Iran campaign (Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran)
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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.
Aliases (4)
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II campaign
→
invasion → military campaign → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran
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Invasion of Iran (1941) → |
| belligerent |
Iran
→
Soviet Union → United Kingdom NERFINISHED → |
| 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 → Timoshenko, Semyon → Wavell, Archibald → |
| conflict |
World War II
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| 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
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| front |
Persian Corridor
→
|
| involvedForce |
British Indian Army
→
Imperial Iranian Air Force → Imperial Iranian Navy → Royal Air Force → Royal Navy → Soviet Red Army → |
| legalStatus |
military occupation of a neutral country
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| location |
Iran
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| objective |
establish Persian Corridor supply route
→
remove pro-German elements from Iran → secure Iranian oil fields → |
| opponent |
Imperial Iranian Army
→
Pahlavi Iran → |
| partOf |
Allied logistics to the Eastern Front
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Allied operations in the Middle East → |
| pretext |
Iranian refusal to expel German nationals
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|
| relatedTo |
British Empire in World War II
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Mohammad Reza Pahlavi → Persian Corridor → Reza Shah Pahlavi → Soviet Union in World War II → |
| result |
Allied victory
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| startDate |
1941-08-25
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| theatre |
Middle East theatre of World War II
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| treaty |
Anglo-Soviet-Iranian Tripartite Treaty of 1942
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Referenced by (10)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Iran campaign (Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran)
("Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran")
→
Iran campaign (Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran) ("Invasion of Iran (1941)") → |
alsoKnownAs |
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Commander-in-Chief, Middle East Command
("Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran")
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conflict |
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Persian Corridor
("Soviet forces in northern Iran")
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controlledBy |
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Iraq campaign (1941)
("Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran")
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followedBy |
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Middle East theatre of World War II
("Anglo–Soviet invasion of Iran")
→
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hasPart |
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British Indian Army
→
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participatedIn |
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Iraq campaign (1941)
("Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran")
→
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relatedTo |
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Persian Corridor
("Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran")
→
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securedBy |
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Pahlavi dynasty
("Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran")
→
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significantEvent |