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Royal Cambodian Army
កងទ័ពជើងគោក
Emblem of Royal Cambodian Army.png
Emblem of the Royal Cambodian Army
Founded9 November 1953; 70 years ago (1953-11-09)
Country Cambodia
AllegianceRoyal Standard of the King of Cambodia.svg HM The King
TypeArmy
Size85,000[1]
Part ofRoyal Cambodian Armed Forces
Garrison/HQPhnom Penh, Cambodia
Motto(s)"ការពារព្រះរាជាណាចក្រកម្ពុជា" (Khmer)
("Defend the Kingdom of Cambodia")
ColoursRed, Blue
Anniversaries9 November
Engagements
Commanders
Current
commander
General Hun Manet
Notable
commanders
General Meas Sophea
General Tea Banh
General Srey Doek
General Hun Manet
General Hing Bun Hieng
Insignia
Unit colourFlag of Cambodia.svg

The Royal Cambodian Army (Khmer: កងទ័ពជើងគោក, Kângtoăp Cheung Koŭk) 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

Royal Cambodian Army Soldiers

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:

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.

Cambodian Military Regions.svg

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:[2]

Army ranks and insignia

Rank group General/flag officers Field/senior officers Junior officers Officer cadet
 Royal Cambodian Army
General of the Army
General
Lieutenant General
Major General
Brigadier General
Colonel
Lieutenant Colonel
Major
Captain
1st Lieutenant
2nd Lieutenant
Cambodian Army OR-09b.svg
នាយឧត្តមសេនីយ៍ផុតលេខ
Néay Ŭtdâmséniy Phŏt Lék
នាយឧត្តមសេនីយ៍
Néay Ŭtdâmséniy
ឧត្តមសេនីយ៍ឯក
Ŭtdâmséniy Êk
ឧត្តមសេនីយ៍ទោ
Ŭtdâmséniy Toŭ
ឧត្តមសេនីយ៍ត្រី
Ŭtdâmséniy Trei
វរសេនីយ៍ឯក
Vôrséniy Êk
វរសេនីយ៍ទោ
Vôrséniy Toŭ
វរសេនីយ៍ត្រី
Vôrséniy Trei
អនុសេនីយ៍ឯក
Ânŭséniy Êk
អនុសេនីយ៍ទោ
Ânŭséniy Toŭ
អនុសេនីយ៍ត្រី
Ânŭséniy Trei
នាយចំណង់
Néay Châmnáng
Rank group Senior NCOs Junior NCOs Enlisted
 Royal Cambodian Army
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ព្រឹន្ទបាលឯក
Prœ̆ntôbal Êk
ព្រឹន្ទបាលទោ
Prœ̆ntôbal Toŭ
ពលបាលឯក
Pôlbal Êk
ពលបាលទោ
Pôlbal Toŭ
ពលបាលត្រី
Pôlbal Trei
នាយឯក
Néay Êk
នាយទោ
Néay Toŭ
ពលឯក
Pôl Êk
ពលទោ
Pôl Toŭ
Warrant Officer Command Sergeant Major Master Sergeant Staff Sergeant Sergeant Corporal Lance corporal Private 1st Class Private

See also

References

  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ "Hun Sen says Cambodia proud of participating in UN peacekeeping missions". Khmer Times. 20 September 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2020.

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