Kampuchean Revolutionary Army

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The Kampuchean Revolutionary Army was the military force of Democratic Kampuchea under the Khmer Rouge regime, known for its role in both internal repression and conflicts such as the Cambodian–Vietnamese War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf army
military organization
activeIn Cambodia
allegiance Communist Party of Kampuchea
alsoKnownAs RAK
Revolutionary Army of Kampuchea
associatedWith Khmer Rouge genocide
linked to: Cambodian genocide
commandStructure under control of the Communist Party of Kampuchea
conflict Cambodian Civil War
Cambodian–Vietnamese War
Vietnam War spillover in Cambodia
country Democratic Kampuchea
dissolved 1979
established 1975
followedBy Kampuchean People's Revolutionary Armed Forces
governingRegime Democratic Kampuchea
Khmer Rouge regime
linked to: Khmer Rouge
headquarters Phnom Penh
humanRightsRecord widespread atrocities against civilians
ideology Khmer Rouge ideology
Maoism
agrarian socialism
languageOfCommand Khmer
loyalTo Pol Pot
notableLeader Pol Pot (as overall Khmer Rouge leader)
linked to: Pol Pot

Son Sen
Ta Mok
notableOperation border attacks on Vietnam
evacuation of Phnom Penh in April 1975
opponent Khmer Republic
Republic of Vietnam
Socialist Republic of Vietnam
linked to: Viet Nam

Vietnam People's Army
forces of the Khmer Republic government
partOf Khmer Rouge
precededBy National Army of Democratic Kampuchea (Khmer Rouge guerrilla forces during civil war)
recruitment forced conscription
mobilization of peasantry
role enforcement of Khmer Rouge policies
internal repression in Democratic Kampuchea
status defunct
supportedBy People's Republic of China
linked to: China
symbolicColor red
timePeriod 1975–1979
type ground forces
usedEquipmentFrom China
Soviet Union (captured or supplied via allies)
linked to: Soviet Union

United States (captured from Khmer Republic stocks)

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Cambodian–Vietnamese War belligerent Kampuchean Revolutionary Army
Khmer Rouge armedWing Revolutionary Army of Kampuchea
linked to: Kampuchean Revolutionary Army
Coalition Government of Democratic Kampuchea militaryWing National Army of Democratic Kampuchea
linked to: Kampuchean Revolutionary Army
Kampuchean Revolutionary Army alsoKnownAs Revolutionary Army of Kampuchea
linked to: Kampuchean Revolutionary Army
Kampuchean Revolutionary Army precededBy National Army of Democratic Kampuchea (Khmer Rouge guerrilla forces during civil war)
linked to: Kampuchean Revolutionary Army
Khmer National Armed Forces replacedBy Revolutionary Army of Kampuchea
linked to: Kampuchean Revolutionary Army
SS Mayaguez seizedBy Cambodian communist forces
linked to: Kampuchean Revolutionary Army
Battle of Koh Tang belligerent Democratic Kampuchea forces
linked to: Kampuchean Revolutionary Army