Iran and the Soviet Union

After the first world war, iran lost between 12 to 15% of its population. The terms of the anglo persian oil company wase so unfair that they were receiving nothing but peanuts. In 19 forty one nose, germany launched operation barbarossa, the largest military operation in history,. a full scale invasion of the soviet union. Stalen britain occupied iran, landing troops in the south who marched northward while russian troops invaded from the north and marched southward. Troops would arrive later, after america joined the war.

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