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Previously held the ranks of general in the army, admiral in navy and air chief marshal in the air force. [9] [10] [11] 6 Thanom Kittikachorn: 1911–2004 1964 Prime Minister of Thailand (January to October 1958 and from 1963–1973). Held the post of Supreme Commander of the Royal Thai Armed Forces Headquarters.
The Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Thai Navy (Thai: ผู้บัญชาการทหารเรือไทย), currently Admiral Jirapol Wongwit, who is headquartered in Bangkok. Prior to 1887, the Navy was divided between the Front Palace and the Grand Palace, afterward the Navies were combined to create the Royal Siamese Navy.
The Royal Thai Navy (Abrv: RTN, ทร.; Thai: กองทัพเรือไทย, RTGS: kong thap ruea thai) is the naval warfare force of Thailand.Established in 1906, it was modernised by the Admiral Prince Abhakara Kiartiwongse (1880–1923) who is known as the father of the Royal Navy.
The Royal Thai Armed ... 1,400 generals and admirals: 250 at RTARF headquarters, 400 in the army, 250 in the navy, 190 in the air force, and 300 in the Office of the ...
The Highest Commander of the Royal Thai Armed Forces [1] (Thai: จอมทัพไทย; RTGS: Chom Thap Thai) is a position vested in the Thai monarch, who as sovereign and head of state is the commander-in-chief of the Royal Thai Armed Forces. The position is only nominal.
Marshal of the Royal Thai Air Force: Fuen Ronnaphagrad Ritthakhanee: 1949: 1957 5 Marshal of the Royal Thai Air Force: Chalermkiat Vatthanangkun: 1957: 1960 6 Air Chief Marshal: Bunchu Chantharubeksa: 1960: 1974 7 Air Chief Marshal: Kamon Dechatungkha: 1974: 1977 8 Air Chief Marshal: Panieng Karntarat: 1977: 1981 9 Air Chief Marshal: Thaklaeo ...
The monument is one of more than 200 monuments to Admiral Prince Kiartivongse throughout the country, but the most famous among all. This is due to the fact that Thailand's main naval base, Sattahip, 40 kilometers south of Pattaya, was founded by this admiral in 1922. He is known as the founder and first commander of the Royal Thai Navy.
Royal Thai Navy Convention Center was built in 2002 in the area of Naval Military Police in the adjacent a historic building, Royal Thai Naval Institute for the APEC 2003 to hold a grand dinner for the participants and as a viewing facility for the Royal Barge Procession.