Persian Corridor operations
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Persian Corridor operations were Allied logistical and military efforts during World War II to transport supplies through Iran to the Soviet Union as part of the broader Middle East campaign.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Persian Corridor operations canonical | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II military campaign
ⓘ
military logistics operation ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Persian Corridor
ⓘ
Persian Corridor ⓘ
surface form:
Trans-Iranian Lend-Lease route
|
| belligerent |
Iran
ⓘ
Soviet Union ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| coordinatedBy |
Middle East Command
ⓘ
surface form:
British Middle East Command
United States Army Forces in the Middle East ⓘ |
| coordinatedWith |
Ministry of Defense of the USSR
ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet military authorities
|
| endTime | 1945 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Iran campaign (Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran)
ⓘ
surface form:
Allied occupation of Iran
Iran campaign (Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran) ⓘ
surface form:
Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran
Caspian Sea shipping operations ⓘ construction of port facilities in the Persian Gulf ⓘ expansion of Iranian railways ⓘ road transport operations across Iran ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | World War II ⓘ |
| impact |
development of Iranian transport infrastructure
ⓘ
increased Allied influence in Iran ⓘ strengthened Soviet capacity to resist German invasion ⓘ |
| involvedTransportMode |
inland waterway transport
ⓘ
rail transport ⓘ road transport ⓘ sea transport ⓘ |
| location |
Caspian Sea
ⓘ
Iran ⓘ Iraq ⓘ Persian Gulf ⓘ Soviet Union ⓘ |
| partOf |
Allied war effort in World War II
ⓘ
Middle East theatre of World War II ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Arctic convoys to the Soviet Union
ⓘ
surface form:
Arctic convoys
Lend-Lease program ⓘ
surface form:
Lend-Lease
Alaska-Siberia Lend-Lease route ⓘ
surface form:
Pacific Lend-Lease routes
|
| route |
Basra to Tehran to the Caspian Sea
ⓘ
Persian Gulf to Iranian ports to Trans-Iranian Railway to Caspian Sea to Soviet ports ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
development of Bandar Shahpur port
ⓘ
development of Khorramshahr port ⓘ transfer of American Lend-Lease cargoes to Soviet Union ⓘ use of Basra as a staging port ⓘ |
| startTime | 1941 ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Royal Navy
ⓘ
Soviet merchant shipping ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet merchant marine
United States Navy ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Lend-Lease supply to the Soviet Union
ⓘ
support of Eastern Front operations ⓘ transport of food and raw materials ⓘ transport of military equipment ⓘ |
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