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12 Jan 1945

India
  • The first over-land supply convoy to reach China from India departed Ledo, India. ww2dbase [Ledo, Assam | CPC]
Photo(s) dated 12 Jan 1945
The first convoy to use new Ledo Rd at Mile Zero marker at the railhead of Ledo, India, Jan 12, 1945. The Ledo Road connected with the old Burma Road as part of the effort to truck supplies to Kunming, China

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