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Troops Advance Towards North Burma to Clear Ledo Road

Chinese 38th and 22nd divisions,British and American provisional regiment "The Marauders" troops advance towards North Burma to clear Ledo road. The allied troops attack Japanese 18th division on 24 December 1943. Supplies are dropped from airplanes by parachutes. Wounded are operated in field and are evacuated by air..1944

Location: Ledo Burma

Date: 1944

Duration: 6 min 59 sec

Sound: Yes

Color: Monochrome

Clip Type: Edited

Language: English

Construction of Ledo Road in Burma

The proposed Ledo road is surveyed . Jungle growth is cut and cleared by blasts. Bulldozers clear debris and level road. Men construct bridges. Man works on a crane. General D I Sultan gives official order to General Lewis A Pick. General Pick rides in the first truck convoy over the road to China on 12 January 1945. Truck convoy on road. Crowd cheers as convoy reaches Kunming,China. Ledo road was constructed between 16 December 1942 and 4 February1945.1944.

Location: Ledo Burma

Date: 1944

Duration: 5 min 9 sec

Sound: Yes

Color: Monochrome

Clip Type: Edited

Language: English