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1941
January
17
The Battle of Ko Chang
On 17 January 1941 a French squadron from Indochina surprised Thai warships off Ko Chang island and routed them without loss. It did not decide the war.
May
09
The Treaty of Tokyo ends the Franco-Thai War
On 9 May 1941 France and Thailand signed a peace dictated by Japan in Tokyo. Vichy ceded land in Laos and Cambodia, and Japan guaranteed the settlement.
August
01
The United States imposes an oil embargo
On 1 August 1941 Roosevelt banned exports of aviation fuel outside countries “resisting aggression”. With the asset freeze, it cut Japan off from oil.
December
08
The Japanese invasion of Thailand
On 8 December 1941 the Japanese landed on the Thai coast and crossed from Indochina. After hours of fighting, Bangkok ceased fire and let them pass to Malaya.
1942
January
25
Thailand declares war on the Allies
On 25 January 1942 Thailand declared war on Britain and the United States. Its minister in Washington, Seni Pramoj, refused to deliver the declaration.
31
The Japanese take Moulmein
On 31 January 1942 the British garrison of Moulmein withdrew across the Salween and the Japanese 55th Division took the town. The road to Rangoon lay open.
1943
November
30
Japanese food policy in Malaya
In late November 1943 the Japanese governor of Penang ordered families to grow their own food. Malaya, cut off from rice imports, was growing ever hungrier.
1945
January
02
The B-29 raid on Bangkok
On 2–3 January 1945 B-29s from India attacked the Rama VI Bridge in Bangkok – the only rail crossing of the Chao Phraya – and put it out of action for a time.