<prompt> Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Pashure pokunge kurwisa kwemhepo kweJapan kwatanga muna January 1942, kurwisa kwakauya mwedzi wakatevera musi wa20 February 1942, varwi veJapan vachiita kumhara kwemhepo uye kwenyika dzapasi vachipoterera chitsuwa chacho. Vashoma uye vane zvigadziriso zvishoma, mushure mekutanga kwekutanga bhati rakaparadza nhandare yendege uye yakafamba mukati, ichideredza huwandu hwezvikamu zveJapan sezvavaienda, kusanganisira kurwiswa pamutsara uko maJapan 228th Infantry Regiment akatambura vanhu vanosvika 123 musi wa22 Kukadzi. Pakasvika mangwanani aFebruary 23 mamiriro ezvinhu akanga asina tariro uye battalion yose asi yakapoteredzwa neChamplong. Pasina kudzivirirwa nemhepo uye akatarisana nechisarudzo chekupedzisira kuti apinde kana kuti ave pasi pekuputika kwemhepo kwakanyanya kwaigona kunge kwakaparadza battalion, Leggatt akamanikidzwa kupa mutungamiri wake uye semhedzisiro yakawanda ye2 40th yakabatwa. Vamwe vakakwanisa kutiza, zvisinei, nepo vamwe vakanga vaparadzaniswa kune imwe nzvimbo vakadzivisa kubatwa ndokutora rutivi mu  <response>: hondo yevagari vemo yakatevera vasati vadzoserwa kuAustralia muna December 1942. Vashandi ava vakapararira kune mamwe mauniti, vamwe vachizopedzisira vaendeswa ku a href212th20Battalion2028Australia29212th Battaliona, uye 240th Battalion haina kuzombogadziriswa. 