Operation Krohcol

Operation Krohcol
Part of the Battle of Malaya, World War II
Date 8–11 December 1941 Location Kroh-Pattani Road, Thailand-FMS border Result Axis victory
Belligerents
United Kingdom  India	Thailand  Japan
Commanders and leaders
Henry Moorhead Cyril Stokes	Prayoon Rattanakit Takuro Matsui
Strength
Krohcol  • 3/16th Punjab Regiment  • 5/14th Punjab Regiment	Royal Thai Police  • Betong RTP 5th Division  • 42nd Regiment

Operation Krohcol, or the Battle for The Ledge,^[1] 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 Kroh column did not reach the Ledge in time.