WWII - 1945, India: Ledo Road Opened To Speed Supplies For Needy China

WWII - 1945, India: Ledo Road Opened & First Convoy Begins Journey Intertitle: Historic Films: Ledo Road Opened To Speed Supplies For Needy China. 03:10:08 SOF Lieutenant General Daniel Sultan out of jeep, shakes hands w/ Brig. General Lewis Pick who built Ledo Road; Pick tells Sultan the road is open & asks permission to take a convoy thru to China. 03:10:22 Map: Ledo Road route connecting to Burma Road. 03:10:35 Burma Commander Sultan SOF: “This Ledo Road, a new lifeline to China, w/ equipment & supplies you’re taking over will be most welcome by our Allies.” 03:10:44 12Jan45 First vehicles start behind helmeted MPs on motorcycles. CU Sultan waving. Aerial view of twisting dusty road w/ allied vehicles along it. WW2; Transportation; Supply Route; NOTE: Ledo road renamed Stilwell Road soon in early 1945.