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.

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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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Middle East theatre of World War II hasPart Persian Corridor operations