Khmer National Armed Forces
The Khmer National Armed Forces (Khmer: កងយោធពលខេមរជាតិ; French: Forces armées nationales khmères, FANK) were the official armed defense forces of the Khmer Republic, a short-lived state that existed from 1970 to 1975, known today as Cambodia. The FANK was the successor of the Royal Khmer Armed Forces (FARK) which had been responsible for the defense of the previous Kingdom of Cambodia since its independence in 1953 from France.
| Khmer National Armed Forces | |
|---|---|
| កងយោធពលខេមរជាតិ (Khmer) Forces armées nationales khmères (French) | |
FANK emblem | |
| Founded | 9 October 1970 |
| Disbanded | 17 April 1975 |
| Service branches | Khmer National Army Khmer National Navy Khmer Air Force National Gendarmerie |
| Headquarters | Phnom Penh, Khmer Republic |
| Leadership | |
| Commander-in-Chief | Marshal Lon Nol |
| Chief of Staff | Lt Gen. Sisowath Sirik Matak |
| Personnel | |
| Active personnel | 300,000 (at height) |
| Industry | |
| Foreign suppliers | Australia Canada France Indonesia Israel Japan South Korea South Vietnam Taiwan Philippines United Kingdom United States |
| Related articles | |
| History | Military history of Cambodia |
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