Japanese invasion of Thailand
1941 brief attempt at invading Thailand by Imperial Japan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Japanese invasion of Thailand (Thai: การบุกครองไทยของญี่ปุ่น, RTGS: Kan Buk Khrong Thai Khong Yipun; Japanese: 日本軍のタイ進駐, romanized: Nihongun no Tai shinchū) occurred on 8 December 1941. It was briefly fought between the Kingdom of Thailand and the Empire of Japan. Despite fierce fighting in Southern Thailand, the fighting lasted only five hours before ending in a ceasefire.[1] Thailand and Japan then formed an alliance making Thailand part of the Axis alliance until the end of World War II.
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Japanese invasion of Thailand | |||||||
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Part of the Pacific War of World War II | |||||||
Map of the Japanese invasion of Thailand, December 8, 1941 | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Thailand | Japan | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Plaek Pibulsonggram |
Shōjirō Iida Tomoyuki Yamashita Nobutake Kondo | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
Royal Thai Army Royal Thai Air Force Royal Thai Navy Territorial Defense Student Royal Thai Police |
15th army 25th army 2nd Fleet | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
62,000 (23,500 reservists) 150 combat aircraft 2 destroyers 1 battleship 2 submarines |
100,000 1 cruiser 7 destroyers 2 battleships 2 merchant seaplane carriers 18 transport ships |
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