Liveblogging World War II: July 25, 1942
Nazi Army Group A crosses the Don River and advances rapidly into the steppe, fanning out along a 120 mile broad front from the Sea of Azov to Zymlianskaya.
After 2 ambushes in 2 days, Japanese overestimate the Australian forces defending the Kokoda track, over the Owen Stanley mountains to Port Moresby. They halt their advance and reorganize to face this unexpected resistance.
