Today in World War II History—January 17, 1941

Thai coastal defense vessel Thonburi, January 1941, damaged in Battle of Ko Chang (public domain via Wikipedia)

80 Years Ago—Jan. 17, 1941: Battle of Ko Chang: Vichy French battle Thai incursion into French Indochina and defeat Thai forces in naval battle in Gulf of Siam.

Chiang Kai-shek’s Nationalist Chinese forces disband Mao’s Communist 4^th Army and arrest the top officers.