokuzama kwamaJapane ukuqinisa iLae ngamasosha athunyelwe olwandle evela eRabaul, umzamo owaphazanyiswa ukuhlaselwa okuqhubekayo kwama-Allied ezithuthi zamasosha aseJapane. Maphakathi no-1943, ngemva kokunqotshwa  <response>: Emkhankasweni weKokoda Track, eMpini yaseBuna Gona naseMpini yaseWau, amaJapane abuyela emuva eLae naseSalamaua. Kodwa-ke, umkhankaso weSalamauaLae wahlanganisa amasonto amaningi empi enzima, ngaphambi kokuba idolobha liwele kwaBalingani ngoSepthemba 16. 