September 16th, 1941
Concerned that Reza Pahlavi the Shah of Persia was about to align his petroleum-rich country with Germany during World War II, the United Kingdom and the USSR occupy Iran and forced him to resign in favor of his son, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. event on September 16, 1941. Read about how to open files in Open File Database.
Events around September 16, 1941
| September 17th, 1941 | Event | A decree of the Soviet State Committee of Defense, restoring Vsevobuch in the face of the Great Patriotic War, was issued |
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