Burma Road
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The Burma Road was a vital overland supply route used by the Allies during World War II to transport military aid from British-controlled Burma into China, helping sustain Chinese resistance against Japan.
Aliases (2)
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military supply route
→
road → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Burma–China Road
→
|
| alternativeRoute |
Ledo Road
→
|
| cargo |
ammunition
→
fuel → military equipment → other war supplies → |
| closedBy |
Japanese forces
→
|
| closureEvent |
Japanese invasion of Burma
→
|
| closureYear |
1942
→
|
| connects |
Burma
→
China → |
| constructedBy |
Burmese laborers
→
Chinese laborers → |
| constructionEndDate |
1938
→
|
| constructionStartDate |
1937
→
|
| country |
British Burma
→
Republic of China → |
| follows |
old caravan routes
→
|
| historicalPeriod |
Second Sino-Japanese War
→
World War II in Asia → |
| influenced |
Allied logistics planning in the China–Burma–India Theater
→
|
| length |
approximately 1100 kilometers
→
approximately 700 miles → |
| locatedIn |
Burma
→
China → |
| notableFor |
difficult construction conditions
→
high casualty rate among laborers → |
| opened |
1938
→
|
| partOf |
China–Burma–India Theater
→
|
| passesThrough |
Shan States
→
Yunnan → rugged mountainous terrain → |
| purpose |
support Chinese resistance against Japan
→
transport military aid to China → |
| strategicImportance |
major supply line to China after Japanese blockade of Chinese ports
→
|
| supplied |
Chinese Nationalist forces
→
Chinese war effort against Japan → |
| supported |
Allied strategy in Asia
→
|
| terminus |
Kunming
→
Lashio → |
| usedAgainst |
Empire of Japan
→
|
| usedBy |
Allies
→
Republic of China → United Kingdom → |
| usedDuring |
World War II
→
|
Referenced by (13)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Burma Road
("Burma–China Road")
→
Ledo Road ("Stilwell Road") → |
alsoKnownAs |
|
CBI Theater
→
CBI Theater ("Stilwell Road") → |
keySupplyRoute |
|
Kunming
→
|
connectedBy |
|
Lashio
→
|
connectedTo |
|
Ledo Road
→
|
connectsWith |
|
Lashio
→
|
historicalTradeRoute |
|
Ledo Road
→
|
relatedTo |
|
Ledo, Assam, India
("Stilwell Road")
→
|
roadConnectedTo |
|
Lashio
→
|
roadTransportConnection |
|
Burma campaign
→
|
strategicImportance |
|
Chinese Expeditionary Force
→
|
supplyRoute |