1942 ⟶ Stilwell's Party Reaches Ukhrul, Lacks Transport
The Assam Rifles give General Stilwell's party a formal salu...
Year
1942
🚶 Stilwell's Party Reaches Ukhrul, Lacks Transport
The Assam Rifles give General Stilwell's party a formal salute in honor of their arrival at Ukhrul, but can offer no motorized transport; the nearest road passable by trucks is still a day's march away, and there are no Jeeps yet in this part of India.⟶
Burma CampaignStilwellLogisticsIndiaAssam RiflesTransportationMonsoon
🚑 Stilwell's Relief Expedition
In Burma, General Stilwell and his party begin ascending the Naga Hills. They are met at Kawlum by a relief expedition headed by British colonial administrator Tim Sharpe. "Food, doctor, ponies, and everything," notes a grateful Stilwell in his diary.⟶
Burma CampaignStilwellLogisticsBritish EmpireReliefNaga Hills