Battle of Prachuap Khiri Khan

The Battle of Prachuap Khiri Khan was an early engagement of the Japanese invasion of Thailand in the Southeast Asian theatre of World War II. It was fought on 8–9 December 1941 at the airfield of Prachuap Khiri Khan, on the coast of the Gulf of Thailand along the Kra Isthmus. The Japanese meant to use Thailand as a base to strike at British possessions in Burma and Malaya and attacked Thailand without warning.

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1941  Wikimedia, Wikidata
Battle of Prachuab Khirikhan
Empire of Japan, battle, Thailand, 

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Location: 11.7866, 99.8117, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1941 Battle of Prachuap Khiri Khan

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1941	Battle of Prachuap Khiri Khan	Thailand, battle, Empire of Japan	Wikidata