盟军第一次入缅作战失败后,中国唯一一条接收国际援助物资的通道——滇缅公路被日军切断,随即中美开辟了驼峰航线继续为中国输送作战物资。但是航线运输艰难,再加上日本空军拦截,损失惨重,空运物资远远满足不了中国前线的需要。因此,中美决定从印度阿萨姆邦的利多小镇修筑一条公路,穿越缅北莽莽林海和日军占领区,到云南畹町把滇缅公路连接起来,开通运送物资到中国的另外一条通道,这就是中印公路。
军需供给——胜利和自由的船只满载着供应海外的租借物资Services of supply - Victory and Liberty Ships being loaded with lendlease supplies for overseas.
根据租借法案,供应给中国的医疗物资在加尔各答卸下轮船Lend-lease medical supplies for China being unloaded at Calcutta.
加尔各答的医疗物资仓库Medical supply warehouse at Calcutta.
大量物资堆放在铁路站场,准备运到利多Supplies awaited loading at rail yard for shipment to Ledo.
第14号医疗仓库正在打包物资Packing supplies at the 14th Medical Supply Depot.
军民小心谨慎地卸载精致易碎的货物Carefully unloading delicate cargo.
大量军需物资搬上了孟加拉—阿萨姆铁路,连日来辛苦运货的大象总算可以喘口气了Supplies moved on the Bengal & Assam Railway while elephants cooled down after hard days work.
从运输车上卸下推土机Unloading a bulldozer from a transport.
起重机吊起巨大的板条箱Wrecker hoisted huge crate.
当地民工帮忙卸载货物Native labor helping to unload supplies.
阿萨姆的燃料储存站Fuel storage dump in Assam.