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World War II: The Thai Phayap Army invades the Shan States during the Burma Campaign.
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Phayap Army
Thai invasion force in the Burma Campaign of World War II
Phayap Army was the hastily combined forces between the Royal Thai Army (RTA) and the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) that invaded the Siamese Shan States of Burma on 10 May 1942 during the Burma campaign of World War II.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Shan States
Collection of minor Shan kingdoms
The Shan States were a collection of minor Shan kingdoms called möng whose rulers bore the title saopha (sawbwa). In British Burma, they were analogous to the princely states of British India.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Burma campaign
1941–1945 campaign during World War II
The Burma campaign was a series of battles fought in the British colony of Burma as part of the South-East Asian theatre of World War II. It primarily involved forces of the Allies against the invading forces of the Empire of Japan. Imperial Japan was supported by the Thai…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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