Royal Thai Army Expeditionary Division

Royal Thai Army Expeditionary Division
RTAE emblem
Country Thailand
Branch Royal Thai Army
TypeInfantry
SizeDivision
Part ofRoyal Thai Armed Forces
Nickname(s)Black Panther
EngagementsVietnam War

The Royal Thai Army Volunteer Force (Thai: กองพลทหารอาสาสมัคร), or the Black Panthers (กองพลเสือดำ) was a combined infantry unit of the Royal Thai Army (RTA) which served in the Vietnam War, replacing the Royal Thai Volunteer Regiment (RTVR) aka Queen's Cobras in 1968.[1]

  1. ^ Spencer C. Tucker (20 May 2011). The Encyclopedia of the Vietnam War: A Political, Social, and Military History, 2nd Edition [4 volumes]: A Political, Social, and Military History. ABC-CLIO. pp. 1110–. ISBN 978-1-85109-961-0.