Bidspirit auction | Orig. Photograph of Food Convoy

Orig. Photograph of Food Convoy to Jerusalem on Burma Road, 1948, Palestine War - Orig. Photograph of Food Convoy to Jerusalem on Burma Road, 1948, Palestine war Size: 7 x 9 cm. (2.7 x 3.5 inches) Burma Road (Hebrew: דרך בורמה Derekh Burma) in Israel was a makeshift bypass road between Kibbutz Hulda and Jerusalem, built under the supervision of General Mickey Marcus during the 1948 Siege of Jerusalem. It was named for the Chinese Burma Road. As a result of the construction of the road, the Jews managed to organize uninterrupted supplies of goods to Jerusalem, which was under Arab blockade, which became their great tactical victory in the first stage of the War of Independence. Operation Nachshon (Hebrew: מבצע נחשון, Mivtza Nahshon; 5–16 April 1948) was a military operation of the Haganah during the 1947–1948 civil war in Mandatory Palestine and part of Plan Dalet.[1] Its objective was to open the Tel Aviv – Jerusalem road blockaded by Palestinian Arabs, and furnish arms and supplies to the besieged Jewish community of Jerusalem.[1] The operation was also known as ”The operation to take control of the Jerusalem road, ” following which participating units later broke off to form the Harel Brigade.[2] Following attempts to take control of the road to Jerusalem were unsuccessful and led to the construction of a makeshift bypass—Burma Road.