Phayap Army

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Phayap Army
กองทัพพายัพ
The occupied areas under the Phayap Army
Active	May 1942 – August 1945
Country	Thailand
Allegiance	Royal Thai Armed Forces Headquarters
Branch	Royal Thai Army Royal Thai Air Force
Type	Air force Armoured cavalry Cavalry Infantry
Size	Field army
Garrison/HQ	Kengtung
Motto(s)	ชาติ ศาสนา พระมหากษัตริย์
Engagements	World War II Burma Campaign
Commanders
Notable commanders	Lieutenant General Charun Rattanakun Seriroengrit Major General Phin Choonhavan

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.