This article aims to construct an overall image of the concentration and disarmament of Japanese soldiers in Thailand after World War II and analyze its impact. Japanese soldiers in Thailand—a total of about 120,000 at the end of the war—were assigned to 11 concentration camps after the arrival of the Allies at the beginning of September 1945, followed by five concentration camps in November. However, the soldiers’ transfer to the second set of camps was not completed by the end of 1945 since movement from the North stagnated. Disarmament was carried out in the first set of concentration camps, with the disarmed Japanese soldiers coming under the control of the Thai army. The Thai army was garrisoned at the concentration camps, which it secured.
Ichiro Kakizaki (Thu,) studied this question.