Abstract

• Burma Road was constructed in 1937-38 by Chinese nationalist troops on one side and British troops on the other in order to supply Chinese Chiang Kai-shek Government in its war with Japan. The road was opened officially on 10 January, 1939. Burma Road was a strategic road to decide the victory in Sino-Japanese War. Therefore it was the main cause for the advance of Japan into Myanmar. This paper will discuss how the Burma Road was strategically important between China-Japan War. It will also present Col. Suzuki’s plan for aiding the Myanmar independence movement, which will possible for cutting Burma Road, and the creation of Minami Kikan. Moreover Burma (Myanmar) Campaign was strategically important will be revealed in this paper.