# Soputa

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{{Short description|Village in Papua New Guinea}}
'''Soputa''' is a village located inland from [Gona](/source/Gona%2C_Papua_New_Guinea), [Buna](/source/Buna%2C_Papua_New_Guinea) and [Sanananda](/source/Sanananda) in [Oro province](/source/Oro_Province), [Papua New Guinea](/source/Papua_New_Guinea). The village is located at the crossroads of the [Kokoda](/source/Kokoda)-Sananada Road and Buna-Kokoda Road. Trails lead to Buna and Sananada.

==History==
On 5 January 1943, Australian infantry and armour reached Soputa with the [US Army](/source/US_Army)'s [32nd Division](/source/32nd_Infantry_Division_(United_States)) and [41st Division](/source/41st_Infantry_Division_(United_States)). A drop zone and staging area for Australian troops were located at this area during the battle of Gona.

The [Australia](/source/Australia)n 2/4th Field Ambulance set up a Main Dressing Station (MDS) at Soputa, inland from the fighting at Gona and Sanananda in a rubber plantation. The MDS was attacked by Japanese aircraft inflicting high casualties including 24 killed.

An Australian and United States military cemetery was located at Soputa. At the end of the war, the bodies were exhumed and reinterred elsewhere.

==References==
*[http://www.pacificwrecks.com/provinces/png_soputa.html Pacific War Wrecks]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090608175810/http://minister.dva.gov.au/speeches/2002/03_mar/kokoda.htm Australian Department of Veteran Affairs]

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Category:Populated places in Oro Province

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