-As in January 1942, so again in October 1944, the United States of America oredered one of its general officers to act a chief of staff to Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek, the Supreme Commander of the China theater in the war between the United Nation and Germany, Italy, and Japan.
Lt Gen Joseph W Stilwell's concern with command problems in china burma and india can be traced to the arcadia conference in washington