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Ledo Road

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Ledo Road: see Burma Road Burma Road, in China and Myanmar, extending from the Myanmarese railhead of Lashio to Kunming, Yunnan prov., China. About 700 mi (1,130 km) long and constructed through rough mountain country, it was a remarkable engineering achievement.
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Stilwell Road

 formerly Ledo Road

Former military highway, Asia. It was 478 mi (769 km) long and linked northeastern India with the Burma Road. In World War II, U.S. Army engineers and Chinese troops constructed it to link the railheads of Ledo, India, and Mogaung, Burma. Named for Gen. Joseph Stilwell, it crossed into Burma (Myanmar) through the difficult Pangsau Pass of the Patkai Range.



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Those corridors provided natural approaches to the Ledo Road.
Hunter later remarked, "More than any other single part of Galahad's training, the hike down the Ledo Road, in my professional judgment, paid the highest dividends.
 
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