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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Statements (50)

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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Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

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
Thai–Japanese armistice → partOf → Japanese invasion of Thailand ⓘ
Thai–Japanese armistice → precededBy → Japanese invasion of Thailand on 8 December 1941 ⓘ
linked to: Japanese invasion of Thailand
Thai–Japanese armistice → followedBy → Thai–Japanese alliance ⓘ
linked to: Japanese invasion of Thailand
Thai declaration of war on the United States → precededBy → Japanese invasion of Thailand ⓘ