Its forces were composed of the Fifth, Sixth and Sixty-sixth Army under the command of the Chinese Expeditionary Force in Burma, commanded by Lt. General Joseph Stilwell, Lt. General Luo Zhuoying was his Executive Officer.
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Born in Fu Zhou, Fu Jain, China, he was the chief engineer of the Burma Road.
He also covered the retreat of the British forces in Burma and was probably the only British war reporter/photographer to be allowed to drive along and write a story on the Burma Road by travelling on it into China, with special permission from the Chinese commanding generals.
In July 1948, their supply services took the main part in breaking though the Burma Road into sieged Jerusalem.
Advancing north through the Shan States the 56th Division defeated the Chinese 65th Corps to take the city of Lashio on the Burma Road.
Studebaker US6 trucks were also used in the construction of the Burma Road as well as the Alcan Highway in North America.
During the Second World War the Allies built the Ledo Road from India to China across northern Burma, and before Christmas 1944, completed 354 miles to reach Myothit on the Taping river in order to link up with the old Burma Road at Bhamo.
The success of this offensive allowed the Allies to reopen the former Burma Road supply network to China through Ledo, Burma, now named the Ledo Road.