Japanese invasion of Thailand

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The Japanese invasion of Thailand was a brief 1941 military campaign in which Imperial Japan forced Thailand into an alliance and secured strategic bases for its subsequent offensives in Southeast Asia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf invasion
military campaign
alsoKnownAs Japanese invasion of Siam
belligerent Empire of Japan
linked to: Japan

Kingdom of Thailand
linked to: Thailand
casusBelli Japanese plan to attack British Malaya and Burma via Thai territory
characteristic brief duration
fighting in multiple coastal provinces
rapid ceasefire
commandedBy Andō Rikichi
Iida Shōjirō
Plaek Phibunsongkhram
conflict World War II in Southeast Asia
countryInvolved Empire of Japan
linked to: Japan

Kingdom of Thailand
linked to: Thailand
date 8 December 1941
endDate 1941-12-08
followedBy Battle of Singapore
Japanese invasion of Malaya
linked to: Battle of Malaya
involves Imperial Japanese Army
Imperial Japanese Navy
Royal Thai Army
Royal Thai Navy
ledTo Thai declaration of war on the United Kingdom
Thai declaration of war on the United States
location Thailand
mainLandingSite Bangkok area
Chumphon
linked to: Chumphon province

Nakhon Si Thammarat
Pattani
Prachuap Khiri Khan
Samut Prakan
Songkhla
Surat Thani
objective obtain transit rights through Thailand
secure bases for Japanese offensives in Southeast Asia
partOf Pacific War
Second World War
linked to: World War II
politicalConsequence Thailand allowed Japanese troops to use its territory for operations against Malaya and Burma
Thailand joined the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere
relatedEvent Attack on Pearl Harbor
Japanese conquest of Burma
Japanese invasion of Malaya
linked to: Battle of Malaya
result Japanese victory
Thai–Japanese alliance
Thai–Japanese armistice
startDate 1941-12-08
timeZoneContext coincided with 7 December 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii time
local time in Thailand was 8 December 1941
treatyConcluded armistice agreement between Japan and Thailand on 1941-12-08

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Battle of Malaya precededBy Japanese invasion of Thailand
Japanese invasion of Thailand result Thai–Japanese alliance
linked to: Japanese invasion of Thailand
Japanese invasion of Thailand alsoKnownAs Japanese invasion of Siam
linked to: Japanese invasion of Thailand
Japanese conquest of Southeast Asia conflict Invasion of Thailand (1941)
linked to: Japanese invasion of Thailand