Khmer National Armed Forces

Khmer National Armed Forces
កងយោធពលខេមរជាតិ (Khmer)
Forces armées nationales khmères (French)
FANK emblem
Founded9 October 1970
Disbanded17 April 1975
Service branchesKhmer National Army
Khmer National Navy
Khmer Air Force
National Gendarmerie
HeadquartersPhnom Penh, Khmer Republic
Leadership
Commander-in-ChiefMarshal Lon Nol
Sosthène Fernandez
Chief of StaffLt Gen. Sisowath Sirik Matak
Personnel
Active personnel300,000 (at height)
Industry
Foreign suppliers Australia
 Canada
France
 Indonesia
 Israel
 Japan
 South Korea
 South Vietnam
 Taiwan
 Philippines
 United Kingdom
 United States
Related articles
HistoryMilitary history of Cambodia

The Khmer National Armed Forces (Khmer: កងយោធពលខេមរជាតិ;[a] French: Forces armées nationales khmères, FANK) were the official armed defense forces of the Khmer Republic, a short-lived nationalist and militaristic state that existed from 1970 to 1975, known today as Cambodia. The FANK was the successor of the Royal Khmer Armed Forces (French: Forces armées royales khmères, FARK) which had been responsible for the defense of the previous Kingdom of Cambodia since its independence in 1953 from France.
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