
ioribaivachi ladhai

dusya mahayuddhadarmyan papua yetheel kokoda track mohimedarmyan 14 teey 16 september 1942 darmyan ioribaivachi ladhai jhaali. austreliya, america aanee japanchya sainyacha samavesh asaleli hii ladhai papuachya pradeshat kokoda margavar, ophi khadichya dakshines, ioribaiva rij mhanoon olakhalya jaananya eka uchch vaishishtyavar kendrit hotee. papuachya uttar kinanyavarun poort moresbeechya dishene japani aagekuch rokhanyasathi kokoda margavar austreliyane ladhalelya teen bachavatmak ladhayanpaiki hii shevatchi ladhai hotee.
jaree japani austreliyan bachavpatunna tyanchya sthanachya madhyabhagi mage dhakalanyat yashasvi tharale asale taree, sthananchya bajuchya jordar ladhatine japani hallah mandavala, jyamule too thambla. tyanantar, austreliyan commander, brigadier keneth eather, yala heey samajale qee hallah pudhe rokhata yenar nahee aanee eoribaiva parvatshreni pratiaakraman karnyas ayogya aahe, tyane aapale sainya punha imita parvatshrenikade mage ghetale. tathapi, japani tyanchya puravatha reshechya maryadeparyant pohochale hote aanee itaratra dhoranatmak ghatak aanee ulatya badalanmule japani senapati mejar general tomitaro horry yanna papua aanee naveen gineemadhye adhik bachavatmak drushtikon avalambanyas bhag padale. parinami, octobermadhye japani buna-gona yetheel tyanchya samudrakinankade mage hatoo lagale, jyacha austreliyane pathlag keela.
parshvabhoomi.
21 julai 1942 roji, japani sainya buna aanee gonachya aaspaschya uttar papuan kinanyavar utarale, meey 1942 madhye praval samudrachya ladhaidarmyan samudratoon yashasvi naan honyachya prayatnannantar, kokoda margavar jaminivarun pudhe jaaun dhoranatmakdrushtya mahattvache bandar moresby shahar tabyat ghenyachya yojanecha eka bhag mhanoon. done divasannantar, mohimechi pahili ladhai tevha jhaali jevha austreliyan aanee papuan sainikanchya eka chhotya sainyachi avalabhovati pudhe jaananya japani sainyashi takkar jhaali. teey patkan bajula kadhoon taknyat aale aanee julaichya uttaradhat, augustmadhye aanee septembermadhye, japani dakshinekade pudhe sarkat asatana kokoda margavar anek ladhaya ladhalya gelya. pramukhyane sasebo 5 weey vishesh landing force aanee yokoyama advanced partycha samavesh asalelya prarambhik japani landing forcela augustchya madhyat dakshin samudrachya tukadichya aagamanane ball midale, jyat pramukhyane 144 vya aanee 41 vya payadal regimentcha samavesh hota, mejar general tomitaro horry yanchya netrutvakhali.
suruvatila yaa pradeshat keval maryadit sainyasah, sainyabal pohochavanyasathi japani pragati mandavanyachya prayatnat, austreliyan dalane-niyukt marubra dalane-vilamb karnyachya yuktincha avalamb keela, tarr poort moresby yethoon uttarekade sainyabal pathvanyat aale. augustchya suruvatila kokoda kosalala aanee tyanantar mahinyachya uttaradhat isuravachya bhovati jordar ladhai jhaali kaaran anubhavi 21 vya brigedne tyaa tappyavar resha dharoon asalelya lashkari dalanna balkati dilee. yanantar, septemberchya madhyat ioribaivaparyant maghar suru rahnyapurvi, austreliyan lock menarikade parat jaanyapurvi, iora khadee aanee templetonchya crossingchya aaspas tasech efogichya aaspas, mage ghenyachya krutee ladhalya gelya, jithe maguli parvataranget tyancha mage ghenanya japani lokanshi tyancha sangharsh jhaala.
eoribaiva bhovtalchya ladhait austreliyan 21 vya brigedche avashesh 25 vya brigedne balkat kele, curnell masao kusunos yanchya netrutvakhali 144 vya payadal regimentchya japani sainyashi sangharsh jhaala, jeey japani sainyache dakshinekade netrutva karat hote. yuddhaparyantchya aaghadit, efogichya aaspaschya parabhavanantar, marubra dalacha senapati brigadier arnold pots yala tyachya aadeshatun mukt karnyat aale. kokoda margavaril menari aanee nauro yethoon 21 vya brigedne maghar purn kelyanantar 10 september roji brigadier selvin porterne tyanchi jaaga ghetali. lekhak pieter brune yanchya matey, kulupadarala "paristhiti sthir karnyache aanee nantar tyala shakya teey aadhar midvanyache" aadesh denyat aale hote. heey sadhya karnyasathi, porterla 2/1 pioneer batalian aanee militia 3raa payadal bataliyanchya swarupat atirikt sainya puravanyat aale, tarr poort moresbikadoon adhik sainya pathvanyachi yojana aakhanyat aalee. tathapi, brune assa yuktivad karato qee asha paristhitit jameen midvanyacha aadesh ashakya hota aanee austreliyan hikemand aanee jaminivaril senapati yanchyatil sambandh tutalyache tyane dakhavun dile.
ladhai.
poort moresbeechya dishene aanakhi pragati talhanyasathi prati-hallah karnyacha sankalp karoon, austreliyan lokanni irebaiva parvataranget swatahla sthapit kele aanee pratiksha kelelya atirikt sainyachi. lekhak kregg coley aanee hajim marutani yanchya matey, hii parvatrang, ophi khadichya dakshines vasaleli hotee, jee 'papuan rajdhanipurvichi dusari shevatchi reserback parvatrang' hotee. brune lihitat qee, uttarekadil maidan pratihalla karnyas anukool nahee heey tharvalyanantar kulgurune ioribaywala parat jaanyacha nirnay ghetala hota. kokoda margala lambpane dhavana yaa margavar done unch shikharanche varchasva hote. ioribaywala maghar ghetana, austreliyan lokanni japani pathlag mandavanyacha prayatna keela, maguli parvataranget ghatpat keela, joou akheris mage hatavanyat aala, parantu pathlag karananya japani lokanna mothya pramanat jivitahani jhaali. 11 septemberparyant, mothya pramanat qamee jhalelya 2/14 vya aanee 2/16 vya payadal tukadya-jyanni isurava, iora khadee aanee templetonchya crossingchya sabhovatalachya ladhaicha fatka sahan keela hota-keval done companyanche sammishra unit tayar kele, tyanni parvataranganchya uttarekadil utaranvarun baher padananya uttar-dakshin spurr reshevar dhavana margavar eka sthan rakhale. 21vya brigedachi tisari batalian, 2/27 vee, efogichya sabhovatalachya ladhainantar tutali hotee aanee ajunahi tee marubra dalat punha sameel honyacha prayatna karat hotee. tyamule, austreliyan adhikar tisya payadal tukadichya tabyat hota, jyane purvela ioribaiva parvatarangela lagoon sanrakshanatmak resha vadhavali. 2/6 vya swatantra companychya ghatakanni 12 aanee 13 september roji bajuchi suraksha puravali hotee.
japani tofkhana aanee tofkhanyanni uttar utaravarun ofachya khadikade pahana austreliyan sthanavar golibar suru keela, tevha 12-13 september darmyan tyaa sthanajaval anek kirkol chakmaki jhalya. tyanchya swatachya tofkhana pathimbyachya abhavamule, japani apratyaksh golibarala tond denyasathi austreliyan bachavkarte farse kahee karoo shakale naheet, parantu anek japani tapas gast mage ghenyat aalee aanee austreliyan 2/16 vya aanee tisya payadal tukadichya tukadyanni auphee khadibhovati yashasvi hallah keela, jyat 20 teey 30 japani marle gele jyanna sodoon dilelya annachya dhigaonyakhali dhakalanyat aale. darmyan, brigadier keneth etherchya netrutvakhalil naveen 25 vee brigade poort moresby yethoon aalee, imita rijpasoon ioribayavakade valat, naurokade jaanyasathi kulupadarachya sthanavarun pudhe jaat, pratihalla suru karnyachya aadeshasah. yaa sainyachya aagmananantar, marubra sainya 2,957 karmchanyanparyant vadhale, jyamule austreliyanna yuddhasathi vachanbaddha asalelya 1,650-shaktishali japani sainikanpeksha motha fayda jhaala. aapatkalin paristhitit rakheev sainya puravanyasathi, tyanantar 2/25 payadal batalianla parvataranganchya dakshines, uu-ool khadichya pudhe khalchya jaminivar kholvar, tainat karnyat aale. darmyan, 25 vya brigedchya itar done tukadya-2/31 ess. tii. aanee 2/33 aar. dii.-yanni nauro yetheel marg kapanyachya prayatnat pathlag karananya japani lokanna mage taknyasathi, bachav reshechya donhi bajunna hallah karanyachi tayari kelee.
horichya dakshin samudrachya tukadichi nirmiti karananya 144 vya payadal regimentchya done japani tukadyanni efogipasoon austreliyanancha pathlag keela hota, tarr mukhya japani sainya pudhe jaanyachya parvanagichi vaat pahat mage rahile hote. japani pathpurava gatane tyanantar iorybaiva parvataranganvar hallah suru keela, jevha done austreliyan bataliyanne sanrakshn reshechya donhi bajunna tyanchya aakramak sthananvar tainat honyas suruvat keleeh purv-paschim parvatrang reshechya paschim bajula asalelya eka gittivar 2/14 vya aanee 2/16 vyachya davya bajula 2/33 aardi tainat karnyat aale hote aanee 2/33 aardi tisya payadal bataliyanchya purvela, reshechya ujavikade hote. japani hallyachya prarambhane, 2/31 ess. tii. aanee 2/33 aar. dii. payadal tukadyanchi pudhechi halchal thambali kaaran tyaa sanrakshanatmak sthiteet asalelya tukadyanchya dhartivar aalya, jyanni nakalat parvatarangechya donhi bajunna austreliyan resha vadhavali.
yuddhachya pahilya divashi, 14 september roji, tisya bataliyanchya ardhya, 144 vya payadalane dongral batterytoon drut golibar tofkhanyane samarthit asalelya rulavarun madhyabhagi asalelya sanyukt 2/14 vya-2/16 vya bataliyanvar hallah keela. hallyadarmyan japani lokanni austreliyan sthanasamor ubharalelya booby trap aanee trip vayarmule aanee mothya chhotya shastranchya golibaramule anek jivitahani ghadavun aanalya, parantu teey austreliyan lokanna dakshinekade kinchit mage dhakalanyat yashasvi jhaale. darmyan, dusya bataliyanne paschimekade valanyacha prayatna keela, jithe teey 2/31 chya payadal bataliyanviruddha aale, jee japani lokanna naan thambata aalelya bajuvar eka sthan vyapat hotee. austreliyan reshechya madhyabhagi japani tofkhanyanni mothya pramanat jivitahani kelee, parantu sammishra tukadine tyanchya kshetrat japani pragaticha divasabharat taba ghetala. dusya divashi, 15 september roji, tisya tukadichya dusya ardhya tukadine austreliyan sthiticha purv bhag shodhanyacha prayatna keela, parantu yuddhachya purvatyarichya tappyat 2/33 aardine kelelya aadhichya halchalimule tethehi resha apekshepeksha khoop lamb asalyache aadhalale. tarisuddha, japani lokanna tisya payadal batalian aanee 2/33 aar. dii. darmyanchya mitrapakshanchya reshet eka antar aadhalale, jyamule austreliyan lashkari dalala dhavanyachi sandhee midali, jeey aapale khadde vadhavtana santari tainat karane visarale hote. purvekadoon austreliyavar golibar karnyas tyanna anumati denare eka mahattvache sthan tabyat ghet, japani eka mahattvapoorn anukool bindu midvanyat yashasvi jhaale hote, parantu 2/25 vya pratiaakramanantar teey tyacha adhik fayda gheu shakale naheet. 2/25 thacha pratiaakraman mage ghenyat aala aanee austreliyan reshechya ujavikadil japani lokanna hatavanyat too apayashi tharala. tyanantar japani tithe khodkam karoo shakale, jaree tisari batalian pudhe tyanchya padacha fayda gheu shakali nahee, parantu done austreliyan payadal bataliyanmadhye adakali. davikade eka gatirodh nirman jhaala joou austreliyan aanee japani doghannihi bajula valoon halle karoon todanyacha prayatna keela, jyancha nantar pratyek velee pratikar keela gela. 2/33 aardine japani tukadivar magoon hallah karnyasathi ujavikade pratihalla karnyacha prayatna keela parantu daat vanaspatinmadhye japani shodhanyat teey asamarth tharale.
16 septemberparyant, ioribayavachya sabhovatalachi ladhai thapp jhaali hotee, aakramak sainyakadun aanee japani senapati kusunozkadun pudhakar kadhoon tyachya pudhil halchalicha vichar keela gela hota. austreliyan kendratil 2/14 vya aanee 2/16 vya sanyukt bataliyanmadhil jivitahani japani tofkhanyanchya ekagratemule jaast hotee, parantu mohimemadhye prathamach japani lokanshi thambun ladhoon austreliyan lokanni prabhavipane eka yashasvi bachavatmak ladhai ladhali hotee. taridekhil, austreliyan senapati, etherne, tyachya viruddha sankhyela bhedasavana adchanichya nakalat maghar ghenyacha nirnay ghetala, kusunos, jyala jaaniv jhaali hotee qee tyachyakade rakheev nidhi nahee, yaa nirnayaparyant pohochatana tyane sambhavyapane samarik paristhiticha chukicha andaj lavala, heey lakshat gheuun qee japani hallah yapudhe aayojit keela jaau shakat nahee. yaa nirnayacha saransh detana lekhak pieter williams lihitat qee, "etherla khatri patali qee tyacha parabhav jhaala aahe aanee tyamule too jhaala."too pudhe jaaun ioribaiva yetheel paristhiti aanee franco-russian yuddhadarmyan 1870 madhye spitcheren yetheel ladhai, jyamadhye french senapati, frossard, yala vastavikteaivaji paristhitibaddalachya swatachya samjamule parabhoot kele gele hote, yamadhil samanata rekhatato. kulgurunshi sallamasalat kelyanantar, etherne nantar dakshinekadun imita parvatarangela maghar suru thevanyachi parvanagi magitali. tethoon pudhe maghar gheta yenar nahee yaa tartudivar 7vya vibhag commander, mejar general arther elon yanni heey manjur kele hote; kharey tarr lekhak lakes mccaulay mhanatat qee elanane etherla sangitale qee imitala "mrutyuparyant thewale jaanar aahe", jyala etherne sahmati darshavali. tyanantar, austreliyan lock yu-ool khadee olandun imita parvatarangela paratale, pahile ghatak 16 september roji ushira aale aanee urvarit dusya divashi madhyaratri pohochale. 14 vya maidani regimentchya done 25-paund bandukanna uberichya aaspas asalelya shikharavar sthan denyat aale hote, tyamule, imita parvataranganvar, austreliyan shevati tyanchya swatachya tofkhanyachya maryadet aale. 2/1 vya pioneer bataliyanchi atirikt sainya yaa velihi pohochali, tyanna oers cornerchya aaspas aanee nantar ubereet mage thevanyat aale jethe tyanni shram aanee bachavatmak kaame haatee ghetali hotee.
parinam.
ioribaivachya aaspaschya jivitahani donhi bajunsathi andaje samaan hotya, jyat austreliyatil 49 lock marle gele aanee 121 jakhami jhaale, jyapaiki barech jann japani tofkhanyane ladale hote jeey 2/14-2/16 th chya sthanavar utarale hote. yachya virodhat, japani lokanni 40 mrut aanee 120 jakhami gamavale. jaree ioribayavachya aaspaschi ladhai austreliyan lokansathi aanakhi maghar gheuun sampali, taree hii tyanchi mohimechi antim bachavatmak krutee asalyache siddha jhaale. austreliyan retreat suvyavasthit paddhatine purn jhaale aanee pathlag karananya japani lokanna kayamchya tapasoon thevanyasathi, austreliyan lokanna imita parvataranganvar thampane ubhe rahnyasathi, backgardne ladha deela. tethe, marubra sainya ladhaichya mageel tappyachya gatinantar aapali takad balkat karoo shakale aanee punha midvu shakale. tyanantarchya kalat keval chhotya pramanavar karvai hott asey. japani swabhav aanee hetu nishchit karnyasathi austreliyan lokanni ioribayavakade niyamit gast pathavali, tarr japani lokanni ioribayava varr aapali pakad majboot karnyasathi, khodkam karoon aanee charyachya pakshanna pathvanyasathi kaam kele.
poort moresbipasoon keval thodya antaravar asaleli imita parvatshreni, shevati japani dakshinekade pudhe jaanyachi maryada asalyache siddha jhaale. aamchi aanee austreliyan vimananchi puravatha margika, jee adhikadhik adthala banavat hotee, tee sampoon gelyane aanee itar thikani, visheshtah gwadalkenalmadhye, milne khadichya aaspaschya aadhichya parabhavasah, mitrapakshanchya bajoone valalyamule, japani lokanna naveen gineemadhye adhik bachavatmak mudra swikaranyas bhag padale gele. antim bhoomikeaivaji, 26 septemberpasoon japanchya lokanni uttarekade maghar ghenyas suruvat karnyapurvi, imita parvataranganchya sabhovatalachya ladhait chhotya pramanat gast ghalanyachya krutee jhalya. austreliyan 21 vya brigedche avashesh dakshinekade kulgurunchya netrutvakhali hote, tarr 25 vya brigedmadhun naveen sainyachya aagamanane balkat jhalelya austreliyan lokanni etherchya netrutvakhali pratiaakraman kele, jyane 17 september roji adhikrutpane marubra dalache netrutva sweekarle.
yaa pratihallachya akheris aktoobar aanee novemberchya kalavadhit austreliyan uttar kinanyavaril japani samudrakinankade pudhe sarkat disatil. japani lokanni sodoon dilyache aadhalun aalelya imita parvatarangetun ioribayavaparyantchya uttarekadil gastela tatpurte dhakalalyanantar, 2 aktoobar roji tyancha pathlag utsahane suru jhaala. thodyasha virodhaviruddha efogivar dabav taktana, octoberchya akheris austreliyan lock iora khadee aanee templetonchya crossingwar pohochale, jeey purvi japani pragatichya kalat jordar ladhaiche drushya hote. tyanantar dusari ladhai tethe ladhali gelee kaaran austreliyatil lokanni tyanchya urvarit sathidaranna tyancha bachav karnyasathi vel denyacha nirdhar kelelya kathor virodhaviruddha mothya kimmatit khadikade pahanari mahattvachi parvatrang jinkley. austreliya aanee amerikechya uchch kamandachya varchya staratil seva rajkaranamule austreliyan lokanvar pathpurava vegwan karnyasathi dabav vadhala, tyamule 16 vee brigade pudhe jaanyasathi parat aalee jee bhoobhagachya nirbandhanmule aanee purvathyachya adchaninmule tyaa tappyavar santh hotee. tathapi, austreliyan pathlag barach kaal thambla jyamule bahutansh japani sainya uttar samudrakinanyavar parat yeu shakale.
tyanantarchya ladhait, 2 november roji kokoda gaav punha tabyat ghenyat aale, jyamule austreliyatil lokanna puravatha karnyasathi eka agra havai kshetra upalabdh jhaale, jyamule tyanchya purvathyatil anek adachani door honyas madat jhaali. austreliyan pragaticha darr jasjasa vadhat gela tastashi novemberchya madhyat oivi aanee gorarichya aaspas jordar ladhai jhaali, jithe austreliyan aanee japani lokanni kumusi nadee olandanyapurvi mohimechi antim ladhai ladhali. december 1942 madhye, buna-gonachya ladhait austreliyan lokanni aamchya jameeni sainyashi sampark sadhala. tyanantar teey uttar samudrakinanyavaril aaspas japani lokanshi bhidatil, jeey janewari 1943 chya uttaradhaparyant chalale, jevha urvarit japani sainya dall salamauaa-leey yethe mage ghenyat aale.
yuddhanantar, ioribayavachya aaspaschya ladhait sahbhagi jhalyabaddal austreliyan tukadyanna yuddh sanman pradan karnyat aala. heey tisya, 2/14 vya, 2/16 vya, 2/25 vya, 2/31 vya aanee 2/33 tisya payadal tukadyanna denyat aale.