Khmer National Army

Khmer National Army
កងទ័ពជាតិខ្មែរ
Armée nationale khmère
ANK service banner
Active20 November 1946 - June 1970 as the Khmer Royal Army
9 October 1970 – 17 April 1975
Country First Kingdom of Cambodia
 Khmer Republic (Cambodia)
AllegianceKing Sihanouk (1946-1970)
Lon Nol (1970-1975)
BranchGround forces
TypeArmy
RoleLand force
Size150,000 men (at height)
Part ofRoyal Khmer Armed Forces (1946-1970)
Khmer National Armed Forces (1970-1975)
Garrison/HQPhnom Penh, Khmer Republic
Anniversaries20 November – Army Day
15 August – Armed Forces Day
EngagementsFirst 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.


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