The Royal Cambodian Army (Khmer: កងទ័ពជើងគោក, Kângtoăp Cheung Koŭk; lit.'Land Army') 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.
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.
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.
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.
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]
^"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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This section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section Unsourced material may be challenged and removed June 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Royal Cambodian Army Khmer កងទ ពជ ងគ ក Kangtoăp Cheung Koŭk lit Land Army 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 Royal Cambodian Armyកងទ ពជ ងគ ក Kangtoăp Cheung KoŭkEmblem of the Royal Cambodian ArmyFounded9 November 1953 69 years ago 1953 11 09 Country CambodiaAllegianceKing of CambodiaTypeArmyRoleLand warfareSize85 000 1 Part ofRoyal Cambodian Armed ForcesGarrison HQPhnom Penh CambodiaMotto s ក រព រព រ រ ជ ណ ចក រកម ព ជ Khmer Defend the Kingdom of Cambodia វ ន ងម នបញ ចប ល ត រ ត យ ងឈ ន Khmer It won t end unless we win ColoursRed BlueAnniversaries9 NovemberEngagementsIndochina Wars First Indochina War Second Indochina War Cambodian Civil War Third Indochina War Cambodian Vietnamese War 1997 clashes in Cambodia Cambodian Thai border disputeCommandersCurrentcommanderLieutenant general Mao Sophan 2 NotablecommandersGeneral Meas Sophea General Tea Seiha General Srey Doek General Hing Bun HiengInsigniaUnit colour Contents 1 Military organisation 2 Airborne special forces 3 Equipment 4 Peacekeeping operations 5 Army ranks and insignia 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksMilitary organisation edit nbsp Royal Cambodian Army SoldiersUnder 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 យ ធភ ម ភ គទ ១ Headquarters are in Stung Treng and the region covers the provinces of Stung Treng Kratie Ratanakiri and Mondulkiri 2nd Military Region យ ធភ ម ភ គទ ២ Headquarters are in Kampong Cham and the region covers the provinces of Kampong Cham Prey Veng and Svay Rieng 3rd Military Region យ ធភ ម ភ គទ ៣ Headquarters are in Kampong Speu and the region covers the provinces of Kampong Speu Takeo Kampot Sihanoukville Koh Kong and Kep 4th Military Region យ ធភ ម ភ គទ ៤ Headquarters are in Siem Reap and the region covers the provinces of Siem Reap Oddar Meanchey Preah Vihear and Kampong Thom 5th Military Region យ ធភ ម ភ គទ ៥ Headquarters are in Battambang and the region covers the provinces of Battambang Pursat Banteay Meanchey and Pailin Special Military Region យ ធភ ម ភ គព ស ស 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 nbsp Airborne special forces editMain article Special Forces Command Cambodia Equipment editMain article List of equipment of the Royal Cambodian ArmyPeacekeeping operations editThe 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 nbsp Central African Republic nbsp Chad nbsp Cyprus nbsp Lebanon nbsp Mali nbsp South Sudan nbsp Sudan nbsp Syria nbsp YemenArmy ranks and insignia editRank group General flag officers Senior officers Junior officers Officer cadet nbsp Royal Cambodian Armyvte nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp ន យឧត ដមស ន យ ផ តល ខ Neay ŭtdamoseniy phŏt lekh ន យឧត ដមស ន យ Neay ŭtdamoseniy ឧត ដមស ន យ ឯក Ŭtdamoseniy ek ឧត តមស ន យ ទ Ŭtdamoseniy toŭ ឧត តមស ន យ ត រ Ŭtdamoseniy trei វរស ន យ ឯក Voroseniy ek វរស ន យ ទ Voroseniy toŭ វរស ន យ ត រ Voroseniy trei អន ស ន យ ឯក Anŭseniy ek អន ស ន យ ទ Anŭseniy toŭ អន ស ន យ ត រ Anŭseniy trei ន យច ណង Neay chamnangRank group Senior NCOs Junior NCOs Enlisted nbsp Royal Cambodian Armyvte nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp ព រ ន ទប លឯក Prœ ntobal ek ព រ ន ទប លទ Prœ ntobal toŭ ពលប លឯក Polobal ek ពលប លទ Polobal toŭ ពលប លត រ Polobal trei ន យឯក Neay ek ន យទ Neay toŭ ពលឯក Pol ek ពលទ Pol toŭWarrant Officer Command Sergeant Major Master Sergeant Staff Sergeant Sergeant Corporal Lance corporal Private 1st Class PrivateSee also editCambodian 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 WarReferences 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 http www manager co th IndoChina ViewNews aspx NewsID 9520000121559External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Army of Cambodia Official website Ministry of National Defence PhnomPenhPost Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Royal Cambodian Army amp oldid 1182421690, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
