What Did Thailand Do in World War 2? | Asia's Reluctant Axis Power 1940-1945
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When people think of the Axis powers three nations come up: Germany, Italy, and Japan. However, did you know that Thailand was also an Axis power fighting against the French, British and Chinese in the Asian Theatre of War? In this video I look at the role of Thailand in the Second World War, its initial neutrality, the Invasion of French Indo-China in the Franco-Thai War of 1940, the Japanese Invasion of Thailand in 1941 and Thailand's subsequent alliance with Imperial Japan supporting its army fighting the British in Malaya and Burma.
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Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
2:38 - Magellan TV Ad
3:53 - The Franco-Thai War
5:55 - War Comes to Thailand
9:01 - The Thai-Japanese Alliance
11:00 - The Tide Turns
14:49 - Thai Resistance
16:29 - The End of the War in Thailand
18:37 - Outro
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The one who convinced Thailand not to fully commit to the Axis, had the biggest "I told you so" in Thai history.
I'll bet he did haha
Pridi Banomyong. His life is actually quite fascinating - although quite a tragic one. His role and conflict with Phibun (again) during the Cold War - specifically Vietnam War - is underreported in the West
@@amarinchutitanarat6745 Pridi had been friends with Phibun during the early days of the People's Party. They fell apart due to the differences in policies and ideology. Pridi was Anti-Japanese left-wing. while Plaek favored militaristic policies which tended to be more conciliatory toward the Japanese.
Ironically, both Pridi and Phibun ended up dying in exile (Pridi died in France while Phibun died in Japan).
@@Jedsa009 there were rumours too that Phibun was assasinated by pro-royalist groups or even masterminded by the royal household since he was a staunch anti-absolute monarchism.
@@amarinchutitanarat6745 He doesn't mean Seni?
her: “I wonder if he’s thinking about other women”
him: “I wonder what Thailand was up to during World War II…”
@@saha-rajthai6069 ….maybe you replied to wrong post, bro
What if WW2 Thailand when back in time to 300 BCE?
I pretty sure even woman would have find curious about what our country does in WWII, come on, give the lady some slack.
If we're going by stereotypes "actually I was thinking what ladyboys were up to in the 1940s."
@@majorblitz3846 implying women care about history. There's a reason every history channel has 90% or more male subscribers
Fun fact, a Thai ad hoc group composed of a company of students and some police resisted a numerically superior Japanese landing until ordered to cease firing, losing their CO officer and a handful of others. A Thai army battalion was too far to reach them in time before the cease fire.
Didn't know about that - reminds me of the South Korean students who held out on their own against the invading North Koreans.
History is surprisingly full of in experienced civilians more than holding their own against Superior forces in all regards, nearly always on the defensive, so righteous Fury seems to be a damned good motivator. Another random example is when some farmers in Norway decimated highly skille soldiers and Scottish mercenaries during the Kalmar war.
Those students were trained as Military Youth Units stationed in their home province. They were equipped with type-66 Siamese mauser (ironically made by in the same arsenal as Arisaka). These military youths resisted Japanese landings in Southern Thailand fiercely, in some case involving in hand-to-hand combat. Some veterans mentioned ferocious bayonet fight against Japanese katana!
Today, Territorial Defense Student units (Army, Navy and Airforce) are kinda direct successors to Military Youth Units of WW2.
Those students are part of military youth which are modelled after Hitler Jugend iirc.
@@historywithhilbert146 Phibun's wiki was the first time I ever saw the world; irredentist. And I'm gonna call you out, saying that was also the first time you ever saw it too!
It's also funny that Thailand was the only country from southeast Asia* that sent their troops to Europe during ww1 to support the Allies and even took part in victory parade in Paris.
Just like Japan which also was a Allied nation before they both turned into Axis.
lmao, actually Thai just want to get a title or to side on the winning side lol, according to what I learn
lmao Thai army was so slow that the war ended when they reach the land but they can't go back empty hand so they take some parade picture lol!
@@gwynsolstice4488
Instead of embarrassing yourself (is it because of playing games all day?), maybe you should do some research on your own country sometime?
Thailand sent a small expeditionary force consisting of 1,284 volunteers under the command of Major General Phya Pijaijarnrit (later promoted to Lieutenant General and known as Phya Devahastin) to serve with the British and French forces on the Western Front. Included was a contingent of the Army Air Corps.
The Thais arrived in 1918 and the air personnel began training at the French Army Flying Schools at Avord and Istres. Over 95 men qualified as pilots and some were sent to Bomber School at Le Crotoy, Reconnaissance School at Chapelle-la-Reine, Gunnery School at Biscarosse, and to Fighter Conversion Courses at Piox. According to some sources, Thai pilots made their first sorties in the final weeks of the war, although others claim the Thais finished their training too late to take part.
There was also a medical unit which included nurses and it is claimed these were the only women to serve in the trenches of the Western Front.
The Thai contingent marched in a victory parade in Paris on 19 July 1919 and arrived back in Thailand on 21 September 1919. A war memorial was erected in honour of the troops and stands in Sanam Luang park in Bangkok. Inscribed are the names of the 19 soldiers killed in action on the Western Front.
Thailand also participated in the Versailles Peace Conference (with Articles 135, 136 and 137 devoted to her in the final Treaty of Versailles). In January 1920 Thailand became a founding member of the League of Nations.
On 1 September 1920, King Vajiravudh's decision to go to war was vindicated when the United States ceded her extraterritorial rights. France, after five years of extensive negotiations relinquished her rights in February 1925 while Britain signed a treaty to the same effect in July the same year.
@@07jittawutkittipoonsuk How do they teach it at your school, actually?
@@ddobefaest9334 I remember that school told me Thailand want to modify unfair agreement so they went for war
"If you can't fight join them"
- Thailand
and not just once.
Stupid die or alive for revenge
The corpse can't hold a gun and shoot it.
"If you see nearby country get squadwiped in a short session, maybe it's time to do something else to survive them beside fighting"
Want Some ต้มยำกุ้ง?
@@hdavythespino8211 where you form
"Oriental Italy"
Someone never described the Thai better.
Jeez,Don't you know those jokes are not only Historically inaccurate but also stale and painfully unfunny
@@Guadalajara1937 i found it funny
yeah they even have a pasta related WWII story
Yeah, as Thai, whenever I visit southern Italian city, it always gives me the same Bangkok vibes.
@@nokaton is that a good thing or a bad thing?
My Thai grandma used to run a noodle stall frequented by Japanese troops. She didn’t have a bad word to say about them. They even brought her ingredients if she was short of anything. It’s so strange to hear this point of view as I grew up in the UK.
I’m actually Thai, and my great grandma had a totally different story. Japan was actually torturing random Thai people according to my great grandmother.
Just know that most likely those ingredients, weren't their own
@@WarShorts. BS. I am Thai and live in Bangkok. My grandmother told me the Japanese soldiers were very kind and respectful. Always brought snacks for Thai children. Thailand loves Japan, then and now.
@@mirrorocean3852 I guess different soldiers act different.
I agreed, as a Thai, originated from Ratchaburi where the death railway started, all the elderly in the area had a good image for Japanese troops. They even helped the Japanese soldiers by giving foods and water when they walked before passing to Kanchanaburi then they cried because of the hospitality of Siamese people
Moreover, some of soldiers got married with Siamese girls and stayed in Siam during that time. At the end of WWII, some Japanese soldiers insisted to stay here.
Fun fact: Thai Ambassador was the last foreign dignitary recieved by Hitler in the Bunker.
What’s their reaction?
How *fun* 😅
Source??
The Thai Ambassador say, "This might be a good time for you to make a goodwill tour of Asia, Mr. Chancellor."
@@nssupremacy_4281 For me as Thai. I feel nothing with Hitler. We kindda like him. I think if Hitler win the war. Europe still be the greatest power in the world, not the US.
Now I’m fascinated by how wars affected world cuisine, Pad Thai, America’s obsession with Pizza, etc
Probably a lot of segregation of whites of Germans and Italian and Irish Americans too during ww2
Thai rice sushi became popular among soldier stationed in Thailand and after the war is over, the recipe for it have been brought back to Japan. It became some of the top tier sushi in the 50s. The rice would also be brought to Japan to make Sake. In fact, most of the high quality Sake are brew by using Thai rice.
pad thai was invented as an ordinary lunch food in 1930s
Pad Thai was invented in the 1930 to make a Thai nationalistic dish (initially there was no pork in the dish as pork was seen as Chinese food)... And also to get the people to eat more nodules as there were a rice shortage in Thailand during WWII.
American fried rice is one of most popular east meets west thai dish, mixing fried rice with USA food elements like ketchup, bacon, deep fried chicken
I'm glad someone finally talked about Thailand in the war
Yeah people just basically skip about thailand
Even Thai school won't talk about this.
@@copter2000 ok
@@somerandomperson2768 yes
It is taught in history subjects, but not in depth. A lot of history is omitted.They don't want us to be exposed to bad things and defeats in the war. They always teach us that Free Thai as a hero and a It does not tell about the heroic acts of civilians and soldiers in earlier periods.
Thailand's neighbours never harboured ill will towards them post WW2 because ultimately all the Thai ever did in the SEA theater was allowing Japanese forces passage to invade Malaya and Singapore. They didn't try to claim more lands or actively fought against any of its SEA neighbours. The only countries that are still disdainful of Thailand are Burma and Cambodia, but their beef existed for centuries so its not really irrelevant to the topic of WW2
Great point!! The fall of Ayutthaya can more accurately explain the Burma and Thai beef
Thailand did launch a military invasion of vietnam to reclaim some lost territory from the french but thats about it
Burma *is* Myanmar.
You're a damm lier, Thailand accepted ceded land from Malaysia during WW2
@@greyscaleb1537 Did a little quick wiki-ing. Weren't those territories formerly their before the British gunboats diplomacy its way into acquiring them? I know there is some kind of insurgency goining south of Thailand so it's a bit of a touchy subject.
Thailand: Hey Japan, do you know what happened to italy?
Japan: He switched sides, why?
Thailand: So anyways....
*Thailand Has Switched Sides*
Japan:TRAITOR
@@AnkunShin Germany : I can relate with that
@@AnkunShin Germany: umm...first time?
Actually that’s quite good for us Thais so we don’t have to be colonised
As a Thai-American, I think there's lots of similarities between Italy and Thailand in WWII, both countries with nationalistic dictators being gravitated and compelled to ally themselves with their bigger, more ideologically right-wing neighbors, being gravitated and compelled to ally themselves with their bigger, more ideologically right-wing neighbors (who ends up losing in the end and tries to jump ship before that happens), all the while the civilian population is relatively lukewarm about it.
My grandma (who's currently 89) also told me stories of her as a young girl living in Bangkok during WWII, of having to hide for cover whenever the bombs dropped on the city. Another grandma of mine also told me stories of her having to live in the countryside during WWII, as Bangkok was being bombed.
My Grandpa worked in a Japanese owned factory in Bangkok. On 7th Dec, his Japanese boss changed into full military uniform and told the workers to return home.
@@NATNETINARELLI Was he Thai?
@@Urlocallordandsavior yeah he had mixed Thai- Chinese background but did look like Thai.
Many Japanese officers already spied in Thailand before they start south campaign. When IJA start invade Thailand, they changed clothes to military and joined the army as intelligent officer.
You can see his at Pearl Harbor too. A Japanese spy also on islands.
Oh yea nothing screams right wing like the national socialist party
Would love to hear your take on the british colony of Newfoundland and our part in the 2nd World War.
Up the Doyle’s
The defeat at Hong kong wasn't it
You all made great flak jackets and did more then the Quebecy all the did was demand more monies.
oh my god its all about you every one has a story
Lol อะไรเนี่ย ผมงงไปหมดแล้ว #คนไทย
Phibunsonkhrran or just Phibun is pronounced Pibun, Thai "PH"s are pronounced as English "P"s....... Field Marshal Pibun was definitely he most interesting Thai leader, I think, and he created modern Thailand being, by far the most influential leader in Thai history. Even today the politics of Thailand is just a reflection of his rule, and much of what any visitor or tourist to the country experiences is his doing. A kind of an example of what happens if Mussolini's fascism survives for 70 years and what it would evolve into.
However in Thailand his rule is largely overlooked, the idea a commoner had more influence over the country than any monarch, that Pibun kept the Royal family as prisoners only to wheel them out to perform official ceremonies to aid his rule. That he was the one the turned army into the coup happy organisation is has been for the last 70 years and that he was strongly anti-Chinese-Thai hasn't endeared him to modern Thais or their leaders.
Well, since after Sarit ,the terrible guy who came in power after him, the monarchs gained their support and power again and the history is mostly dedicated to the monarchs...and given how power the monarchy are on, it's not that surprising that he is kind of overlooked. (They should have just get rid of the monarch's power permanently) And yeah the coups cycle in our country still exists it happens pretty much every once in a decade or so.
I would compare Phibul to Atäturk instend of Mussolini. He try to reform Thai national identity along ataurk's line. Both had a millatry background and politicize the milltary. Thai politics now is similar to 1980s-1990s Turkey.
@@varotjutaviriya1808 From what I understand the fundamental difference between Atäturk's nationalism and Mussolini's nationalism is Atäturk's nationalism was essentialist whereas Mussolini's was constructionalist. In this respect Pibun's nationalism resembles Mussolini's more than Ataturk's.
He was a lucky fool. We'd be better off as a country had he and his butt buddies in the Kana Rattsadorn were strangled in their cribs, Pridi included.
@@arnantphongsatha7906 Whoah. Why the hate? You a royalist? I'm not passing judgement. But if so, you're the first royalist I've seen who isn't all quam-rip-roy about it. Never seen that.
Thailand has a similarity situation like Italy in the WW 2. The monarchy in both country was overthrown by a dictator and later on joining the Axis power .The Thai monarchy during the ww2 has fled the country and exile in Europe and the United state but fortunately for Thailand the monarchy was able to return home right after the war was over with the allies victory.
yes very fortunate, for the monarchy. The Thai Royal Family is in fact, the best. One could argue that without them the Thai people would be very, very, horrendously sad.
And the gen P. Who join Axis, few yrs later he became Thai PM again like nothing happened earlier.
Parasite family
Yes, I'm Thai.
I prefer this dictator than pro-monarchy dictator that came after, atleast Thai civilians had dignity , were treated as human. Now we need to crawl on the floor in front of them like dogs.
Thai monarchy STAYED in europe at that time after King RAMA VII overthrow by a dictator.
And those dictators chose a nine-year-old Prince to become Young King who could not have real power.
The main Royal family with 1 mother and 3 kids (The young King and his siblings lost their great father before ww2) stayed in europe during the war.
They didn't just "during the ww2 has fled the country" like you commented.
And during the ww2 Royal family members (especially Queen Rambhai Barni of King Rama VII) involved to free Thailand with Seri Thai (= Free Thai).
Because of that The Royal Family came back to Thailand again to clear the mess those dictators created during that time.
@@Hideyoshi1991 No. Not just fortunate. During ww2 Royal Family tried hard to help too.
Imagine being an axis country that keeps being forgotten.
Laughs in Suomi
@@popeo1973 why? I think it's impressive
Thailand, Finland, Persia, Spain, the list goes on
@@Centristlol I don't think spain is on the axis side
@@jonathanmckarlison1203 technically they weren’t, but Franco sanctioned a large regiment of Spanish volunteers to fight with the Germans on the Eastern Front and Spain was also one of Germany’s and Italy’s largest trading partners
Saying that the Monarchy was overthrown in 1932 is kinda wrong as Thailand is still a Monarchy with the same Royal Family before 1932, would have been more correct to say that the ABSOLUTE Monarchy was overthrowned in 1932
Not just more correct. Absolutely correct.
Yeah, before World War II, there was a bloodless revolution that took place to reform from absolute to constitutional monarchy, planting democratic seed on Thailand's soil.
Siamese Revolution, 24th of June 1932(2475), led by Khana Ratsadon(People's Party).
Proper way is, the monarchy was reformed, like it would be once again soon.
It’s still an absolute monarchy. The king is bowed to, even his image. Flag up before sunrise, and national anthem must be sung at every monastery, school, temple, or government institution.
For fun; Try stepping on some Thai baht on the ground in front of the police and see what happens to you. 🚔⛓💀
@@Natasha-ce3rm I stepped on a bank note and nobody gave a shit
The Allies:The Axis Powers of Germany Italy Japan Finland Hungary Romania Bulgaria Iraq Must be Punished.
Thailand: Quietly Closes Curtains.
We do a little team switching.
Finland wasn't really IN the Axis, rather working with them.
@@albinovenom6872 Yes, a Co-Belligerent.
@@Zen-sx5io yea they were a co belligerent but they did side with the axis mainly with Germany against the USSR even though they didn't sign the tripartite pact.
ไทยจำเป็นต้องยอมให้ญี่ปุ่นเดินทัพผ่านเราเคยได้สู้เเล้วขอความช้วยเหลือจากอังกฤษเเล้วเเต่โดนปฏิเสธเราจึงต้องยอมเเล้วประกาศสงครามกับอังกฤษเเละอเมริกา
Honestly. Unlike italy. Thailand wasnt a voluntary ally
Fact1:Thailand in that time we never care about WWII we just want to revenge to frence and take teritory back but japanese is just third hand that ruined every plan in that time it feel like"Be my homie or Im gonna fuck ur ass" Btw thailand always choose the easy way.😂😂😂
Very interesting as I live in Thailand. I think Thailand didn't have much of a choice really. Try to stay neutral under the threat of invasion from a super power at that time.
French: "Give back the provinces we have taken from you!"
Thailand: "Uh..."
Germany to Thailand: "Your first time?"
A speaking tree in jungle: "But you didn't help us"
Bedankt om deze te posten. Ik wist heel weinig over de oorlog in Thailand.
I've been wishing for a video like this for ages - thank you for this 🙏🏽
As a Thai/Australian who was born there, I lived in a town which ran through the Thai-Burma railway in the 1990's. I got to know Nagase and Trevor because my father was a journalist who wrote 'Captive on the river kwae'. I had a strange crazy childhood in Thailand before moving to Australia, so I had the fascination of the pacific as a hobby compared to people who lived in Europe. I have gone back to Thailand like 5 years ago for a revisit and visited Japan twice and hoping to go to Japan again. Thailand has past friendships with Japan in the past and present. Thailand today has adopted a lot of things from Japan like: Anime mascots, school systems, public transports but has a long way to go. When I went back to Thailand to revisit the places I stayed, I was more Australian than Thai and I was not used to the smell/humidity of SEA. As a weeb, I would like to see Thailand in Azur Lane as a minor red axis nation. I can imagine Akagi welcoming Thonburi into the alliance of red axis.
Khanchanaburi province you mean, my great grand father used to help POW escaped japanese labor camp over there. (he helped only asian prisoners because it was difficult to help and hide white people)
@@TheKaMeLRo yes, that Provence.
i wonder how do you classify a coastal defense ship in that game
@@ZaHandle M O N I T O R
Fun Fact: Thailand traded with Japan since old time and many things in Japan today like Art of fermentation to make Sushi, Sake(alcohol) are originate in Thailand then bring to Japan later. You can search ปลาส้ม and สาโท to see what's it look like.
Even China also bring this fermentation way from Thailand to their home, and still only Japan that evolved way to ferment fish by using rice to become whole new thing by eating that fermented rice together with fish (that's why they have to cook rice with vinegar to get sour flavors). But Thailand and China are still do the same like old day by cleaning rice off before cook the fish that got fermented.
My relatives recalled the daily (nightly) horror of the bombing raids over Bangkok. Many city dwellers needed to flee the central urban centers, train stations and other infrastructure.
My mom’s friend is a daughter of a Thai fighter pilot who fought the Japanese during the first days of the invasion. He never got the plane off the ground as the airbase was overrun by the incoming Japanese troops. He was bayonetted in the buttock but survived and later retired as a Air Marshall a few decades later.
Cool story
my family in bangkok moved up to china then moved back to bangkok then moved more northern to pak chong all during ww2
Thanks for making a video of my country. I am proud of it.
What a good video here !!
Thank you for detail about my country in WWII :D
Thank for this series. Real interesting. I’ve never considered Iceland or Thailand in the context of WWII previously. Definitely keep going!
Really appreciated the ad. I read Rana Miller’s book that the documentary is based on so am really interested in signing up for MagellanTV to watch. Thanks Hilbert.
A very very well made video! I learned so much, thank you :)
An extremely interesting vídeo. A topic never discussed in the common History books.
Thank you for your approach to the War in Ásia.
A.
As a Cambodian i really love watching ur history documentary videos also thanks for this video!
Thank you Hilbert for the video on my country's forgotten war efforts
Thank you very much from Thailand🇹🇭🤗
excellent video, thanks for putting that together.
Well now i gotta see what Hoi4 can do with me playing it :)
Thanks for an interesting video!
Here is a list of lesser known Axis members/Puppet States/Foreign Legions (That I know I might forgotten a few). It includes a few that in some way helped/supported the Axis.
King of Siam/Thailand (Mentioned in the video and title)
Tsardom Bulgaria
Kingdom of Hungary
Romania
Spanish State (It sent volunteers to the Eastern Front only, revenge for the Soviets supporting the Republicans during the Spanish Civil war but didn't join)
Finland (Didn't join Axis but still invaded USSR by invading the Karelia region and other regions and battles)
Independent State of Croatia (Puppet State)
Slovak Republic (Puppet State)
Norwegian, Latvian, Estonian, Lithuanian, and numerous other foreign legions recruited from conquered territories
Greater Albania or State of Albania (Somewhat a puppet state)
Government of National Salvation (Serbian Puppet State)
General Government (Poland Puppet State)
And numerous other puppet states and somewhat neutral nations there are parts that I might be wrong I do apologize for it
Thanks for the list - I'll be sure to cover a few more of these as I go :)
To say that King of Siam(Thailand) support the Axis is quite misleading because at that time, the Thai king(Rama VIII during war he's under 20 years old) has no authority in nation's decision due to the fascist prime minister(Plaek Phibun Songkram) is the supreme leader at that time, so the king have no authority to decide to enter the war or not. And the king's little brother(Rama IX yet not coronation) is around 10 years old in 1937 so he has nothing to do with the war. Major Thai activity at that time are decide by Thai military government.
My grandma is from 1920's manchuria, she luckly survived the wars and the revolutions, I always love to listen to her telling the stories of the old days, such a fascinating time back then
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"Great documentary" *Shows modern day boarders of Germany and Poland instead of the 1939 boarders.
Germany's borders were weird, not really modern. France's borders though... for some reason they owned Navarre, Aragon and Catalonia?
Ireland's independence is gone too, the maps looked like they were drawn from memory by a Frenchman
Lol I did spot that as well 😅 Having said that the actual documentary is really interesting when the presenter is talking to some of the Chinese veterans
@@historywithhilbert146 did they make you do the modern ay borders?
@@antontresoor5384 hey hey hey, i see no issues there 😂
My grandfather was stationed in Burma during WWII the story's he had was so interesting and still have he's old photo album from Burma miss you grandad ❤️
Thank you for making this video. It’s the only one on TH-cam I could find that covers the subject.
things i needed to know ...thank you
Hilbert, I'd love to see a video on the Caribbean and Central America during World War II. Even though there wasn't any fighting, the politics and views of the people of the region on the Allies, Axis, and the course of the war, would be really interesting.
I think it'd be interesting if you cover the Burma campaign during WW2, it was vital to supply convoys being sent to China, and the Japanese blew major railways and bridges that connected Burma, which was a huge problem for the Allies to retake or rebuild.
Really digging the music in this one
I happy that you talk about my country thank you (เยี่ยมมาก)
being someone whos been educated at an international school its always upsetting they are always mentioning huge players of major events and not actually going into detail what happened along the sideline me being thai myself ive had both sides of the world explain to whats happened in different languages and forms but all tell the same story and its nice to find someone who appreciates all of history instead what was just taught to us great video History with Hilbert
Thais actually won a battle against French Foreign Legion in Cambodia (French IndoChina then) on the 16th of January 1941 with the lost of 400 French Soldier, many were captured and Thai lost only 1 soldier and 2 wounded.
But general has been execute anyway cuz didn't follow the order
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I like your channel because you make videos there in-depth and not five minutes.
Thank you
An old set of "Instant histories" gave the start of the War in 1931 when Manchukuo was created by the Kwangtung Army. British civilians in Thailand were interned, but treated as well as possible by Thai friends. The Thai liked the British but were constrained by circumstance. Carol Hollinger lived there in 1957 and met some of these people, Thai and British.
And Vietnam was busy fending off being invaded for the Nth time.
When you’re neighbors with China you either get gud at fighting or get conquered
@@iattacku2773 And that’s been proven over and over again lol
@@iattacku2773 Or more commonly, both.
@@vandeheyeric that too
will tell the world that he is always good But now the world sees how the development is. People are still arrogant but don't know the outside world at all. Being invaded by China, saying it won the Chinese Being bombed by America, claiming that he has conquered America. The impact was in the country, many people were killed but said they had won. Communist states have always blinded their people, this is what the world knows. At present, I still think that there are more developments than other nations. The state should be open to some people in the country.
Great videos! Do one on Turkey during WW2 and one on Iran. Keep up the great content
Very interesting topic
8:36 not just Thai police force, but also paramilitary consisting of Teachers, Students, and Scouts. No military were stationed there due to a deal with British melayu.
I wouldn't really call Thailand the same as Italy since they only joined due to a Japanese threat and invasion. Think it would be more accurate to call them the Asian Finland
How about Asian Romania?
Asian Romania Fits Better
When it comes to warfare not really compared to finland.
Vietnam has proven to be the asian finland in the cold war.
@@TheHollandHS shut up
Oriental Sweden might be another option, as neutral Sweden support Nazi indirectly in some ways during WW2 as well.
I did enjoy 🤠🙏
Very interesting
As Thai and somewhat history nerd, i appreciate that you interest in our forgotten messy history and i want say a lots of things in this video.
1) in 1932, there were a group known as "knaa raat" is a huge politic group consisting of many politicians from both far left and right as well as some high military officers (Pleak and Pridi are one of them),they didn't overthrow the Thai monarchy but turn in to constitutional monarchy as there were still unfinished debates on many different ideal political utopia byThai politicians.( i can't say anything further as it's still a provocative topic here)
2)Though PM Pleak pibun. actually cooperated with Japanese, in that moment Pridi as the representative of the head of state( king Rama viii who still young) didn't sign and claimed that the alliance treaty between Thailand and Japan is void.
3)we keep in touch with both USA and Japan but neither UK nor France as we slightly hate them from the consequences of the colonization tread already so we don't really want to cooperate with UK.
4)The Japanese didn't help us in Franco- Thai war at all, as in 1941, that French were Vichy French not the Free French so we technically fight against the axis powers but the Japanese intervened because they don't want us to gained more land and power to bargain them the same story with Shan state in burma they don't allow us to take it for the same reason. We use mostly American fighter and British bomber and machine guns while use some late 19th centuries Mauser and IJ ship. We actually prepared for operation Hà Tiên the ravaged plan of the battle of koh chang but the PM called off. (Most of the archives are in Thai, it won't be surprised if you can't find it)
5)The United States of America also had a condition of all equipment destruction in order to buy their stuff which is likely to be said "force to buy" and that's why not so many stuff left in museum though some might successfully smuggled such as the last Vought OU2 on earth and ki36 one of the last two surviving planes.
Bangkok were the first place were B29 bomb and we are actually the first nation to shot it down by ki43. Oh and we use ki27 retard donkey to down p51(its pilot didn't get killed).
The resistance were mostly high school student in the preserve battalion as well as villagers equipped with obsolete Mauser and hunting short gun. We actually had a vickers machine gun but didn't use it
There are many stuff that i one of history nerd want you tho know more than "the oriental italy" or "Kwae bridge""
The British didn’t want to colonise Thailand because the British saw Thailand as a neutral country and didn’t want to cause conflict between the colonies.
@@killagamez4619 No, they didn't in the early 20th centuries but they actually did in late 19th centuries as both British and French know that Thailand is a key strategic location in this region and become a very serious treat if they can't completely control it. England was very interested in mining tin and jewelry around the southern of Thailand from Phuket to northern Malaysia as well as forestry in the north and they force us to use use British standard railway to support their economic benefits as well as prohibiting the construction of canal in Kra isthmus (it was the day we still hold some southern part of Burma) as they concern that it might affect their vital harbour called Singapura, Singapore though we had planned to built it since the birth of Bangkok. And most of the arguments end in weird border leading to forever conflict like Kurdish, Rohingya and also South Thailand insurgency ..i think these reasons are sound enough to reject Churchill's offer. The only benefit we get from British treaty is to convert from homemade into more industrial base economy and forced free trade.
By knowing that, the King RamaV needs the western allies in order to balance power beam and it must not be either England or France in case of possible cooperation. So he turn to Russia and Prussia empire as you see we were equipped with mostly german armed at that day and remain a very close friend to the tsar...once he visited Siam in 1895 when he still the crown prince Nicholas II.
France relationship with Thailand is pretty simple to explain. Once we were together like couple (Louis XIV period) but soon broke up and slightly hated each other. France took Chanthaburi and Trat province as hostages mainly populated with Thai ethnicity in the expense of majority of the western Cambodia. Same story with the Laos.
But weirdly enough to say that i'm pretty satisfied about our chaos history, we lost huge pack of land but it's benefits for many others people as such most of the Angkor like temple including the famous Angkor wat used to be in Thailand but now it make a significant money for their country... it's kind of bittersweet story that we shall cope with and pass through with respect to each individuals.🥺
@@killagamez4619 I’m going to side with our Thai friend here. We in the West are not exactly known for “live and let live”
@@julkongkamerakate9985 Thanks I learned a lot from your comment. I love Thailand by the way
@@silentotaku8 I think every country has done right and wrong just some more than others mainly the big powerful countries. I agree with him now. I just didn’t know about the early 20th century
I love how Italy became a template for playing both sides!
I mean Italy did this twice so yeah
@@bruderspatzlemitso930 We didn't do it at all, the matter is complicated, but yes, we kinda did
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My great-grandfather (now deceased) also helped aiding the Japanese army as a town mayor in the western remote area
My highschool still has bomb shelter, just like other highschool in the same area of Bangkok. It was founded by a group of French catholic missionaries. During the war, one day, Japanese officers visited the school and discussed with the school management to use the school as one of their barracks! The French chief priest who managed the school in those days told them that the school was Italian-owned school....those Japanese left without further discussion LoL
Excellent research including your Thai pronunciation. Fun fact, the noodles used in Pad Thai are rice noodles.
Yeah, I remember those stories from elderlies when Japanese troops landed at the beach near my home. It was also where the preparing phrase for Battle of Malaya begun.
Would not a more apt comparison for Thailand during WWII be Finland? An Axis cobelligerent, led by a charismatic and popular Marshall, that only fought in their near abroad, with border disputes stemming from recent wars, and that got off relatively lightly in the post-war peace conferences, with minimal foreign occupation/control, and that - more or less - maintained peaceable relations with its neighbors after the conflict ended.
"Corporate wants you to find the difference between this Axis power and this Axis power"
"They're the same pwer"
It really would fit better as Asían Romania not Finland
@@soropintoresco9030 Romania sorta got turned into Stalin's bitch after ww2, so Finland is more apt
I think Bulgaria is the best comparison.
As a Thai, I can briefly say that whoever is close to winning, we are on that side. 300IQ
Pro gamer move, scummy but for the best.
Yes, and that’s how Thailand ended up siding with the Axis. More like -300 IQ.
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Japan: I want Italy at our side
Germay: Honey, Italy has already switched side
Japan: But I want Italy😢
Germany: Don't worry, we have Italy at home
Italy at home:
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Very much educational and thrilling.
Please, Sir, I would like to know more about Portugal history in their own Colonies, during WWI. And the Portuguese Navy role in the Ocean Atlantic, fighting U-boat s and in Mozambique, in the Indian Ocean, fighting Germany.
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I come from Thailand. I'm a youngster with a passion for history. especially during World War II. Thanks for this information. It's very helpful for me Thank you.
Hello Hilbert, thank you for your awesome content! Since you asked about overlooked countries in WW2, can you cover Mongolia and/or Soviet Central Asia for this period, please? Thank you.
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A random Kazakh dude who lost three of his great-grandfathers in the Red Army on the Eastern Front.
It's kind of interesting comparing Italy to Thailand in WW2
3:06 this gave me several strokes
France owning Catalonia and Piedmont. Poland owning East Prussia. Britain owning Ireland...
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Surprised you mentioned the British attempted invasion, not many people know that at one point in time we were fighting both the Axis and the Allies simultaneously.
Oh, and the 1932 revolution only ended absolute monarchy, not monarchy as a whole.
I'd love to see a video on ireland during the war
I hope you meant the Republic of Ireland they actually had a Nazi living there I was floored but after the shock wore off. and it wasn't the then Prince of Wales and they were gun runners after all the United Kingdom was their forever enemy as a descended Irish Scot I'm so ashamed of some of the actions of both sides.
@@cornbreadfedkirkpatrick9647 which nazi was this? The only actual nazi that lived in ireland as far as I'm aware was otto skorzeny and he lived there after the war. I have no idea what you are talking about when referring to gun runners. The gun running happened before and during ww1 not ww2
@@padraigpearse1551 All I know is from an article from Irish central a few years back I forgot the name and it doesn't look familiar, they supplied weapons to Germany during the war I watched an old documentary on PBS
@@padraigpearse1551 oh okay, I stand corrected thanks, oh but Switzerland was a big help to Germany in more ways than one being neutral my flat keyster, an NPR expose a few years back, and when he wanted to invade they oh no no that wasn't our arraignment
@@cornbreadfedkirkpatrick9647 nah you're getting mixed up germany supplied guns to the irish volunteers during ww1. Could the 'nazi' you're thinking of be frank Ryan? He was in the IRA and was in talks with the Abwehr
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Been enjoying these videos, I recommend doing China in this series. I know about Shanghai and Nanking, but want to learn more about the conflict in general. 🇹🇼
Waiting for the video about Brazil in ww2 and hope one day about dutch Brazil!
And the hidden confederate colony there yes the one from the American civil war
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Can you do the Caribbean in WW2 thanks 🙏
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Would love to hear about Switzerland during WW2, especially why the Axis never invaded it.
They wanted to, after winning against the Allies, because Switzerland was (and still is) a very fortified country with lots of mountains, therefore the Axis decided it was to costly and without any significant profit to relocate significant amounts of resources from, for example, the Eastern Front, to Switzerland if they could instead just more or less ignore it until the main war was over.
Fun fact
Thai PM. name Pleak means 'Strange' in thai language
Though I have been living in Thailand for over 20 years I have done little to look into it's history so I appreciate your article here. There are many dead Japanese buried along the coast of Thailand.
More accurate:
Thailand, the Oriental Bulgaria.
Let me explain:
I am curious about how many Thai soldiers fought outside of their borders. What numbers fought in China and Burma?
I think Thailand compares much more with Bulgaria, also a relunctant and opportunistic, lesser Axis Power, than it compares to Italy.
Italy was, afterall , one of the two original Axis nations ( Pact of Steel... Before Japan joined the tripartide pact) Italy had its own colonies by the start of the war, Somaliland, Abyssinnia and Libya and these colonies became major theaters of the early war; Thailand ( and Bulgaria ) did not. Performance aside, Italy invaded Albania ( previously Abyssinia... Neither colonial possessions.. but independent nations). Italy sent some air power to fight in the Battle of Britain, contributed a few submarines to the Battle of the Atlantic, fought major naval battles in the Mediterranean and sunk a few capital class British ships with submarine borne attacks. Italy sent large division level units to fight in the Soviet Union. They were the largest contributor in numbers to the Axis in North Africa. AND only after losing some of their home territory by direct invasion by the Allies, did Italy surrender and switch sides. Italy was a major player in WWII, despite the dismissive jokes about them.
Bulgaria was much more similar to Thailand in its role. It primarily allowed Germany to use its territory to invade Greece ( I believe Yugoslavia too) , it did invade Greece to reclaim territory it had lost in WWI and the Balkan Wars, but to my knowledge did not send much beyond those reclaimed territories, perhaps helping in Albania too. Also similarly to Thailand (it did declare war on the US but didn't really come into combat with US forces) , Bulgaria avoided directly declaring war on the Soviets, partly because of strong traditional Bulgarian/Russian ties. Because they did not attack the Soviets, They escaped the worst effects of Stalin's occupation after the war, compared to Hungary, Romania and Czechloslovakia ( invaded/annexed/divided by the Axis).
So this is much less dramatic,. But far more accurate:
Thailand: The Oriental Bulgaria
Finland might be ripe for another comparison as I don't think either one was officially an Axis power, but Finland did declare war on Britain)
Thailand can be said to be just a neutral country being forced at times to take a side to keep their independence.
Very Informative as i as am Englishman who lives in the Isthmus of Kra ps Have You Heard about the First Burma Railway Build by the Japanese in Thailand ?
There is a big ass monument in Thailand called "the vitory monument" dedicated to the war between Thailand and French teritories tho...
Mongolia and Inner Mongolia are super overlooked
Thailand: I apologize for the war and inconvenience I’ve caused for you..
United States: I don’t even know who you are
Hahaha. It probably went like
Thailand: “blah blah blah”
American: “Where are you located again, Taiwan?”
Wikipedia, pacific war. Thailand sent 126,500 soldiers to join the war
Could you make one of méxico ?
Can you do one on Portugal, How it stayed out of the war besides being allied with Britain and sympathetic towards Germany. I think its a pretty interesting balance of power and friendships, its said that at one time there were 2 ships from both sides on the capital (not sure if its true).