Royal Cambodian Army

Royal Cambodian Army
Royal Cambodian Army
កងទ័ពជើងគោក; Kâng Toăp Cheung Koŭk
	Emblem of the Royal Cambodian Army
Founded	9 November 1953; 72 years ago
Country	Cambodia
Allegiance	King of Cambodia
Type	Army
Role	Land warfare
Size	75,000 men
Part of	Royal Cambodian Armed Forces
Garrison/HQ	Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Mottos	"ការពារព្រះរាជាណាចក្រកម្ពុជា" (Khmer); ("Defend the Kingdom of Cambodia"); "វានឹងមិនបញ្ចប់លុះត្រាតែយើងឈ្នះ" (Khmer); ("It won’t end unless we win")
Colours	Red, Blue
Anniversaries	9 November
Engagements	Indochina Wars First Indochina War; Second Indochina War Cambodian Civil War; ; Third Indochina War Cambodian–Vietnamese War; ; ; Cambodian conflict (1979–1998); 1997 clashes in Cambodia; Cambodian–Thai border dispute 2008–2011 Cambodian–Thai border crisis; 2025 Cambodia–Thailand border crisis; ;
Commanders
Current; commander	General Mao Sophan
Notable; commanders	General Meas Sophea ; General Hun Manet
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

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 a military operation zone under the command of a colonel.

Airborne special forces

Equipment

Peacekeeping operations

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

Commissioned officer ranks

The rank insignia of commissioned officers.

Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers
Royal Cambodian Army v t e
Royal Cambodian Army v t e	នាយឧត្ដមសេនីយ៍ផុតលេខ Neay utdamsenei phot lek General of the Army		នាយឧត្ដមសេនីយ៍ Neay utdamsenei General		ឧត្ដមសេនីយ៍ឯក Utdamsenei ek Lieutenant General		ឧត្តមសេនីយ៍ទោ Utdamsenei tou Major General		ឧត្តមសេនីយ៍ត្រី Utdamsenei trei Brigadier General		វរសេនីយ៍ឯក Veareasenei ek Colonel		វរសេនីយ៍ទោ Veareasenei tou Lieutenant Colonel		វរសេនីយ៍ត្រី Veareasenei trei Major		អនុសេនីយ៍ឯក Anusenei ek Captain		អនុសេនីយ៍ទោ Anusenei tou First Lieutenant			អនុសេនីយ៍ត្រី Anusenei trei Second Lieutenant

Other ranks

The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.

Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
Royal Cambodian Army v t e
Royal Cambodian Army v t e	ព្រឹន្ទបាលឯក Pruentobal ek Warrant Officer						ព្រឹន្ទបាលទោ Pruentobal tou Command Sergeant Major		ពលបាលឯក Polobal ek First Sergeant		ពលបាលទោ Polobal tou Staff Sergeant						ពលបាលត្រី Polobal trei Sergeant						នាយឯក Neay ek Chief Corporal				នាយទោ Neay tou Corporal		ពលឯក Pol ek Private First Class						ពលទោ Pol tou Private

References

↑ "Cambodia and Thailand conflict: How do their militaries compare?".
↑ "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.

http://www.manager.co.th/IndoChina/ViewNews.aspx?NewsID=9520000121559

External links

[Cambodia_and_Thailand_conflict:_How_do_their_militaries_compare?-1] "Cambodia and Thailand conflict: How do their militaries compare?".

[2] "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.

[3] "Hun Sen says Cambodia proud of participating in UN peacekeeping missions". Khmer Times. 20 September 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2020.

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