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Royal Cambodian Army
កងទ័ពជើងគោក Kâng Toăp Cheung Koŭk
Emblem of the Royal Cambodian Army
Founded
9 November 1953; 70 years ago (1953-11-09)
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
Engagements
Indochina Wars
First Indochina War
Second Indochina War
Cambodian Civil War
Third Indochina War
Cambodian–Vietnamese War
1997 clashes in Cambodia
Cambodian–Thai border dispute
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
Military unit
The Royal Cambodian Army (Khmer: កងទ័ពជើងគោក, Kâng Toăp 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.
^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.
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