An American and a Chinese soldier placing each other’s flags on a Jeep, 1945An American and a Chinese soldier placing each other’s flags on a Jeep, 1945
Ledo, India
Photograph by Sergeant John Gutman
Courtesy of the National Archives at College Park, MD, Still Picture Unit, 208-AA-338-A-1
The Stilwell Road, originally called the Ledo Road (Zhong Yin Gonglu), was a World War II supply route from India to China that replaced the Burma Road (Dian Mian Gonglu). Spanning over 1,700 kilometers, the track was completed within two years after General Joseph Stilwell took responsibility for its construction. The first convoy of 113 vehicles left Ledo on January 12, 1945, and arrived in Kunming on February 4.