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On Fri. 17 Jan 1941 A French naval squadron attacked the Thai anchorag.....

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A French naval squadron attacked the Thai anchorage at Ko Chang island near the Thai-Cambodian border, sinking two gunboats, damaging a coastal defense ship, and killing 36 men.

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