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Iraqi forces bomb oil storage tanks and buildings during the Iraqi invasion of Iran
Iraqi forces bomb Abadan and Khorramshahr during the Iraqi invasion of Iran. Black smoke from oil storage facility after Iraqi bombardment. The Shatt al-Arab river in the city of Khorramshahr. Empty street during Iraqi invasion, explosions can be heard. A man, holding a radio, runs out of a building. (Iran-Iraq War period.)
Natural gas pipeline in Iran, Esfahan Steel Factory
A factory under construction in Iran as seen from a passing vehicle. Factory estates in the Iranian desert. View of the Hajiqabul–Astara–Abadan pipeline that supplies natural gas to the Soviet Union. The Esfahan Steel Company steelworks in Isfahan, Iran. Molten metal flowing into a ladle. Flames in furnace. Molten copper bubbling. A worker pulls out and inspects a copper sheet.
Soldiers inspect civilian cars and individuals at checkpoint in Iran.
Man driving in Iran. A man driving a car as seen from the back of the driver inside the car. Road signs read “To Abadan”, “To Kut Abdullah” and “to Ahwaz” in both English and Arabic. Iranian soldiers halting vehicular traffic at a check point. Trucks are parked on the left side of the road past the checkpoint. Sign reads “Traffic Post” in both English and Arabic. A soldier stops a white sedan car. Iranian man opens car door and stands up. Soldier frisks the man. Soldiers searching the trunk of the car. A truck stops in front of the white car. Soldiers let the white car leave. The soldiers search some of the civilians in the vehicles.
Crowds protest outside the Baharestan (Iranian parliament building) in Iran.
Crowds gather with banners outside the Baharestan (Iranian parliament building) in Iran. A Muslim mullah and some men walk together during protest. Guards stand at the Majles Melli Entrance Gate in the Baharestan district Tehran. Guards form barricade during a protest in Baharestan square. Confrontation during protest as a Iranian official is helped through crowd. A mullah leads the protest. The Sepahsalar Mosque can be seen from a distance. Protesters outside the Baharestan parliament building. Protesters march holding flags and banners in Arabic. Possibly related to The Abadan Crisis, when W. Averell Harriman arrived in Tehran to negotiate in July 1951.
Polish Refugees travel three years and 3 thousand miles to Iran during World War II.
Many Polish refugees are seen in the final phase of their monumental trek of three years and three thousand miles from Poland, during World War 2. Scene shifts to Poland in 1939, where polish refugees crowd roads carrying their belongings in wooden carts and other conveyances. They are seen at a rest stop where they obtain food. Animated map shows path of refugees fleeing East into the Soviet Union, following the German invasion in August, 1939. The path continues Southeast in 1941, as they flee from the German campaign, Operation Barbarossa, into the Soviet Union. Their journey continues along the west coast of the Caspian Sea, through the Caucasus, to Persia (Iran). Views of refugees arriving at the Persian border, where they are seen near many tents, and being provided with articles of clothing from British and American Red Cross Stations. Refugees donning new shoes and other items. Young girls having their hair styled. Refugees sit at long tables where they receive hot meals. A teacher conducts an outdoor class for Polish refugee children. Closeup of children at their desks. Refugee women are seen tilling soil to plant crops, while fathers and grown sons and daughters leave to join the new armies of the Polish Government in Exile. Views of Polish women, in uniforms marching and of uniformed armed Polish soldiers, as well becoming part of the Allied war against the Axis powers. Polish refugees at an outdoor shrine, offering prayers for the safety of their members in the military. New polish refugee arrivals at the Persian border being greeted by others, many of whom are family members.
Polish refugees receive Red Cross aid as they reach Iran during World War II.
Polish refugees in Iran during World War II. The refugees walking in an area. People with their personal belongings loaded on carts walk on a street in Poland in 1939. They line up for food. A map locates the route traveled by the refugees. They reach Iran. They receive Red Cross aid. People receive clothes and shoes. They establish a village. People eat food. Children study in schools. Men and women work. They join and serve the U.S. Army.
