battle, interwar and Second World War
Battle of Prachuap Khiri Khan
Battle of Prachuap Khiri Khan was a battle fought on 8 December 1941 at Prachuap Khiri Khan, in what is now Thailand; it lasted 1 day. It was part of the Japanese invasion of Thailand. The recorded result: Ceasefire.
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Record
| Date | 8 December 1941 to 9 December 1941 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Prachuap Khiri Khan, Thailand 11.787N, 99.812E | |
| Kind | Battle, interwar and Second World War | |
| Casualties and losses | 42 killed; 27 wounded; 3 aircraft destroyed | 115 killed (Japanese claim); 217 killed; 300+ wounded; (Thai estimates) |
Nearest engagements
- Paknam Incident 1893, 212 km NE
- Siege of Bangkok 1688, 231 km N
- Battle of Ko Chang 1941, 288 km E
- Battle of Siem Reap 1990, 473 km E
- Siege of Angkor 1431, 473 km NE
Elsewhere in 1941
- Attack on Pearl Harbor United States
- Siege of Leningrad Soviet Union
- Battle of Moscow Soviet Union
- Battle of Crete Greece
- Battle of Kiev Ukraine
Battle of Prachuap Khiri Khan is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 7 in present-day Thailand.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q1280169, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Prachuap Khiri Khan, revision 1382129569, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.