Talk:Persian Corridor

Ok, it's decent so far, but...

• We need more images -- soldiers posing, trucks driving across the plateau, trains chugging, stevedores unloading ships -- that kind of thing. I'm going to see if my grandma has any pictures that my great uncle took while he was serving there. And maybe the gentleman who posted all of that stuff from Bandar Shahpur at his website will allow us to use a few of his images.
• We need articles for some of the cities mentioned, and for some of the personalities. There are too many dead links here. If you can help out with any of them, please do.
• We need more on the Soviet (Russians et. al.) perspective, info about Anders's army and the Polish refugees, more information on how this massive buildup affected Iranian society -- positive/negative aspects, and info about the British command.
• Maps of the routes. Not only are the maps on the "Lend Lease Trucks" website copyrighted, but they also use too many unconventional spellings and have too many topographic and not enough political features. I've been trying to make my own but they appear very crude. Any graphic artists here able to pitch-in?

--Jpbrenna 20:14, 5 May 2005 (UTC)

Update: Well, I've added some pictures of trains chugging and trucks driving, at least. --Jpbrenna 04:45, 15 May 2005 (UTC)

Statistics

"The Americans alone delivered 175.5 million long tons (178.3 million metric tonnes) to the Soviets during the war". I think the decimal place got shifted to the right here - the figure should be 17.5 million long tons - this figure is quoted in http://www.history.army.mil/books/wwii/persian/appendix-a.htm for "CARGO SHIPPED FROM THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE TO THE USSR BY ROUTE OF DELIVERY, 22 JUNE 1941 - 20 SEPTEMBER 1945" is 17,499,861 tons. BTW, there's a typo on that web page: the total tonnage in the table is given as 13,499,861, but the sum of the various routes and years/months is indeed 17,499,861. Does anyone have information on the routes taken from the US and UK by the convoys that supplied the Persian Corridor? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Scartboy (talk • contribs) 00:21, 9 November 2009 (UTC)

Wrong era picture ?

It seems to me that the picture "An Allied supply train en route bearing supplies for the Red Army" doesn't date from WWII : the rolling stock is much too modern. This picture has been taken as such on other languages pages (French, as far as I could see). Spipou (talk) 21:22, 13 November 2015 (UTC)

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How much supplies went to USSR through Iran?

Looking at the Northern Corridor article about the Murmask convoys, there is a statement "Thereafter it saw the passage of 4,160,000 tons of goods, 27 percent of the total." which contradicts the 40% figure given in this article. Also worth noting, if 50% went over the Pacific route, 7 Mton out of a total 17Mton to Murmansk and 45% through the Persian Corridor, USSR received more than 100% in total.... BP OMowe (talk) 00:54, 3 February 2022 (UTC)