The Franco-Thai War
Time: Oct, 1940
Place: French Indochina (Now Vietnam)
Details: From October 1940 to May 1941, during the Franco-Thai War, the Vichy French in Indochina defended their colony in a border conflict in which the forces of Thailand invaded while the Japanese sat on the sidelines.
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