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I read the following article about the extraordinary large amount of war material left behind in the region. I'm not sure if this might be of interest but here's a link. http://warfarehistorynetwork.com/daily/wwii/a-soldier-remembers-the-aftermath-at-port-moresby-papua-new-guinea/ — btphelps ^{(talk to me) (what I've done)} 20:09, 4 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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Not sure where there’d be a better place to leave this but I have to say, this might very well be the best wikipedia article I’ve ever seen on such a niche topic. Everyone who worked on it is deserving of my thanks. I am very appreciative and I mean that as I’ve encountered a LOT of wiki articles of wildly varying quality. Thanks again for the work that went into this. 2601:87:4400:BEC0:1C6C:BF78:984D:4A54 (talk) 11:25, 21 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Recent edits 22 December 2021 and revert

Btphelps, re this edit and a subsequent edit to Teague as a source in the "Background" section.

The text formerly read: ... they landed on 21 July 1942, to established beachheads at Buna, Gona and Sanananda.

The text now reads: ... they landed between four-thousand and six-thousand troops unopposed on 21 July 1942. They were able to immediately spread out and occupied Buna, Gona and Sanananda.

There is a concern about the reliability of Teague as a source.
The statement now reads that "four-thousand and six-thousand troops" were landed in one day and that the occupation occurred "immediately" This is factually incorrect in that the landings occurred over some ten days.
Teague gives a range of 4,000 - 6,000 landed. Williams (a recent good quality academic source using access to Japanese records not previously available) gives a figure of 4,057 for the troops initially landed. However, I would say that the actual figure is of little consequence, since a lot happened between the initial landings and the subject battle at Buna-Gona. More important is the actual Japanese strength at about the time of the battle some four months latter and after the campaign along the track. That figure was more like 11,000- 12,000 (as reported under the section: "Japanese forces"). At the very least, there is a more precise figure available.

Consequently, I am reverting the edit but please feel free to discuss the matter further per BRD. Cinderella157 (talk) 03:02, 23 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]