The Burma Road was a makeshift track built by Israeli forces headed by general Mickey Marcus during the 1948 Siege of Jerusalem, inspired by the WWII route into China. David Daniel Marcus ( 22 February 1901 &ndash 10 June 1948) commonly known as Mickey Marcus, was an American United The siege of Jerusalem was a complex series of Military events beginning on December 1 1947 and lasting through July 10 1948 The Burma Road is a Road linking Burma (also called Myanmar with China.

In the opening phases of the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, Abd al-Qadir al-Husayni. Abd al-Qadir al-Husayni (عبد القادر الحسيني also spelled Abd al-Qader al-Husseini) (1907-1948 was a Palestinian nationalist and fighter who At that time, the Jordanians surrounded and besieged Jerusalem, by closing off the main road with artillery fire. Jordan, officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (الأردنّ al-Urdunn) is an Arab country in Southwest Asia spanning the southern The siege of Jerusalem was a complex series of Military events beginning on December 1 1947 and lasting through July 10 1948 The citizens of Jerusalem were suffering, with attempts to resupply and provide weapons leading to failure. The "Burma Road" was a goat trail quickly widened by bulldozer. ----A bulldozer is a crawler ( Caterpillar tracked Tractor) equipped with a substantial metal plate (known as a blade) used to push large quantities This unpaved road provided a new way into Jerusalem that was not blocked by the Jordanians. This road was completed on the 10th of June 1948 and broke the siege on Jewish military forces and civil population in Jerusalem. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. ^[1]

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