The Japanese invasion of Thailand 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
Plaek Phibunsongkhram, Prime Minister of Thailand
No. 1 Squadron RAAF Lockheed Hudsons at Kota Bharu in 1941
Thai Junior Soldiers ("'Yuwachon Thahan"), along with the 38th Infantry Battalion and Provincial Police of Chumphon, fought the Imperial Japanese Army at Tha Nang Sang Bridge, Chumphon Province, on 8 December 1941.
Reproduction scene of the Battle of Prachuap Khiri Khan, displayed at the National Memorial, Pathum Thani, Thailand
Malayan campaign
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The Malayan campaign, referred to by Japanese sources as the Malay Operation, was a military campaign fought by Allied and Axis forces in Malaya from 8 December 1941 – 15 February 1942 at the opening
Japanese invasion of Thailand
…bases in Malaya and Singapore from a short distance. On 14 December, Phibun signed a secret agreement with the Japanese committing Thai troops in the Malayan campaign and Burma campaign. An alliance between Thailand and Japan was formally signed on 21 December 1941. On 25 January 1942, the Thai government declared…
Troops of the Imperial Japanese Army crouch on a street in Johor Bahru in the final stages of the Malayan campaign
Lt Gen Tomoyuki Yamashita, Commander of the Japanese 25th Army
Japanese aircraft at Penang - Summer 1942
Bristol Blenheim bombers of No. 62 Squadron RAF lined up at RAF Tengah, Singapore, 8 February 1941