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The 4th Tank Battalion, 1st Division, King's Guard (Thai: กองพันทหารม้าที่ 4 กองพลที่ 1 รักษาพระองค์) (ม.พัน ๔ พล.๑ รอ.) is a King's Guard Armoured Cavalry Battalion of the Royal Thai Army (RTA), it is currently a part of the 1st Division, King's Guard.
In modern era, the army has a long history of coups d'état and coup attempts.Its leadership continues to see coup-making as one role of the army. [3] [4] [5]On 22 May 2014 the army deposed the government, appointed military officers to the national assembly, and on 21 August 2014 they elected the army's Commander in Chief, General Prayut Chan-o-cha, as prime minister.
The territories and boundaries of Kingdom of Thailand in World War II. Thailand officially adopted a neutral position during World War II until the five hour-long Japanese invasion of Thailand on 8 December 1941, which led to an armistice and military alliance treaty between Thailand and the Empire of Japan in mid-December 1941.
Thailand entered World War II in October 1940, initially against Vichy French forces in the Franco-Thai War. But Japan intervened and forced the Thai government to align with Axis forces; relations with Japan remained tense until the end of the war. This page lists military equipment used during the Franco-Thai War, Malaya and Burma campaign as ...
Phayap Army (Thai: กองทัพพายัพ RTGS: Thap Phayap or Payap, northwest) [1] was the hastily combined forces between the Royal Thai Army (RTA) and the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) that invaded the Siamese Shan States (present day Shan State, Myanmar) of Burma on 10 May 1942 during the Burma Campaign of World War II.
The Royal Thai Marine Corps was founded in 1932, when the first battalion was formed with the assistance of the United States Marine Corps. It was expanded to a regiment in 1940 and was in action against communist guerrillas throughout the 1950s and 1960s.
Main battle tank Ukraine: 49: One visible feature is the new PNK-6 panoramic tank sight. "BM Oplot-T" is an export version for Thailand. [35] [36] M60: Main battle tank United States: 178 [37] 53 (M60A1) RISE Passive and 125 (M60A3) TTS in service. [38] ~32-38 M60A3 TTS was upgraded with Israeli TIFCS, HMA, index loader, electric gun and turret ...
Military history of Thailand during World War II (5 C, 27 P) ... Lost Battalion (Pacific, World War II) O. Operation Krohcol; Operation Matador (1941) P. Pan-Thaiism;