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.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Burma Road canonical | 13 |
| Stilwell Road | 3 |
| Burma–China Road | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military supply route
ⓘ
road ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Burma Road
ⓘ
surface form:
Burma–China Road
|
| alternativeRoute | Ledo Road ⓘ |
| cargo |
ammunition
ⓘ
fuel ⓘ military equipment ⓘ other war supplies ⓘ |
| closedBy |
Armed Forces of the Empire of Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Japanese forces
|
| closureEvent |
Burma campaign
ⓘ
surface form:
Japanese invasion of Burma
|
| closureYear | 1942 ⓘ |
| connects |
Myanmar
ⓘ
surface form:
Burma
China ⓘ |
| constructedBy |
Burmese laborers
ⓘ
Chinese laborers ⓘ |
| constructionEndDate | 1938 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1937 ⓘ |
| country |
Burma (until 1937)
ⓘ
surface form:
British Burma
Republic of China ⓘ |
| follows | old caravan routes ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
ⓘ
surface form:
Second Sino-Japanese War
South-East Asian theatre of World War II ⓘ
surface form:
World War II in Asia
|
| influenced | Allied logistics planning in the China–Burma–India Theater ⓘ |
| length |
approximately 1100 kilometers
ⓘ
approximately 700 miles ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Myanmar
ⓘ
surface form:
Burma
China ⓘ |
| notableFor |
difficult construction conditions
ⓘ
high casualty rate among laborers ⓘ |
| opened | 1938 ⓘ |
| partOf |
China Burma India Theater
ⓘ
surface form:
China–Burma–India Theater
|
| passesThrough |
Shan States
ⓘ
Yunnan Province ⓘ
surface form:
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 Expeditionary Force
ⓘ
surface form:
Chinese Nationalist forces
Chinese war effort against Japan ⓘ |
| supported | Allied strategy in Asia ⓘ |
| terminus |
Kunming, China
ⓘ
surface form:
Kunming
Lashio ⓘ |
| usedAgainst |
Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
|
| usedBy |
Allies
ⓘ
Republic of China ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| usedDuring | World War II ⓘ |
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Stilwell Road
this entity surface form:
Stilwell Road
this entity surface form:
Burma–China Road
this entity surface form:
Stilwell Road
subject surface form:
Kunming