Persian Corridor

E21296

The Persian Corridor was a vital World War II supply route through Iran used by the Allies to transport military aid to the Soviet Union.

All labels observed (5)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (57)

Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II supply route
military supply corridor
affectedCountry Iran
alsoKnownAs Persian Corridor
surface form: Anglo-Soviet Persian Corridor

Persian Corridor
surface form: Trans-Persian Lend-Lease route
becameOperational 1942
cargoType aircraft
ammunition
food
industrial equipment
raw materials
tanks
trucks
controlledBy British forces in southern Iran
Iran campaign (Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran)
surface form: Soviet forces in northern Iran
endPoint Soviet border
Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic
surface form: Transcaucasian Soviet republics
historicalRegion Middle East
Middle East
surface form: Southwest Asia
impactOnIran development of transport infrastructure
increased Allied military presence
invasionYear 1941
keyPort Bandar Shahpur
Basra
Khorramshahr
keyRailHub Bandar Shahpur
surface form: Bandar Shah

Tehran
keyRailLine Trans-Iranian Railway
locatedIn Iran
majorContributor United States Lend-Lease shipments
opposedBy Axis powers
Nazi Germany
otherMainRoute Arctic convoys to Murmansk and Archangel
Pacific route to Soviet Far East
partOf Lend-Lease program
passesThrough Persia
peakUsePeriod 1943
primaryPurpose transporting Allied supplies to the Soviet Union
securedBy Iran campaign (Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran)
surface form: Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran
significance one of the three main supply routes to the USSR
startPoint Bandar Shahpur
Khorramshahr
Persian Gulf ports
strategicImportance bypassed German-controlled European routes
ensured continuous supply to Eastern Front
transportMode inland waterway
rail
road
sea
usedBy Allies
British India
Free French Forces
surface form: Free French forces

Soviet Union
United Kingdom
United States of America
surface form: United States
usedDuring World War II
usedUntil 1945

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (10)

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

Iran corridorName Persian Corridor
Persian Corridor alsoKnownAs Persian Corridor
this entity surface form: Anglo-Soviet Persian Corridor
Persian Corridor alsoKnownAs Persian Corridor
this entity surface form: Trans-Persian Lend-Lease route
Trans-Iranian Railway partOf Persian Corridor
Ninth Army associatedWith Persian Corridor
this entity surface form: Middle East Supply Route
Persian Corridor operations alsoKnownAs Persian Corridor
Persian Corridor operations alsoKnownAs Persian Corridor
this entity surface form: Trans-Iranian Lend-Lease route