Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran

When

25 Aug 1941 – 17 Sep 1941

Kind

Military operation

Coordinates

32.00° N, 53.00° E

Description

1941 invasion during World War II

1941 conflict of World War II

The Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran, also known as the Anglo-Soviet invasion of Persia or the Allied invasion of Iran, was the joint invasion of the officially neutral Imperial State of Iran by the United Kingdom and the Soviet Union in August 1941, during World War II. Iran would remain under British and Soviet occupation until 1946, months after the war's end.

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• Wikidata: military operations, raids and air strikesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “WWII: The Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran to secure the Persian Corridor and oilfields begins”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Sowjetische und britische Truppen marschieren ohne Kriegserklärung im Rahmen der Operation Countenance in den neutralen Iran ein”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “opération Countenance”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Иранская операция: вооружённый конфликт между Великобританией (включая индийские колониальные войска)”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Spanish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “comienza la invasión anglosoviética de Irán”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Japanese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “イギリス・ソビエト連邦がイラン進駐を開始”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page