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First Jeep unloaded at Kokoda, New Guinea.


Jeep used by Australian forces in action on the Kokoda Track (AKA Kokoda Trail).


Milne Bay, New Guinea. 1943


New Guinea 1943


By the end of WWII, Jeeps were a common sight but these Allied POW's who had just been liberated from Changi Prison in Singapore had never seen a Jeep before and took a moment to admire this model used by Australian Forces
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