Northern Thais Campaign

Northern Thais Campaign . The attack of the Allies in northern Thailand need to pressure Thailand to withdraw from the Axis power and the Empire of Japan did not want to be able to use Thailand as Joint warfare for attacks are in Southeast Asia .This caused the war are not prepared in advance of the Thai army. However, Japan has to send weapons to the Thai authorities to resist the allies before the attack.
Background
After the defeat of Japan in Burma and then. Axis is opening up a way to push into attack in the north of Thailand. Began the attack the Empire of Japan and Thailand did not immediately realize. The invasion was a plan that the Allies were prepared to size constraints, which affect the government's Plaek Pibulsonggram to resign.
Battle
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On November 4, 1944, allied aircraft bombed the city of Kengtung to report this to the base in Bangkok. Once Plaek. Pibulsonggram. Were aware of the allied air raid. The Thai government has asked Japanese soldiers to transport weapons to the north contributed. Sarit Thanarat was assigned to move lampang army to put all the stretch to the Myanmar border. On November 6, 1944 Republic of China and the British army. Republic of China and the British army advance to attack Bokeo, which now has the 7th Infantry Regiment, then stationed. The coalition parties are aware that Thai authorities have anti-aircraft guns is less. Has destroyed anti-aircraft gun during the clash intense Bokeo Japanese Army can not support the Thai armed as usual when the Allies attacked vigorously. On November 14, 1944 Pibulsonggram. Ordered the Wing Commander to fly the vang sue another attack allied forces. But the attack is a bit more. Allies army more army than thai army in Bokeo Mostly Thai Armed Forces stationed in most of the battle line in Shan state. The Thai military in Bokeo met a tough attack 7th Infantry Regiment retreat. and join the lampeng army. The Allies. attacks bokeo and attacks across the stalk between the 7th Infantry Regiment Noel Irwin commander of allies forces began the attack on shan state Conclusions made in the Thai military blockade around On November 19, 1944 Sarit Thanarat expects Thailand to lose of course it withdrew in part to prevent Mae Hong Son. As for Thailand, 7th Infantry, and some of lampeng army That brought together the Allies to surrender. On 23 November 1944 Pibulsonggram. Pibulsonggram. From being pressured to resign from the country.Pibulsonggram. From being pressured to resign from Pibul but still not resigned. Allies have begun to attack the symptoms that Mae Hong Son and the air base communications center are severed. Sun Li-jen of the Republic of China, fired artillery attacks in northern Mae Hong Son hard. Association with the British air attacks for 2 months Sarit Thanarat withdrew to the Chiang Mai, the Mae Hong Son has been taken after the allied attack . Allies began to Thailand are writing to surrender and withdraw from the Axis powers. But Pibulsonggram. Refused and ordered the army to Chiang Mai protected to the fullest. Until the United state has given a number of aircraft to collapse Chiang Mai,and Chiang Rai.Thai army seeks to supplement the Japanese forces. But the Japanese authorities refused. The allies seized the two provinces in the On 3 december 1944.
Result
Allies seized the north of Thailand and the bombing in Bangkok. Subsequently, after the Thai allies parties agree to surrender back to the North of Thailand.

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