1st Army Area

The 1st Army Area was established on January 13, 1910. Responsible for the Central, Eastern and Western regions, with headquarters located in Dusit subdistrict, Dusit district, Bangkok.

History

The 1st Army Area was the first army of Royal Thai Army to be organized according to the model of Western powers. This followed King Chulalongkorn's gracious command of the General Staff Department, which oversaw the army, to restructure and divide its command to advance military operations. The force was organized into 10 divisions distributed throughout various provinces to prepare for national defense. During the reign of King Vajiravudh, the army's manpower was reorganized, graciously ordering the organization of divisions into armies in 1910. Since January 13, 1910, King Vajiravudh graciously established the 1st Army Area, a division that continues to this day. This marks over 100 years since its founding. The knowledge, skills, and loyalty of commanders at every level have consistently earned the 1st Army Area an outstanding reputation. This has made every soldier in the 1st Army Area extremely proud and ready to sacrifice their lives to protect the nation, religion, and monarchy. Examples of these brave soldiers include the Franco–Thai War, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War.

Organization

First Army Area - – headquartered in Bangkok, controls troops in 26 provinces in central, eastern, western Thailand and Bangkok.

* Command Division -
** Headquarters and Headuqarters Company
** 21st Signal Regiment, 1st Army Area
* Organic Units
** 1st Army Corps
*** Headquarters and Headuqarters Company
* Combat Division -
** First Army Area Operations Center -
*** Burapa Command aka Burapa Task Force -
**** Headquarters and Service Company
**** Quick Reaction Force Company
**** Army Aviation Squad
**** Combat Engineer Team
**** Fire Support Unit
**** Military Dogs Platoon
**** Military Intelligence Operations Team
**** Military Intelligence Unit
**** Signal Corps Unit
**** 12th Ranger Forces Regiment -
**** 13th Ranger Forces Regiment -
*** Surasee Command aka Surasee Force -
**** Headquarters and Service Company
**** Army Air Defence Coordination Team
**** Army Aviation Operations Team
**** Combat Engineer Team
**** Civil Affairs Coordination Team
**** Civil Affairs Operations Team
**** Heavy Weapons Platoon
**** Military Intelligence Operations Team
**** Military Intelligence Unit
**** Queen's Cobras Task Force
**** Quick Reaction Force Platoon
**** Reconnaissance Platoon
**** Royal Initiative Projects Coordination Team
**** Signal Corps Unit
**** 14th Ranger Forces Regiment -
** 1st Special Forces Training Company -
** 11th Ranger Forces Regiment -
** 1st Division, King's Guard -
*** Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Division, King's Guard
*** 31st Infantry Brigade, King's Royal Guard -
**** Headquarters and Service Company, 31st Infantry Brigade, King's Royal Guard
***** Heavy Mortar Company
***** Reconnaissance and Surveillance Company
***** 1st Infantry Battalion, 31st Infantry Brigade, King's Royal Guard
***** 2nd Infantry Battalion, 31st Infantry Brigade, King's Royal Guard
***** 3rd Infantry Battalion, 31st Infantry Brigade, King's Royal Guard
*** 1st Artillery Brigade, King's Royal Guard -
**** Headquarter and Service Battery, 1st Artillery Brigade, King's Royal Guard
***** 1st Artillery Battalion, 1st Artillery Brigade, King's Royal Guard
***** 11th Artillery Battalion, 1st Artillery Brigade, King's Royal Guard
***** 31st Artillery Battalion, 1st Artillery Brigade, King's Royal Guard
*** 1st Engineer Regiment -
*** 1st Medical Regiment -
*** 4th Armoured Battalion, 1st Division, King's Royal Guard -
*** 12th Military Police Battlion
*** 1st Signal Regiment, King's Royal Guard -
*** 1st Cavalry Squadron -
*** 1st Long Range Reconnaissance Company -
*** 1st Ordnance Company -
*** 1st Quartermaster Company
*** Airfield Service and Control Tower Team 1
** 2nd Infantry Division, Queen's Guard -
*** Headquarters and Service Company, 2nd Infantry Division, Queen Sirikit's Guard
*** 2nd Infantry Brigade, Queen's Guard - -
**** Headquarters and Service Company, 2nd Infantry Brigade, Queen's Guard
**** 1st Mechanised Infantry Battalion, Queen's Guard
**** 2nd Infantry Battalion, Queen's Guard
**** 3rd Infantry Battalion, Queen's Guard
*** 12th Mechanised Infantry Brigade, Queen's Guard -
**** Headquarters and Service Company, 12th Infantry Brigade, Queen's Guard
**** 1st Mechanised Infantry Battalion, Queen's Guard
**** 2nd Mechanised Infantry Battalion, Queen's Guard
**** 3rd Mechanised Infantry Battalion, Queen's Guard
*** 21st Infantry Brigade, Queen's Guard - -
**** Headquarters and Service Company, 21st Infantry Brigade, Queen's Guard
**** 1st Mechanised Infantry Battalion, 21st Infantry Brigade, Queen's Guard
**** 2nd Infantry Battalion, 21st Infantry Brigade, Queen's Guard
**** 3rd Infantry Battalion, 21st Infantry Brigade, Queen's Guard
*** 2nd Artillery Brigade, Queen Sirikit's Guard -
**** Headquarters and Service Battery, 2nd Artillery Brigade, Queen's Guard
**** 2nd Artillery Battalion, Queen's Guard
**** 12th Artillery Battalion, Queen's Guard
**** 21st Artillery Battalion, Queen's Guard
**** 102nd Artillery Battalion, Queen's Guard
*** 2nd Service Support Brigade, Queen's Guard
**** Logistic Battalion, 2nd Support Brigade-
**** Maintenance Battalion, 2nd Support Brigade-
*** 2nd Armoured Battlion, Queen's Guard
*** 2nd Engineer Battlion, Queen's Guard
*** 2nd Medical Battlion, Queen's Guard
*** 2nd Signal Corps Battlion, Queen's Guard
*** 12th Military Police Battlion
*** 30th Cavalry Squadron, 2nd Infantry Division, Queen's Guard -
*** 2nd Anti-tank Company, Queen's Guard
*** 2nd Long Range Reconnaissance Company
*** Airfield Service and Control Tower Team 2
** 9th Infantry Division -
*** Headquarters and Service Company, 9th Infantry Division
*** 9th Infantry Brigade -
**** Headquarters and Service Company, 9th Infantry Brigade
**** 1st Infantry Battalion
**** 2nd Infantry Battalion
**** 3rd Infantry Battalion
*** 19th Infantry Brigade -
**** Headquarters and Service Company, 19th Infantry Brigade
**** 1st Infantry Battalion
**** 2nd Infantry Battalion
**** 3rd Infantry Battalion
*** 29th Infantry Brigade -
**** Headquarters and Service Company, 29th Infantry Brigade
**** 1st Infantry Battalion
**** 2nd Infantry Battalion
**** 3rd Infantry Battalion
*** 9th Artillery Brigade -
**** Headquarters and Service Battery, 9th Artillery Brigade
**** 9th Field Artillery Battlion.
**** 19th Field Artillery Battlion.
**** 109th Field Artillery Battlion.
*** Service Support Brigade -
**** Headquarters and Service Company
**** Medical Battlion
**** Maintenance Battlion
**** Transportation Battlion
**** Detachment, Service Support Brigade, 9th Infantry Division
*** 9th Engineer Battlion
*** 9th Signal Battlion
*** 19th Cavalry Squadron
*** 9th Army Aviation Company
*** 9th Long Range Reconnaissance Company
*** 2nd Field Military Police Company, 12th Military Police Regiment
*** Fort Surasi Hospital
*** Light Ordnance Division
*** Quartermaster Division
** 11th Infantry Division -
*** Headquarters and Service Company, 11th Infantry Division
*** 111th Infantry Brigade -
**** Headquarters and Service Company, 111th Infantry Brigade
**** 1st Infantry Battalion
**** 2nd Infantry Battalion
**** 3rd Infantry Battalion
*** 112th Mechanised Infantry Brigade -
**** Headquarters and Service Company, 112th Infantry Brigade
**** Heavy Mortar Company
**** Reconnaissance and Surveillance Company
**** 1st Mechanised Infantry Battalion
**** 2nd Mechanised Infantry Battalion
**** 3rd Mechanised Infantry Battalion
*** Service Support Brigade, 11th Infantry Division -
**** Maintenance Regiment, Service Support Brigade, 11th Infantry Division -
** 2nd Cavalry Division, King's Royal Guard -
*** Headquarters and Service Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Division, King's Royal Guard
*** 1st Armoured Brigade, King Mongkutklao's Guard
**** Headquarters and Service Troop, 1st Cavalry Brigade, King's Royal Guard
**** 1st Armoured Squadron, 1st Cavalry Brigade, King's Royal Guard
**** 3rd Armoured Squadron, 1st Cavalry Brigade, King's Royal Guard
**** 17th Armoured Squadron, 1st Cavalry Brigade, King's Royal Guard
*** 4th Armoured Brigade, King's Royal Guard -
**** Headquarters and Service Squadron, 4th Armoured Brigade, King's Royal Guard
**** 5th Armoured Squadron, 4th Armoured Brigade, King's Royal Guard
**** 11th Armoured Squadron, 4th Armoured Brigade, King's Royal Guard
**** 25th Armoured Squadron, 4th Armoured Brigade, King's Royal Guard
*** 5th Armoured Brigade, King's Royal Guard -
**** Headquarters and Service Troop, 5th Armoured Brigade, King's Royal Guard
**** 20th Armoured Regiment, 5th Armoured Brigade, King's Royal Guard
**** 23rd Armoured, 5th Armoured Brigade, King's Royal Guard
**** 24th Armoured Squadron, 5th Armoured Brigade, King's Royal Guard
*** 27th Cavalry Squadron, King's Royal Guard
*** 29th Cavalry Squadron, King's Royal Guard -
*** 12th Signal Regiment, King's Royal Guard, 2nd Cavalry Division, King's Royal Guard -
*** 12th Service Support Brigade -
**** Maintenance Regiment
***** 1st Forward Division Support Company -
***** 2nd Forward Division Support Company -
*** 12th Quartermaster Division, 2nd Cavalry Division, King's Royal Guard
*** Airfield Service and Control Tower Team 8, 2nd Cavalry Division, King's Royal Guard
* Combat Service Support Division -
** 1st Army Combat Service Support Command -
*** 21st Logistics and Service Regiment, 1st Army Combat Service Support -
*** 21st Maintenance Battlion, 1st Army Combat Service Support -
*** 21st Ordnance Ammunition Depot Battlion, 1st Army Combat Service Support -
*** Logistics Control Centre, 1st Army Combat Service Support -
*** Detachment, 1st Army Combat Service Support -
* Army Area Division -
** 11th Military Circle -
*** 11th Military Police Regiment
*** Band Platoon, 11th Military Circle
*** Infantry Battalion, 11th Military Circle
*** Military Prison, 11th Military Circle
** 12nd Military Circle -
*** 12th Military Police Regiment
*** Army Reserve Training Center, 12nd Military Circle -
*** Band Platoon, 12th Military Circle
*** Military Prison, 12th Military Circle
** 13rd Military Circle -
*** 13rd Military Police Regiment
*** Army Reserve Training Center, 13nd Military Circle -
*** Band Platoon, 13rd Military Circle
*** Military Prison, 13rd Military Circle
** 14th Military Circle -
*** 14th Military Police Regiment
*** Army Reserve Training Center, 14th Military Circle -
*** Band Platoon, 14th Military Circle
*** Military Prison, 14th Military Circle
** 15th Military Circle -
*** 15th Military Circle Regiment-
*** 15th Military Police Regiment
*** Army Reserve Training Unit, 15th Military Circle -
*** Band Platoon, 15th Military Circle
*** Military Prison, 15th Military Circle
** 16th Military Circle -
*** 16th Military Police Regiment
*** Army Reserve Training Unit, 16th Military Circle -
*** Band Platoon, 16th Military Circle
*** Military Prison, 16th Military Circle
**17th Military Circle -
*** 17th Military Police Regiment
*** Army Reserve Training Unit, 17th Military Circle -
*** Band Platoon, 17th Military Circle
*** Military Prison, 17th Military Circle
** 18th Military Circle -
*** 18th Military Police Regiment
*** Army Reserve Training Unit, 18th Military Circle -
*** Band Platoon, 18th Military Circle
*** Military Prison, 18th Military Circle
** 19th Military Circle -
*** 19th Military Police Regiment
*** Army Reserve Training Unit, 19th Military Circle -
*** Band Platoon, 19th Military Circle
*** Military Prison, 19th Military Circle
* Development Country Division
** 1st Development Division -
*** Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Development Division
*** 1st Development Brigade -
**** 1st Development Battlion -
*** 1st Engineer Brigade, King's Guard -
**** 52nd Engineer Battlion, King's Royal Guard -
**** 112nd Engineer Battlion, King's Royal Guard -