1st Division (Thailand)

1st Division, King's Guard
กองพลที่ 1 รักษาพระองค์
Emblem of the 1st Division, King's Guard
Active1905 – present
Country Thailand
Branch Royal Thai Army
TypeCombined arms
Sizedivision
Part of1st Army Area
1st Army Corps
Garrison/HQDusit subdistrict, Dusit, Bangkok
Nickname(s)Wongthewan (วงศ์เทวัญ, Divine clique)
Engagements
Websitehttps://1divisionkingguard.rta.mi.th/index2.html

The 1st Division, King's Guard (Thai: กองพลที่ 1 รักษาพระองค์) (พล.๑ รอ.) is an infantry division of the Royal Thai Army, it is currently a part of the 1st Army Area. King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) founded the division in 1905. The Royal Command of King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) designated the division as a King's Guard unit in 1973.

The division comprises one infantry regiment and four attachment units, the 31st Infantry Regiment, King's Guard. The division and its subsidiary units are mostly based in or around Bangkok, Thailand. The 31st Regiment is garrisoned in Lopburi.


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