The South-East Asian Theatre of World War II consisted of the campaigns of the Pacific War in the Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia, Indochina, Burma, India, Malaya, and Singapore between 1941 and 1945
A Chindit column crosses a river in Burma, 1943
The 20th Indian Infantry Division search for Japanese in Prome, Burma, 3 May 1945.
Ledo Road
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The Ledo Road was an overland connection between British India and China, built during World War II to enable the Western Allies to deliver supplies to China and aid the war effort against Japan. Afte
Burma Road and Ledo Road in 1944
Allied lines of communication in Southeast Asia (1942–43). The Ledo Road is shown at far right.
There was a sign at the start of the Ledo Road listing the distance in miles (pictured American GIs at the sign circa 1945): Ledo Assam0 Shingbwiyang103 Warazup189 Myitkyina268 Bhamo372 Wanting507 Lungling560 Paoshan652 Yungping755 Yunnanyi [zh]876 Tsuyung959 Kunming1079
"U.S.-built Army trucks wind along the side of the mountain over the Ledo supply road now open from India into Burma..."