Cambodia circa WW2
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Cambodia circa WW2
So after a quick Google I found Cambodia was under French colonisation until the end of ww2, and then the Japanese briefly couped the country. I'm interested in the history of the country around this era. Are the local populace schooled on the happenings of the world war, and if so what are their general views regarding the axis and the allies? Any historical info regarding this rough time frame? Cheers
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The local population are not even schooled on the local civil war, why would they get any education on WW2 ??
I do not think that you understand the limitations of the local education options.
I do not think that you understand the limitations of the local education options.
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WW2??
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Mrs PH told me once that her high shook covered the entirety of the Pacific campaign in an afternoon and two pages. It’s unconscionable.
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Barangnang wrote: ↑Wed Aug 28, 2019 10:30 pmAre the local populace schooled on the happenings of the world war, and if so what are their general views regarding the axis and the allies?
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When I say schooled that encompasses word of mouth through family etc...
So from your reactions the second world war isn't ever thought about over here?
So from your reactions the second world war isn't ever thought about over here?
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And Bangkok was never actually bombed during WW2 either. No, not possible.
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I have read of one bombing when bombs aimed at the railway station fell near the river from wat ounalom to street 108/110. And I read a book by a POW on the railway who said they were transported from Bangkok to PP by train and then marched to the river with the Khmers watching. Then put on a boat to Saigon.
The French locals were only interned in 1944 I think, they were free early on in the occupation.
The train station and surrounds were bombed several times by the Americans. Some Japanese aircraft from Phu Qouc helped sink the British battleships off northern Malaya. The Japanese built an airstrip near Kep as well.
The French locals were only interned in 1944 I think, they were free early on in the occupation.
The train station and surrounds were bombed several times by the Americans. Some Japanese aircraft from Phu Qouc helped sink the British battleships off northern Malaya. The Japanese built an airstrip near Kep as well.
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Just say literally 'when Japanese were here' or 'when world war 2. Japanese occupation', or even 'Japanese/Chinese war'.. most will comply.
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You won't find many Cambodians old enough to remember much about that period, which wasn't hugely eventful anyway compared to subsequent decades. The Vichy French fought a war with Thailand at the start of the war (and lost the western provinces again till 1946), and went into an alliance with the Japanese which allowed them free movement through the territory and permission to set up garrisons. However in 1945 the Japanese interred all the French military/ police and officials and declared an Independent/ Puppet state which didn't last long. The allies bombed Phnom Penh in 1945, I have a document about it I'll try to dig out. It lists all the targets and has maps. Some would be familiar, such as the power station near the Old Stadium, the present-day Coca Cola factory on NR5 which was being used to produce ethanol (as the Japanese were having problems with their oil supplies), the railway station and the port, some rail junctions etc. Psah Thmei was hit during these raids and the dome was badly damaged and had to be rebuilt. I think some bombs also landed on the palace.
This guy remembered WWII but the article is 20 years old:
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ ... s-red-foot
This guy remembered WWII but the article is 20 years old:
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ ... s-red-foot
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Oil for gasoline/petroleum was in short supply when supply routes were disrupted. Ethanol and other plant-based fuels became crucial.
https://www.ag.ndsu.edu/energy/biofuels ... and-policy
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This got me thinking of Phu Quoc and what role it could have played. A quick and lazy search turned up:
“In 1939, the Governor-general of French Indochina, Jules Brévié drew a line to delimit the administrative boundaries for islands in the Gulf of Thailand: those north of the line were placed under Cambodia protectorate; those south of the line were managed by the colony of Cochinchina. Brévié made the point that the decision merely addressed administrative tasks, and that no sovereignty decision had been made. As a result, Phu Quoc remained under Cochinchina administration. Later, Cochinchina's sovereignty was handed over to the State of Vietnam and remained so after France left.
After Mainland China fell under the control of the Chinese Communist Party in 1949, General Huang Chieh moved 33,000+ Republic of China Army soldiers mostly from Hunan Province to Vietnam and they were stationed at Phu Quoc. Later, the army moved to Taiwan in June 1953.
From 1953 to 1975, the island housed South Vietnam's largest prisoner camp (40,000 in 1973), known as Phú Quốc Prison.”
“In 1939, the Governor-general of French Indochina, Jules Brévié drew a line to delimit the administrative boundaries for islands in the Gulf of Thailand: those north of the line were placed under Cambodia protectorate; those south of the line were managed by the colony of Cochinchina. Brévié made the point that the decision merely addressed administrative tasks, and that no sovereignty decision had been made. As a result, Phu Quoc remained under Cochinchina administration. Later, Cochinchina's sovereignty was handed over to the State of Vietnam and remained so after France left.
After Mainland China fell under the control of the Chinese Communist Party in 1949, General Huang Chieh moved 33,000+ Republic of China Army soldiers mostly from Hunan Province to Vietnam and they were stationed at Phu Quoc. Later, the army moved to Taiwan in June 1953.
From 1953 to 1975, the island housed South Vietnam's largest prisoner camp (40,000 in 1973), known as Phú Quốc Prison.”
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