Royal Thai Army, Army Commander-in-Chief presided over the 97th anniversary of the establishment of the Department of Army Operations.
Gen. Charoenchai Hinthao, Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Thai Army presided over the 97th anniversary of the founding of the Department of Army Operations, with Lt. Gen. Chaiyapruek Duangpraphat, Director of the Department of Army Operations. Welcoming the group of commanders and those attending the ceremony on this occasion, the Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Thai Army along with a group of senior commanders of the Royal Thai Army and personnel Participate in Buddhist ceremonies To dedicate merit and remember the goodness of deceased military personnel. as well as for the good fortune of the agency and provide morale to military personnel and their families The ceremony was attended by former commanders of the Army Operations Department and personnel of the unit who had retired from service.
For history Department of Army Operations The original location was in the Minis
try of Defense City Hall. Later, there was an order from the Royal Thai Army. To be moved to the location at the new Army Headquarters on September 9, 1993. The Department of Army Operations was born along with the Thai Army during the reign of King Chulalongkorn. Later, His Royal Highness Krom Luang Nakhon Chai Si Suradet He held the position of Chief of Staff of the Army. Be the first He established new regulations for military affairs. The Department of the Army Staff and the Department of Strategy were established. Later the name was changed to Department of Army Strategy and changed again to the Department of Army Operations on 1 April 1927 as a unit directly under the Department of the Army Staff.
After that, the Royal Thai Army received new government regulations. The Department of the Army Staff has been transformed back into the Department of Army Operations until the present. and has been accepted by both past and present commanders as “Department of Staff The Heart of the Army” has important missi
ons including organizing units, planning, directing, coordinating, directing, and executing operations regarding the preparation of forces and the use of forces of the Army. Operation of military history and museums, as well as advising and supervising the operational operations of various units of the Royal Thai Army.
By the important former Chief of the Army Operations Department, such as Gen. Phraya Thephasadin, 1909, the first Chief of the Army Department, Gen. Saiyut Kerdphon, 1961 (former Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Sama National Legislative Assembly), Gen. Chalad Hiransiri, Gen. Sitthi Jiraroj 1968 (former Minister of the Interior 2 terms), Gen. Chawalit Yongchaiyudh B.E. 1980 (former Prime Minister), Gen. Suchinda Kraprayoon 1982 (former Prime Minister), Gen. Natthaphon Nakphanit 2015 (Secretary to the Minister of Defense, former Som. G.) and Gen. Chalermphon Srisawat 2017 (former Supreme Commander-in-Chief), etc.
Source: Thai News Agency