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Bandar Shapur, Iran, after capture by KANIMBLA Force in August 1941
Bandar Shapur, Iran, after capture by KANIMBLA Force in August 1941

Bandar Shapur, Iran, after capture by KANIMBLA Force in August 1941

Date1941
Object numberANMS0301[002]
NamePhotograph
MediumSilver gelatin print
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineANMM Collection
DescriptionBandar Shapur was a strategically important port in Iran. Though Iran was neutral an Allied force let by HMAS KANIMBLA captured the port in August 1941 to prevent its use by Axis forces and to allow war matériel to be sent to Russia via the trans-Iranian railway.