Royal Lao Army Airborne

Royal Lao Army Airborne
Circled Winged Armed Dextrochere of French Army Metropolitan Paratroopers, first adopted in 1946, it was also used by the Royal Laotian Army Paratroopers from 1951 to 1975.
Active1 July 1948 – 2 May 1975
CountryLaos Kingdom of Laos
AllegianceRoyal Lao Government
BranchRoyal Lao Army
TypeSpecial forces
RoleAirborne force
Size(unknown)
Part ofRoyal Lao Armed Forces
HeadquartersChinaimo, Wattay, near Vientiane; Seno, near Savannakhet
Nickname(s)CCPL, CCL, BPL, BP, GM (in French)
Anniversaries1 July
EngagementsBattle of Sam Neua
Battle of Moung Peun
Battle of Vientiane
Battle of Tha Thom
Battle of Luang Namtha
Battle of Lak Sao
Battle of Nam Bac
Battle of Xieng Khouangville
Battle of Muang Soui
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Sourith Don Sasorith
Kong Le
Thao Ty
Deuane Sunnalath
Thao Ma
Deuane Siphraseuth
Sisamouth Sananikone

The Royal Lao Army Airborne was composed of the élite paratrooper battalions of the Royal Lao Army (RLA), the land component of the Royal Lao Armed Forces (commonly known by its French acronym FAR), which operated during the First Indochina War and the Laotian Civil War from 1948 to 1975.