World War II Ledo Road construction

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:alternativeName	gptkb:Stilwell_Road
gptkbp:beganAt	gptkb:Ledo,_Assam,_India
gptkbp:builtBy	gptkb:Allied_forces gptkb:U.S._Army_Corps_of_Engineers Chinese laborers Indian laborers African-American engineer battalions
gptkbp:commander	gptkb:General_Joseph_Stilwell
gptkbp:connectedTo	gptkb:Stilwell_Road gptkb:Burma_Road
gptkbp:endDate	1945 Kunming, Yunnan, China
gptkbp:firstConvoyArrived	February 1945
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	World War II Ledo Road construction
gptkbp:length	approximately 1,079 miles
gptkbp:location	gptkb:China gptkb:India Burma
gptkbp:notableFor	difficult terrain strategic importance in WWII jungle and mountainous conditions
gptkbp:notableObstacle	malaria monsoon rains Japanese attacks
gptkbp:opened	January 1945
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:purpose	to supply China after the Japanese cut the Burma Road
gptkbp:significance	restored land supply route to China
gptkbp:startDate	1942
gptkbp:supplies	gptkb:Chinese_Nationalist_forces
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Hukawng_Valley
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7