The Free Thai Movement (Thai: ขบวนการเสรีไทย; RTGS: Khabuan Kan Seri Thai) was a Thai underground resistance movement against Imperial Japan during World War II. Seri Thai were an important source of military intelligence for the Allies in the region, and were notable for being the only World War II resistance movement to use fighter aircraft of its own.
Read more about Free Thai Movement: Background, World War II and Japanese Occupation, Heritage, List of Famous Free Thai Members
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