Southern Asia, 29 Aug 1941: Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran
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Political map of South & Southwest Asia on 29 Aug 1941 (World War II: The Middle Eastern Theater: Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran), showing the following events: Operation “FU”; Freezing of Japanese assets; Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran.

I n d i a n

E m p i r e(Br. Raj)

S o v i e t U n i o n

Dutch
East Indies(Neth.)

Italian

East Africa(Br. occ.)

Egypt(Br. occ.)

French
Indochina(Jap. pres.)

Ma
Family(Nat. Ch. infl.)

Nationalist
China

Malaya(Br. prot.)

Anglo-
Egyptian
Sudan(Br. adm.)

Br. Som.(Br. prot.)

Muscat
& Oman(Br. prot.)

Aden prot.(Br. prot.)

Xinjiang(Sov. infl.)

Bhutan(Br. prot.)

Kuw.(Br. prot.)

Trucial
Oman(Br. prot.)

Andaman

&

Nicobar Is.

Kashmir(Br. Ind. prot.)

Hyderabad(Br. Ind. prot.)

Mysore(Br. Ind. prot.)

Baluchistan(Br. Ind. agcy)

Central India(Br. Ind. agcy)

Rajputana(Br. Ind. agcy)

Maldives(Br. prot.)

Syria &
Lebanon(Br/Fr occ.)

Trans-
Jordan(Br. mand.)

Liu W.(Nat. Ch. infl.)

Palestine(Br. mand.)

Pondichéry(Free Fr. adm.)

Karikal(Free Fr. adm.)

Mahé(Free Fr. adm.)

Yanaon(Free Fr. adm.)

Ch.(Free Fr. adm.)

Br.P.Gulf(Br. Ind.)

23–28 Jul 1941Japanese move into
southern Indochina

26 Jul 1941Britain & US freeze
Japanese assets

25 Aug–17 Sep 1941Anglo-Soviet
invasion of Iran

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