The Ledo Road (Burmese: လီဒိုလမ်းမ) (Hindi: लेडो रोड) was an overland connection between British India and China, built during World War II to enable the Western Allies to …

Feb 4, 2025 · Ledo Road - Japan invaded and occupied Burma in early 1942, blocking the Burma Road supply line. Allied war planners decided to build a new road from Ledo, Assam, India, to …

By April 1942, it was apparent that the only way to break through the enemy encirclement of central China was through the Hukawng and Mogaung Valleys of northern Burma. From …

Oct 24, 2017 · In December of 1942 construction of the road began in Ledo, India, with over 15,000 American troops. More than 60 percent of them were African American. There were …

The Ledo Road. The United States began to help China defend itself against Japanese aggression even before the attack on Pearl Harbor. President Franklin Roosevelt approved …

It started from Ledo, in Assam, India, one of the railheads of the Bengal-Assam railway in the valley of the Upper Bramaputra, to the Burma Road, which connected to Kunming, China. It …

The Ledo Road was intended to be the primary supply route to China and was built under the direction of General Stilwell from the railhead at Ledo (Assam, India) to Mong-Yu road junction …

Jul 22, 2024 · The Burma Road (1937-45) and the Ledo Road (1945) were the main overland supply routes to China in the CBI Theater during World War II. When Japan blockaded the …

Sep 5, 2017 · When it was finally completed in January 1945, the Ledo Road stretched for 748 km through some of the most inhospitable terrain on Earth. From Ledo in Upper Assam, it crossed …

Jun 10, 2020 · The Ledo Road was the handiwork of U.S. Army Engineers and Indian labor from Assam. The road was an engineering marvel and went over some of the toughest mountains …