In August 1943 the Allies formed a new South East Asia Command (SEAC) to take over strategic responsibilities for Burma and India from the British India Command, under Wavell. In October 1943 Winston Churchill appointed Admiral Lord Louis Mountbatten as its Supreme Commander. The British and Indian Fourteenth Army was formed to face the Japanese in Burma. Under Lieutenant General William Slim, its training, morale and health greatly improved. The American General Joseph Stilwell, who also was deputy commander to Mountbatten and commanded U.S. forces in the China Burma India Theater, directed aid to China and prepared to construct the Ledo Road to link India and China by land. COUNT 5
QSN1 What Allied command replaced the British India Command in August, 1943? ANS1 South East Asia Command QSN2 Who was appointed Supreme Commander of the SEAC in October, 1943? ANS2 Admiral Lord Louis Mountbatten QSN3 Who was deputy commander to Mountbatten? ANS3 General Joseph Stilwell QSN4 What was the name of the new link between India and China by land? ANS4 Ledo Road QSN5 The British and Indian Fourteenth Army was formed to take on what force? ANS5 Japanese in Burma