Which road is named "Stilwell Road"?

1945 65438+1On October 23rd, Stilwell was appointed as the commander of the ground forces of the US Army, responsible for the training of domestic forces.

Two days later, news came from China that the China-India Highway he worked hard for was officially opened to traffic on1October 25th, 65438. The first batch of 105 trucks started from Lido, India, loaded with weapons, ammunition and oil, and dragged heavy guns, mountain guns and anti-aircraft guns into Yunnan, China. The next day, Wanding, the gateway of Yunnan, held a grand opening ceremony. On February 4th, the motorcade arrived in Kunming, and more than 654.38+ten thousand people flocked to the roadside, waving slogans and flags to welcome them.

Chiang Kai-shek said in a speech: "We have broken the blockade of China. In order to commemorate the outstanding contribution of General joseph stilwell and the great role played by the allied forces and the China army under his leadership in the Myanmar campaign and the construction of this road, I named this road' Stilwell Road'. " The US military in the China-Burma-India theater has been divided into two, with Wei Demai as the commander of the US military in the China theater and General soltan as the commander of the US military in the Burma-India theater. According to Chiang Kai-shek's decision, soltan officially issued an order, announcing the name "Stilwell Road". In his letter to Stilwell, he said that it was "your unconquerable will" that opened the way. According to statistics, from February to August of 1945, * * * 386 motorcade transported more than 80,000 tons of materials to China along stilwell road.