Iran campaign (Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran)

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World War II campaign invasion military campaign

The Iran campaign, also known as the Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran in 1941, was a World War II military operation in which British and Soviet forces occupied Iran to secure oil fields and establish a supply route to the Soviet Union.

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All labels observed (8)

Label Occurrences
Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran 14
Allied occupation of Iran 1
Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran in 1941 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II campaign ⓘ
invasion ⓘ
military campaign ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Iran campaign (Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran) ⓘ
surface form: Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran

Iran campaign (Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran) ⓘ
surface form: Invasion of Iran (1941)
belligerent Iran ⓘ
Soviet Union ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
cause Allied concern over German influence in Iran ⓘ
Allied desire to secure Iranian oil fields ⓘ
Allied desire to secure a supply route to the Soviet Union ⓘ
commander Auchinleck, Claude ⓘ
Reza Shah Pahlavi ⓘ
Semyon Timoshenko ⓘ
surface form: Timoshenko, Semyon

Lord Wavell ⓘ
surface form: Wavell, Archibald
conflict World War II ⓘ
consequence abdication of Reza Shah Pahlavi ⓘ
accession of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi as Shah of Iran ⓘ
establishment of the Persian Corridor supply route ⓘ
occupation of Iran by British and Soviet forces ⓘ
endDate 1941-09-17 ⓘ
front Persian Corridor ⓘ
involvedForce British Indian Army ⓘ
Iranian Air Force ⓘ
surface form: Imperial Iranian Air Force

Imperial Iranian Navy ⓘ
Royal Air Force ⓘ
Royal Navy ⓘ
Red Army ⓘ
surface form: Soviet Red Army
legalStatus military occupation of a neutral country ⓘ
location Iran ⓘ
objective establish Persian Corridor supply route ⓘ
remove pro-German elements from Iran ⓘ
secure Iranian oil fields ⓘ
opponent Imperial Iranian Army ⓘ
Pahlavi era ⓘ
surface form: Pahlavi Iran
partOf Allied logistics to the Eastern Front ⓘ
Allied operations in the Middle East ⓘ
pretext Iranian refusal to expel German nationals ⓘ
relatedTo Dominions of the British Empire ⓘ
surface form: British Empire in World War II

Mohammad Reza Pahlavi ⓘ
Persian Corridor ⓘ
Reza Shah Pahlavi ⓘ
Soviet Union in World War II ⓘ
result Allied victory ⓘ
startDate 1941-08-25 ⓘ
theatre Middle East theatre of World War II ⓘ
treaty Anglo-Soviet-Iranian Tripartite Treaty of 1942 ⓘ

Referenced by (21)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

British Indian Army → participatedIn → Iran campaign (Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran) ⓘ
Commander-in-Chief, Middle East Command → conflict → Iran campaign (Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran
Persian Corridor → controlledBy → Iran campaign (Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Soviet forces in northern Iran
Persian Corridor → securedBy → Iran campaign (Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran
Pahlavi dynasty → significantEvent → Iran campaign (Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran
Middle East theatre of World War II → hasPart → Iran campaign (Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Anglo–Soviet invasion of Iran
Iraq campaign (1941) → relatedTo → Iran campaign (Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran
Iraq campaign (1941) → followedBy → Iran campaign (Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran
Iran campaign (Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran) → alsoKnownAs → Iran campaign (Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran
Iran campaign (Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran) → alsoKnownAs → Iran campaign (Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Invasion of Iran (1941)
Reza Shah Pahlavi → reasonForAbdication → Iran campaign (Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran
Pahlavi era → majorEvent → Iran campaign (Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran
Persian Corridor operations → hasPart → Iran campaign (Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran
Persian Corridor operations → hasPart → Iran campaign (Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Allied occupation of Iran
British Tenth Army → engagement → Iran campaign (Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran
Imperial Iranian Army → significantEvent → Iran campaign (Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran
Auchinleck, Claude → notableWork → Iran campaign (Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran) ⓘ
subject surface form: Claude Auchinleck
this entity surface form: Command of the Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran
Auchinleck, Claude → participatedIn → Iran campaign (Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran) ⓘ
subject surface form: Claude Auchinleck
this entity surface form: Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran
Anglo-Soviet-Iranian Tripartite Treaty of 1942 → context → Iran campaign (Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran
Anglo-Soviet-Iranian Tripartite Treaty of 1942 → followedEvent → Iran campaign (Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran in 1941
Battle of Habbaniya → relatedEvent → Iran campaign (Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran