Royal Cambodian Army
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| Royal Cambodian Army | |
|---|---|
| កងទ័ពជើងគោក Kâng Toăp Cheung Koŭk | |
Emblem of the Royal Cambodian Army | |
| Founded | 9 November 1953 |
| Country | |
| Allegiance | |
| 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 |
| Engagements | |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Lieutenant general Mao Sophan[2] |
| Notable commanders | General Meas Sophea General Tea Seiha General Srey Doek General Hing Bun Hieng |
| Insignia | |
| Unit colour | |
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
[edit]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.
General Hun Manet is the commander of the Royal Cambodian Army. He is also the Deputy Commander in Chief of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces.
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.
| Rank group | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| នាយឧត្ដមសេនីយ៍ផុតលេខ Néay ŭtdâmôséniy phŏt lékh |
នាយឧត្ដមសេនីយ៍ Néay ŭtdâmôséniy |
ឧត្ដមសេនីយ៍ឯក Ŭtdâmôséniy êk |
ឧត្តមសេនីយ៍ទោ Ŭtdâmôséniy toŭ |
ឧត្តមសេនីយ៍ត្រី Ŭtdâmôséniy trei |
វរសេនីយ៍ឯក Vôrôséniy êk |
វរសេនីយ៍ទោ Vôrôséniy toŭ |
វរសេនីយ៍ត្រី Vôrôséniy trei |
អនុសេនីយ៍ឯក Ânŭséniy êk |
អនុសេនីយ៍ទោ Ânŭséniy toŭ |
អនុសេនីយ៍ត្រី Ânŭséniy trei | ||||||||||||||
Other ranks
[edit]The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.
| Rank group | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ព្រឹន្ទបាលឯក Prœ̆ntôbal êk |
ព្រឹន្ទបាលទោ Prœ̆ntôbal toŭ |
ពលបាលឯក Pôlôbal êk |
ពលបាលទោ Pôlôbal toŭ |
ពលបាលត្រី Pôlôbal trei |
នាយឯក Néay êk |
នាយទោ Néay toŭ |
ពលឯក Pôl êk |
ពលទោ Pôl toŭ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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.