The road to Russia

Accession Number F01595
Collection type Film
Measurement 19 min 4 sec
Object type To be confirmed
Physical description 35mm/b&w/sound
Maker Hurley, James Francis (Frank)
Keating, Rex
Place made Persia, Persian Gulf, Russia
Date made 1944
Access Open
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

The story of Paiforce (Persia and Iraq Force) an army created in 1942 to carry supplies to Russia from the Persian Gulf for 1200 miles to Tabriz on the Russo-Persian border by the British route and from the Persian Gulf to Bandar Sha on the Caspian Sea by the American route.

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