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.
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Target entity: Iran campaign (Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran) Context triple: [British Indian Army, participatedIn, Iran campaign (Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran)]
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Iran–Iraq War
The Iran–Iraq War was a protracted and devastating conflict between Iran and Iraq from 1980 to 1988, marked by trench warfare, massive casualties, and the use of chemical weapons.
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B.
Operation al-Fajr
Operation al-Fajr was the U.S.-led November 2004 offensive to retake the Iraqi city of Fallujah from insurgent forces during the Iraq War.
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C.
Iranian Revolution
The Iranian Revolution was a 1979 popular uprising that overthrew the Pahlavi monarchy and established the Islamic Republic under Ayatollah Khomeini.
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D.
Indian campaign
The Indian campaign was Alexander the Great’s final series of military expeditions, during which he invaded and briefly conquered parts of the northwestern Indian subcontinent, including the Punjab region.
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E.
Al-Anfal campaign
The Al-Anfal campaign was a late-1980s genocidal military operation by Saddam Hussein’s regime that targeted and massacred Kurdish civilians in northern Iraq.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Iran campaign (Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran) Target entity description: 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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A.
Iran–Iraq War
The Iran–Iraq War was a protracted and devastating conflict between Iran and Iraq from 1980 to 1988, marked by trench warfare, massive casualties, and the use of chemical weapons.
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B.
Operation al-Fajr
Operation al-Fajr was the U.S.-led November 2004 offensive to retake the Iraqi city of Fallujah from insurgent forces during the Iraq War.
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C.
Iranian Revolution
The Iranian Revolution was a 1979 popular uprising that overthrew the Pahlavi monarchy and established the Islamic Republic under Ayatollah Khomeini.
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D.
Indian campaign
The Indian campaign was Alexander the Great’s final series of military expeditions, during which he invaded and briefly conquered parts of the northwestern Indian subcontinent, including the Punjab region.
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E.
Al-Anfal campaign
The Al-Anfal campaign was a late-1980s genocidal military operation by Saddam Hussein’s regime that targeted and massacred Kurdish civilians in northern Iraq.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II campaign
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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)
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| 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
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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
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| 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 ⓘ |
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Subject: Iran campaign (Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran) Description of subject: 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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