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Military history of Thailand during World War II
- Battle of Northern Burma and Western YunnanIn the spring of 1942, Japanese forces captured Burma and immediately prepared to attack west Yunnan. They aimed to fight along the Burma Road, conquer…
- Malayan campaignIn 1941, the Japanese military found itself trapped by its own expansion. Four years of fighting in China had drained resources, and oil imports from the…
- Japanese invasion of ThailandTanaka Chigaku, a Japanese Buddhist leader in the mid-1800s, introduced the principle of Hakkō Ichiu. He interpreted this concept to mean that imperial rule…
- Thailand in World War IIOn the 24th of June 1932, a group called Khana Ratsadon ended over two centuries of absolute monarchy in Siam. The new civilian government struggled to…
- Burma campaignIn January 1942, the Japanese Fifteenth Army under Lieutenant General Shōjirō Iida moved into northern Thailand and launched an attack over jungle-clad…
- Japanese invasion of BurmaBefore the Second World War broke out, Burma was part of the British Empire. It had been progressively occupied and annexed following three Anglo-Burmese…