利多公路全长一千七百三十千米。其中利多至畹町段长七百七十千米,路线经过印度东北部和缅甸北部的亚热带山岳丛林地区,由美军工程兵部队配属中国国民党军队两个独立工兵团,并在当地民工协助下构筑。
第一次乘坐机动车辆的克钦族人。这是美国航空工程兵的卡车
Kachin tribesmen took their first auto ride in a U.S.aviation engineers’truck.
利多公路上的超速警示牌,提醒司机遵守交通规则:“超速的注意了!记住我的话,等着瞧,你会像我一样被抓起来。”
The Speeder warning board of Ledo Road remind the drivers to comply with the transportation rules:“Speeders Beware!Mark my words,Wait and see,You'll get caught,Just like me.”
防空炮兵连在公路边警戒
Anti-aircraft battery protected the road.
修路设备经过日军曾占领的区域
Construction equipment passed former Japanese positions.
梅里尔突袭队沿着公路前进
Merrill's Marauders moved along the road.(www.xing528.com)
代号“加拉哈德爵士”的5037临时混编部队,后来成为著名的梅里尔突袭队
The 5307th Composite Unit(Provisional)codename GALAHAD became famous as merrill's marauders.
突袭队经过一座木头搭建的窄桥
Crossing a native bridge.
美军训练的第22 师的中国士兵路过公路上的车队。骡子拉的物资捆上了树枝做伪装,以免被空中的敌机发现。中国第22 师在廖耀湘少将的指挥下参加了孟关附近的春季战斗,在缅北战役中中美军队在孟关把日军打得溃不成军
Chinese soldiers, part of crack U.S.-trained 22nd Division, passed truck convoy on road. Branches were tied to mule packs for partial camouflage from the air.Chinese 22nd,under command of Major General Liao Yao-Hsiang, took part in spring battles around Maingkwan, where Chinese and U.S.Marauders gave Japs worst beating of northern Burma campaign.
车队的中美司机晚间在南坎围着篝火休息
American and Chinese drivers during stop at Namhkam.
梅里尔将军(照片左端)在利多公路上视察突袭队
General Merrill (far left) observed the Marauder's along the Ledo Road.
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