Persian Corridor

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World War II supply route military supply corridor

The Persian Corridor was a vital World War II supply route through Iran used by the Allies to transport military aid to the Soviet Union.

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Statements (57)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	World War II supply route → military supply corridor →
affectedCountry	Iran →
alsoKnownAs	Anglo-Soviet Persian Corridor → Trans-Persian Lend-Lease route →
becameOperational	1942 →
cargoType	aircraft → ammunition → food → industrial equipment → raw materials → tanks → trucks →
controlledBy	British forces in southern Iran → Soviet forces in northern Iran →
endPoint	Soviet border → Transcaucasian Soviet republics →
historicalRegion	Middle East → Southwest Asia →
impactOnIran	development of transport infrastructure → increased Allied military presence →
invasionYear	1941 →
keyPort	Bandar Shahpur → Basra → Khorramshahr →
keyRailHub	Bandar Shah → Tehran →
keyRailLine	Trans-Iranian Railway →
locatedIn	Iran →
majorContributor	United States Lend-Lease shipments →
opposedBy	Axis powers → Nazi Germany →
otherMainRoute	Arctic convoys to Murmansk and Archangel → Pacific route to Soviet Far East →
partOf	Lend-Lease program →
passesThrough	Persia →
peakUsePeriod	1943 →
primaryPurpose	transporting Allied supplies to the Soviet Union →
securedBy	Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran →
significance	one of the three main supply routes to the USSR →
startPoint	Bandar Shahpur → Khorramshahr → Persian Gulf ports →
strategicImportance	bypassed German-controlled European routes → ensured continuous supply to Eastern Front →
transportMode	inland waterway → rail → road → sea →
usedBy	Allies → British India → Free French forces → Soviet Union → United Kingdom → United States →
usedDuring	World War II →
usedUntil	1945 →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Persian Corridor ("Anglo-Soviet Persian Corridor") → Persian Corridor ("Trans-Persian Lend-Lease route") →	alsoKnownAs
Iran →	corridorName
Iran campaign (Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran) →	front
Iran campaign (Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran) →	relatedTo