Royal Cambodian Army
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| Royal Cambodian Army | |
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| កងទ័ពជើងគោក Kâng Toăp Cheung Koŭk | |
 Emblem of the Royal Cambodian Army | |
| Founded | 9 November 1953 |
| Country |  Cambodia |
| Allegiance |  King of Cambodia |
| Type | Army |
| Role | Land warfare |
| Size | 85,000[1] |
| Part of | Royal Cambodian Armed Forces |
| Garrison/HQ | Phnom Penh, Cambodia |
| Motto(s) | "ការពារព្រះរាជាណាចក្រកម្ពុជា" (Khmer) ("Defend the Kingdom of Cambodia") "វានឹងមិនបញ្ចប់លុះត្រាតែយើងឈ្នះ" (Khmer) ("It won’t end unless we win") |
| Colours | Red, Blue |
| Anniversaries | 9 November |
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| Commanders | |
| Current commander | General Mao Sophan[2] |
| Notable commanders | General Meas Sophea General Tea Seiha General Srey Doek General Hing Bun Hieng |
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The Royal Cambodian Army (Khmer: កងទ័ពជើងគោក, Kâng Toăp Cheung Koŭk; lit. 'Land Force') is a part of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces. It has ground forces which numbered 85,000 divided into eleven divisions of infantry, with integrated armour and artillery support. The Royal Army is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of National Defence.
Military organisation
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Under the current military plan and divisions, every military region has a full division size. Each division will be supplemented by a mobile reinforcement division in Phnom Penh. The country is divided into six, until recently five, military regions, each comprising three or four provinces. There are garrisons in major cities and major army bases.
Lieutenant General Mao Sophan is the commander of the Royal Cambodian Army.
The forces are deployed as required across the country and in operations, with bases as follows:
- 1st Military Region (យោធភូមិភាគទី១): Headquarters are in Stung Treng and the region covers the provinces of Stung Treng, Kratié, Ratanakiri and Mondulkiri.
- 2nd Military Region (យោធភូមិភាគទី២): Headquarters are in Kampong Cham and the region covers the provinces of Kampong Cham, Prey Veng, and Svay Rieng.
- 3rd Military Region (យោធភូមិភាគទី៣): Headquarters are in Kampong Speu and the region covers the provinces of Kampong Speu, Takéo, Kampot, Sihanoukville, Koh Kong and Kep.
- 4th Military Region (យោធភូមិភាគទី៤): Headquarters are in Siem Reap and the region covers the provinces of Siem Reap, Oddar Meanchey, Preah Vihear, and Kampong Thom.
- 5th Military Region (យោធភូមិភាគទី៥): Headquarters are in Battambang and the region covers the provinces of Battambang, Pursat, Banteay Meanchey and Pailin.
- Special Military Region (យោធភូមិភាគពិសេស): Headquarters are in the capital, Phnom Penh and the region covers the provinces of Kampong Chhnang, Kandal and the greater municipality of Phnom Penh.
Every Military Region is under the command of a Major General, assisted by a Chief of staff with a rank of a Brigadier General. In every province, there is a military base called Military Operation Zone under the command of a Colonel.
Airborne special forces
[edit]Equipment
[edit]Peacekeeping operations
[edit]The RCAF has sent RCAF personnel to various hotspots as part of the Kingdom of Cambodia's role as a member of the United Nations. Mostly engineers and logistical units, a total of 6,822 soldiers, of them 369 are women, have been so far sent to 10 peacekeeping missions in nine countries such as:[3]
Army ranks and insignia
[edit]Commissioned officer ranks
[edit]The rank insignia of commissioned officers.
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| នាយឧត្ដមសេនីយ៍ផុតលេខ Neay utdamsenei phot lek |
នាយឧត្ដមសេនីយ៍ Neay utdamsenei |
ឧត្ដមសេនីយ៍ឯក Utdamsenei ek |
ឧត្តមសេនីយ៍ទោ Utdamsenei tou |
ឧត្តមសេនីយ៍ត្រី Utdamsenei trei |
វរសេនីយ៍ឯក Veareasenei ek |
វរសេនីយ៍ទោ Veareasenei tou |
វរសេនីយ៍ត្រី Veareasenei trei |
អនុសេនីយ៍ឯក Anusenei ek |
អនុសេនីយ៍ទោ Anusenei tou |
អនុសេនីយ៍ត្រី Anusenei trei | ||||||||||||||
Other ranks
[edit]The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.
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| ព្រឹន្ទបាលឯក Pruentobal ek |
ព្រឹន្ទបាលទោ Pruentobal tou |
ពលបាលឯក Polobal ek |
ពលបាលទោ Polobal tou |
ពលបាលត្រី Polobal trei |
នាយឯក Neay ek |
នាយទោ Neay tou |
ពលឯក Pol ek |
ពលទោ Pol tou | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
See also
[edit]- Cambodian Civil War
- Khmer National Army
- Khmer National Armed Forces
- Royal Cambodian Armed Forces
- Royal Cambodian Air Force
- Royal Cambodian Navy
- Weapons of the Cambodian Civil War
References
[edit]- ^ Anthony H. Cordesman; Robert Hammond (16 May 2011), THE MILITARY BALANCE IN ASIA: 1990–2011 (PDF), Center for Strategic and International Studies, p. 70, retrieved 27 June 2011
- ^ "Prime Minister Hun Sen announces that Lt General Mao Sophan will take over the post of Army Commander when Dr. Hun Manet takes office as Prime Minister". Khmer Times. 22 March 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- ^ "Hun Sen says Cambodia proud of participating in UN peacekeeping missions". Khmer Times. 20 September 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
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