Khmer National Armed Forces

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Khmer_National_Armed_Forces
GPTKB entity
Statements (34)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_organization
gptkbp:activeYears 1970-1975
gptkbp:allegiance gptkb:Khmer_Republic
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs FANK
gptkbp:branch gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkb:Air_Force
gptkb:Navy
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:Cambodian_Civil_War
gptkbp:country gptkb:Cambodia
gptkbp:disbanded 1975
gptkbp:foundedBy gptkb:Lon_Nol
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Phnom_Penh
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Khmer National Armed Forces
gptkbp:language Khmer
gptkbp:notableCommander gptkb:Sisowath_Sirik_Matak
gptkb:Lon_Nol
Sak Sutsakhan
Sosthene Fernandez
gptkbp:notableEvent Fall of Phnom Penh (1975)
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:North_Vietnamese_Army
gptkb:Khmer_Rouge
gptkb:Pathet_Lao
Viet Cong
gptkbp:partOf Khmer Republic government
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Royal_Cambodian_Armed_Forces
gptkbp:role defense of Khmer Republic
gptkbp:size approx. 250,000 (peak)
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Kampuchean_Revolutionary_Army
gptkbp:supports gptkb:Thailand
gptkb:United_States
South Vietnam
gptkbp:uniform French-style military uniforms
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:General_Dien_Del
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7