HIS344Y1 Lecture 2: HIS344 Soviet Treatment of Iran
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Soviet treatment of iran, 1946 & reversal of priorities. Iran was a strategic place: during wwii, the initial stages of operation barbarossa where the germans attacked the ussr in june 1941, it was imperative for the western powers to contain the. Or go through the south through iran, hence why it was a special place: brits were concerned about iran because it was a major oil producer. They knew full well that germany was low on oil, thus they had to make sure they never reached. Hamper the war effort and all that smooth jazz: they also had to make sure that it remained free to supply the ussr with war material. It is this combination of national interests that compels the. There were thousands of german citizens in iran, including spies: also the benefits it held for germany were too great, thus they invaded, occupied it and opened a road to the ussr to support them from 1942-1945.
