Khmer National Army | |
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កងទ័ពជាតិខ្មែរ Armée nationale khmère | |
Active | 20 November 1946 – June 1970 as the Khmer Royal Army 9 October 1970 – 17 April 1975 |
Country | First Kingdom of Cambodia Khmer Republic (Cambodia) |
Allegiance | King Sihanouk (1946-1970) Lon Nol (1970-1975) |
Branch | Ground forces |
Type | Army |
Role | Land force |
Size | 150,000 men (at height) |
Part of | Royal Khmer Armed Forces (1946-1970) Khmer National Armed Forces (1970-1975) |
Garrison/HQ | Phnom Penh, Khmer Republic |
Anniversaries | 20 November – Army Day 15 August – Armed Forces Day |
Engagements | First Indochina War Cambodian Civil War Vietnam War Laotian Civil War |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Sosthene Fernandez Sak Sutsakhan Lon Non |
The Khmer National Army (Khmer: កងទ័ពជាតិខ្មែរ; French: Armée nationale khmère, ANK) was the land component of the Khmer National Armed Forces (FANK), the official military of the Khmer Republic during the Cambodian Civil War between 1970 and 1975.