Badly Need Supplies Reach China Using Stilwell Road

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Synopsis: China's new supply lifeline the Stilwell Road in honor of General Joseph W. Stilwell gets badly needed supplies to war-torn China...(read more)

Date: 1945
Duration: 00:01:47
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Type: Public Domain
Language: English
Location: China

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Badly Need Supplies Reach China Using Stilwell Road

Badly Need Supplies Reach China Using Stilwell Road

General Daniel I. Sultan congratulates General Louis Pick on the completion of the Stilwell Road. The Stilwell Road, China's new lifeline, is a combination of the new Ledo Road, built by the U.S. Army Engineer Corps, and the Chinese-held portion of the old Burma Road. The Ledo-Burma Road was renamed the “Stilwell Road” by Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek in recognition of General Joseph W. Stilwell. Sign on rear of army truck reads “First convoy on Ledo Road”. Convoy starts to move. Shows the convoy crossing a 2-mile long bridge built by Army Engineers. Shows the convoy traveling the Ledo-Burma Road.