Ledo Road — The Ledo Road, (from Ledo, Assam, India to Kunming, Yunnan, China) was built during World War II so that the Western Allies could supply the Chinese as an alternative to the Burma Road which had been cut by the Japanese in 1942. It was renamed… … Wikipedia
Ledo — may refer to: * Ledo, Goa, India * Ledo Road * Ledo Degtinė … Wikipedia
Ledo-Straße — Abzeichen der Bautrupps für die Ledo Straße Die Ledo Straße (engl.: Ledo Road) verbindet Ledo im indischen Bundesstaat Assam mit der chinesischen Stadt Kunming in der Provinz Yunnan. Sie wurde während des Zweiten Weltkriegs zwischen Dezember 1942 … Deutsch Wikipedia
road — roadless, adj. roadlessness, n. /rohd/, n. 1. a long, narrow stretch with a smoothed or paved surface, made for traveling by motor vehicle, carriage, etc., between two or more points; street or highway. 2. a way or course: the road to peace. 3. a … Universalium
Burma Road — [ Ledo Road] The Burma Road is a road linking Burma (also called Myanmar) with China. Its terminals are Kunming, Yunnan and Lashio, Burma. When it was built, Burma was a British colony.The road is convert|717|mi|km|0 long and runs through rough… … Wikipedia
Stilwell Road — formerly Ledo Road Former military highway, Asia. It was 478 mi (769 km) long and linked northeastern India with the Burma Road. In World War II, U.S. Army engineers and Chinese troops constructed it to link the railheads of Ledo, India, and… … Universalium
Burma Road — a road extending from Lashio, Burma, to Chungking, China: used during World War II to supply Allied military forces in China. [1935 40] * * * Former highway, South Asia. It ran 681 mi (1,096 km) from Lashio (in eastern Burma, now Myanmar)… … Universalium
The Stilwell Road (film) — Infobox Film name = The Stilwell Road caption = director = producer = Office of War Information writer = narrator = Ronald Reagan starring = music = cinematography = editing = distributor = released = 1945 runtime = 60 minutes country = USA… … Wikipedia
Joseph Stilwell — Infobox Military Person name= Joseph Warren Stilwell born= birth date|1883|03|19 died= death date and age|1946|10|12|1883|03|19 placeofbirth= Palatka, Florida placeofdeath= San Francisco, California placeofburial= caption=Gen. Joseph Warren… … Wikipedia
Burma Campaign 1944 — Infobox Military Conflict conflict = Burma Campaign 1944 partof = the Pacific War during World War II caption = Geography of Burma date = January ndash; November 1944 place = Burma result = Allied victory casus = territory = combatant1 =… … Wikipedia
