11th Infantry Regiment (Thailand)
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The 11th Infantry Regiment, King's Close Bodyguard (Thai: กรมทหารราบที่ 11 มหาดเล็กราชวัลลภรักษาพระองค์) (ร.11 ทม.รอ.) is a King's Guard regiment under the 1st Division, King's Guard of the Royal Thai Army. The regiment is divided into three battalions, all of them based in Bangkok.[1] Formerly having a duty to guard the palace in the reign of King Mongkut to practice military subjects in order to perform effective and set up a Royal Palace Guard Regiment or the army surrounded the palace with the blue uniform is likely to come from the color of Krom Wang (Bureau of the Lord Chamberlain) uniforms. The reign of King Chulalongkorn please King Vajiravudh, when he was the Siamese Crown Prince as a special colonel of the regiment which makes the unit have a bond with King Vajiravudh. Later, when King Vajiravudh ascended the throne he was accepted as a special commander of the Regiment which His Majesty's color is blue.
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กรมทหารราบที่ 11 มหาดเล็กราชวัลลภรักษาพระองค์ | |
Active | 1902–present |
Country | Thailand |
Branch | Royal Thai Army |
Type | Royal Guard |
Role | Infantry |
Size | Regiment |
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Garrison/HQ | Bang Khen District, Bangkok |
Nickname(s) | Tahan Lorm Wang (ทหารล้อมวัง, The palace bodyguards) |
Colors | Blue-White |
March | Royal Guards March (มาร์ชราชวัลลภ, March Raja Vanlok) |
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