Battle of Prachuap Khiri Khan 1941
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Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Date | 8 December 1941 – 9 December 1941 | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 1941 | Wikidata P580 (start time) |
| Era | World War II era (1939–1945) | derived from year |
| Location | Thailand | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Asia | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | Japanese invasion of Thailand | Wikidata P361 |
| Participants | Empire of Japan, Thailand | Wikidata P710 |
| Coordinates | 11.7866, 99.8117 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The Battle of Prachuap Khiri Khan (Thai: ยุทธการที่ประจวบคีรีขันธ์) 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 after it failed to respond to an ultimatum sent by the Japanese government.
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