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Cambodian Para-Commando Battalion Bataillon de Commandos Parachutistes | |
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Active | March 1972 - March 1975 |
Country | Cambodia |
Allegiance | Khmer Republic |
Branch | Cambodian Army |
Type | Commando |
Size | 400-500 (at height) |
Part of | Khmer National Armed Forces |
Headquarters | Pochentong Airborne Base, Phnom Penh |
Nickname(s) | BCP (PCB in English) |
Engagements | Fall of Phnom Penh |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | (unknown) |
The Cambodian Para-Commando Battalion (French: Bataillon de Commandos Parachutistes – BCP) was one of the main elite military units of the Cambodian Army (French: Armée Nationale Khmère – ANK), part of the Khmer National Armed Forces (French: Forces Armées Nationales Khmères – FANK), which fought in the final phase of the Cambodian Civil War of 1970-75.