31st Infantry Regiment (Thailand)

31st Infantry Regiment, King Guard
กรมทหารราบที่ 31 รักษาพระองค์ ในพระบาทสมเด็จพระบรมชนกาธิเบศร มหาภูมิพลอดุลยเดชมหาราช บรมนาถบพิตร
Emblem of the 31st Infantry Regiment, King Bhumibol's Guard
Active	31st Infantry Regiment, King Guard (1980 – present) 31st Infantry Regiment, 1st Division, King's Guard (1979 – 80) 31st Combined Regiment, 1st Division, King's Guard (1976 – 79) 31st Combined Regiment (1955 – 76)
Country	Thailand
Allegiance	HM The King of Thailand
Branch	Royal Thai Army
Type	Airborne forces King's Guard Rapid deployment force
Size	Regiment
Part of	1st Division, King's Guard
Garrison/HQ	Thanon Yai, Mueang Lopburi district, Lopburi
Nickname(s)	กองพันทหารเสือ (Musketeer battalion) กองพันมรณะ (Battalion of death)
Motto(s)	ยอมตายดีกว่าเป็นทาส "Death is better than be slave."
Engagements	Cold War Vietnam War Communist insurgency in Thailand Vietnamese border raids in Thailand Thai–Laotian Border War 1999 East Timorese crisis International Force East Timor Operation Pochentong South Thailand insurgency Cambodian–Thai border dispute
Decorations	Bravery Medal (1st & 2nd Battalion)[1]
Website	www.rdf31.com

The 31st Infantry Regiment, King Bhumibol's Guard (Thai: กรมทหารราบที่ 31 รักษาพระองค์ ในพระบาทสมเด็จพระบรมชนกาธิเบศร มหาภูมิพลอดุลยเดชมหาราช บรมนาถบพิตร) is a only airborne forces and rapid deployment force (RDF)'s King's Guard regiment of the 1st Division, King's Guard of the Royal Thai Army (RTA). The regiment was created in 1955. The regiment, despite being designated an infantry regiment is in fact a RDF unit. They are trained to be elite paratroopers (currently, armored units have been added.), but they are not special forces or special operations capable forces. Currently, only one battalion is an airborne forces that spearheads the role of the RDF, with the remaining two battalions being light infantry. The regiment is based in Lopburi. The regiment was honoured with the additional title of 'King Bhumibol Adulyadej's Guards'.