Ledo Road

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World War II infrastructure project military supply route road

Ledo Road was a World War II military supply route built by the Allies through northern Burma to connect India with China and support Chinese forces against Japan.

Aliases (2)

Ledo Road operations ×1
Ledo Road supply route ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	World War II infrastructure project → military supply route → road →
alsoKnownAs	Stilwell Road →
builtByBranch	US Army Corps of Engineers →
conflict	Pacific War → Second Sino–Japanese War →
connectsWith	Burma Road →
constructedBy	Allied forces → British forces → Chinese laborers → Indian laborers → United States Army →
constructionBegan	1942 →
country	British India → Republic of China →
endPoint	Kunming, Yunnan, China →
historicalPeriod	World War II →
locatedIn	Burma → China → India → Myanmar →
maintainedBy	Allied military engineers →
namedAfter	Joseph W. Stilwell →
namedForRole	supply line to China →
notableFeature	difficult construction conditions due to climate and terrain →
opened	1945 →
partOf	Allied logistics network in Asia → China–Burma–India Theater →
passesThrough	Bhamo region → Myitkyina region → northern Burma →
purpose	to re-establish a land supply route to China →
region	Assam → Yunnan →
relatedTo	Burma Road → Hump airlift →
startPoint	Ledo, Assam, India →
status	partially in use as a highway in modern times →
strategicImportance	bypassed Japanese-controlled routes to China →
terrain	jungle → mountainous →
usedBy	British Indian Army → Chinese Nationalist forces → United States Army →
usedFor	supporting Chinese forces against Japan → transporting military supplies →

Referenced by (11)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Burma Road →	alternativeRoute
Bhamo region →	associatedWith
Chinese Expeditionary Force ("Ledo Road operations") →	engagement
CBI Theater →	keySupplyRoute
China Burma India Theater ("Ledo Road supply route") →	logisticsMethod
Ledo, Assam, India →	namedInContextOf
Ledo, Assam, India →	roadConnectedTo
Burma campaign →	strategicImportance
Chinese Expeditionary Force →	supplyRoute
United Kingdom →	supportedConstructionOf
Bhamo region →	wasTransitPointOn