So this isn’t just instances of the swastika appearing, where it can be argued it’s not a nazi swastika but a Buddhist / Hindu thing. It appears the Thais really like Hitler:
Thai Hitler
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I think they are spinning it towards anti-Semitism, while it's more about being impressed by the sense of order, portrayed so well in the films by Leni Riefenstahl, who also inspired many commercial directors in the 90's.
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Anyone remember this image of Ambassador Heidt from the Phnom Penh Post?
One has to remember that from 1941 Thailand was part of the Axis powers and as such,
the imagery could be viewed as part of a Thai neo-nazi movement.
One has to remember that from 1941 Thailand was part of the Axis powers and as such,
the imagery could be viewed as part of a Thai neo-nazi movement.
Up the workers!
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^ Thailand was never a member of the Axis Alliance. Thailand was neutral until it was invaded by Japan. It then formed a military alliance with japan. Italy and a few others joined the Axis.
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I'm not all that clear on it, but I believe Thailand was just a passive supporter of the Axis - Japan in this case. They had their own issues and did take the opportunity to wage a war against French controlled Indochina (in practice the neighboring Cambodia) and seized a lot of territory such as the provinces of Siem Reap and Battambang that had been under Thai control just over 30 years previously. They also seized a corridor that led to Stung Treng. They were forced to return those provinces they had seized after WWII - in 1946.
Romantic Cambodia is dead and gone. It's with McKinley in the grave.
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Thailand earned the moniker, "the Italy of Asia" for some of it's behavior during WW2 but let's be clear here; Thailand was never a member of the Axis Alliance. They did indeed have their own issues and were split over who to support and opposing factions formed along those lines. From wiki:Lucky Lucan wrote: ↑Sun Oct 20, 2019 11:26 pmI'm not all that clear on it, but I believe Thailand was just a passive supporter of the Axis - Japan in this case. They had their own issues and did take the opportunity to wage a war against French controlled Indochina (in practice the neighboring Cambodia) and seized a lot of territory such as the provinces of Siem Reap and Battambang that had been under Thai control just over 30 years previously. They also seized a corridor that led to Stung Treng. They were forced to return those provinces they had seized after WWII - in 1946.
Thailand in World War II officially adopted a position of neutrality until it was invaded by Japan in December 1941 which led to an armistice and, later, the military alliance treaty between Thailand and the Japanese Empire. At the start of the Pacific War, the Japanese Empire pressured the Thai government to allow the passage of Japanese troops to invade British-held Malaya and Burma. The Thai government under Plaek Phibunsongkhram (known simply as Phibun) considered it profitable to co-operate with the Japanese war efforts, since Thailand saw Japan – who promised to help Thailand regain some of the Indochinese territories (in today's Laos, Cambodia, and Myanmar) which had been lost to France – as an ally against Western imperialism. Axis-aligned Thailand declared war on the United States and Britain and annexed territories in neighbouring countries, expanding to the north, south, and east, gaining a border with China near Kengtung.[1]
After becoming the Empire of Japan's ally, Thailand retained control of its armed forces and internal affairs. The Japanese policy on Thailand differed from their relationship with the puppet state of Manchukuo. Japan intended bilateral relationships similar to those between Nazi Germany and Finland, Bulgaria, and Romania.[2] However, Thailand at that time has been labeled by both the Japanese and the Allies as the "Italy of Asia"[3][4]
Meanwhile, the Thai government had split into two factions: the Phibun regime and the Free Thai Movement, a well-organised, pro-Allied resistance movement that eventually numbered around 90,000 Thai guerrillas,[5] supported by government officials allied to the regent Pridi Banomyong. The movement was active from 1942, resisting the Phibun regime and the Japanese. The partisans provided espionage services to the Allies, performed some sabotage activities, and helped engineer Phibun's downfall in 1944. After the war, Thailand received little punishment for its wartime role under Phibun.
Thailand suffered about 5,569 military dead during the war, almost entirely due to disease. Deaths in combat included 150 in the Shan States, 180 on December 8, 1941 (the day of both the brief Japanese invasion and the failed British assault on the Ledge), and 100 during the brief Franco-Thai War.[6][7][7]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thailand_in_World_War_II
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