Operation Krohcol

Part of the Battle of Malaya, World War II

Date	8–11 December 1941
Location	Kroh-Pattani Road, Thailand-FMS border
Result	Japanese-Thai victory

Belligerents

Empire of Japan:

5th Division
42nd Regiment (IJA)

Thailand:

Royal Thai Police

British Empire:

Commanders and leaders

Prayoon Rattanakit

Takuro Matsui

Henry Dawson Moorhead

Empire of Japan:

Thailand:

British Empire:

Operation Krohcol, or the Battle for The Ledge, was a British operation in December 1941 to invade southern Thailand following the Japanese invasion of Malaya and of Thailand during World War II. It was authorised by Lieutenant-General Arthur Percival as a "mini Matador" after Operation Matador, a pre-emptive strike into Thailand which had been opposed by the British government and was not carried out. Due to delays in authorisation by Percival and in the forwarding of his order, the need to reorganise the troops for Krohcol instead of Matador, and resistance from Thai policemen the Krohcol column did not reach the Ledge in time.

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