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The Kingdom of Thailand, under the administration of military dictator Field Marshal Thanom Kittikachorn, took an active role in the Vietnam War.Thailand was the third-largest provider of ground forces to South Vietnam, following the Americans and South Koreans.
Seal of Royal Thai Volunteer Regiment Queen's Cobras M79 grenadier in Phuoc Tho in 1967. The Royal Thai Volunteer Regiment (Thai: กรมทหารอาสาสมัคร), or the Queen's Cobras (จงอางศึก) was a combined force unit of the Royal Thai Armed Forces (RTARF) which served in the Vietnam War.
As a result, Thai artillery and air power had to be called into action, resulting in dozens of casualties on both sides and the downing of another Thai military aeroplane. Vietnam's cross-border raid, along with Thai military and civilian casualties, was reviewed as seriously undermining Thailand's security.
During the Vietnam War, about 80% of all USAF air strikes over North Vietnam originated from air bases in Thailand. At its peak in 1969 more airmen were serving in Thailand than were serving in South Vietnam. Under Thailand's "gentleman's agreement" with the U.S., the bases were considered Royal Thai Air Force bases and were commanded by Thai ...
The Royal Thai Army Volunteer Force (Thai: กองพลทหารอาสาสมัคร), or the Black Panthers (กองพลเสือดำ) was a combined infantry unit of the Royal Thai Army (RTA) which served in the Vietnam War, replacing the Royal Thai Volunteer Regiment (RTVR) aka Queen's Cobras in 1968.
[57] [58] [59] Thai troops earned a reputation for bravery and would serve in Vietnam until 1971, when the men of the Royal Thai Army Expeditionary Division (Black Panthers) returned home. [ 58 ] Thailand was also involved in the Laotian Civil War , supporting covert operations against the communist Pathet Lao and the North Vietnamese from 1964 ...
Thai–Laotian Border War (1987-1988) Location: Chat Trakan District, Phitsanulok Province, Thailand Botene District, Sainyabuli Province, Lao PDR. Noen 1428 (Hill 1428), the battlefield of Thai–Laotian Border War of 1988, view from Phu Soidao National Park, Chat Trakan, Phitsanulok. Thailand Laos Vietnam: Peace talks in Bangkok
With external threats to Thailand's security from Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam and Burma, the Command is given responsibility for waging war outside the borders of the country. The Special Warfare Command is also known as 5 Army Region, marking it as a lieutenant-general's command equal to the four geographical Army Regions.