21st Infantry Regiment (Thailand)

21st Infantry Regiment, Queen Sirikit's Guard
21st Infantry Regiment, Queen Sirikit's Guard
กรมทหารราบที่ 21 รักษาพระองค์; ในนสมเด็จพระนางเจ้าสิริกิติ์ พระบรมราชินีนาถ พระบรมราชชนนีพันปีหลวง
	Emblem of the 21st Infantry Regiment, Queen Sirikit's Guard
Active	1950–present
Country	Thailand
Branch	Royal Thai Army
Type	Elite forces; King's Guard; Mechanized infantry
Size	Regiment
Part of	2nd Infantry Division
Garrison/HQ	Chonburi, Thailand
Nickname(s)	Thahan Suea Rachini ; (ทหารเสือราชินี, the queen's tiger soldiers)
Colors	Purple
March	We-Infantry Regiment 21
Engagements	Cold War Korean War Third Battle of Seoul; Battle of Pork Chop Hill; ; Vietnam War Tet Offensive; ; Communist insurgency in Thailand; Vietnamese border raids in Thailand; ; Southern Insurgency; Cambodian–Thai border dispute;
Decorations	; The Rama Medal for Gallantry in Action; ; Bravery Medal (2nd Battalion); ; ; Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation

The 21st Infantry Regiment, Queen Sirikit's Guard (Thai: กรมทหารราบที่ 21 รักษาพระองค์ ในสมเด็จพระนางเจ้าสิริกิติ์ พระบรมราชินีนาถ พระบรมราชชนนีพันปีหลวง) (ร.21 รอ.) is an elite King's Guard regiment under the 2nd Infantry Division, Queen Sirikit's Guard of the Royal Thai Army. They are trained like special operations forces. The regiment was created in 1950. It is known as the Queen's Guard or Thahan Suea Rachini (Thai: ทหารเสือราชินี, translated as "Queen's Tiger Soldiers"). It is sometimes referred to as the "Eastern Tigers". The regiment is based in Chonburi.

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