Thai invasion of northern Malaya

Th Thai invasion of northern Malaya was an aggressive military action to expand the territory of Thailand at the expense of British Malaya. At the time, Thailand was allied to—and under occupation by—the Empire of Japan. The dictator of Thailand, Plaek Pibulsongkram, wanted to bring the north of Malaya back under Thai control, although it had been lost to the British Empire since the Anglo-Siamese Treaty of 1909. The invasion was the first success of the Thai military in coordination with the Japanese.
Background
After the Japanese invasion of Thailand.Plaek Pibulsonggram has decided to cooperate with Japan and join the Axis Power. He knew the area north of the malay states with large number of Thais population. He has been trying to remove Perlis,Kedah,Kelantan back in the possession of Thailand. But British Empire has tried to close the border in Thailand after Thailand signed the Anglo-Siamese Treaty of 1909.
Battle
On December 8, 1941 Japanese forces invaded Thailand is also. Pibulsonggram. Coordinated with the Japanese until the Japanese to move troops out to attack the british malaya Thai military launched attacks before using warships Thep Sakhon. Purchased from the German Empire, the same version of SMS Vaterland. Thai army to attack the three-way share. The first using Thep Sakhon five ships that is stationed in Satun Shipping to blockade the island. And take the boat to transport military troops landing at Langkawi Island.
And the second he has decided to order the military camp is located near the military all of them immediately. And invasion into the three states of malay. The third section is The situation of the Japanese imperial army invaded british malaya was the other way in which the attack was combined with the aggression of thai troops to withdraw british malaya are mainly blocking the advance of Japan instead. Thailand has the advantage because there is little opposition and military outnumber. A result, the Thai army seized the area in three state returns.
Aftermath
After that, the Thai army occupied the Malay states after the Japanese Army to fight the move is another area.Thai authorities has caught the British in the Malay states and the government commissioner in it.After Thailand, it pioneered the change to the combination of all three territories north of the Malay as a province of Thailand.

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