11th Infantry Regiment (Thailand)
| 11th King Close Bodyguard Regiment, King Close Bodyguard | |
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| กรมทหารมหาดเล็กราชวัลลภที่ 11 มหาดเล็กราชวัลลภรักษาพระองค์ กองบัญชาการทหารมหาดเล็กราชวัลลภรักษาพระองค์ หน่วยบัญชาการถวายความปลอดภัยรักษาพระองค์ | |
Emblem of the 11th King Close Bodyguard Regiment, King Close Bodyguard | |
| Active | 1902–present |
| Country | Thailand |
| Branch | Royal Thai Army |
| Type | Royal guard |
| Role | Anti-tank warfare Artillery observer Bomb disposal Close-quarters battle Counterinsurgency Counterintelligence Conventional warfare Covert operation Crowd control Executive protection Force protection HUMINT Intelligence assessment Jungle warfare Marching Patrolling Raiding Reconnaissance Tactical emergency medical services Urban warfare |
| Size | Regiment |
| Part of | |
| 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) |
| Engagements | |
The 11th King Close Bodyguard Regiment, King Close Bodyguard (Thai: กรมทหารมหาดเล็กราชวัลลภที่ 11 มหาดเล็กราชวัลลภรักษาพระองค์) (กรม ทม.11 มหด.รอ.) is a King's Guard regiment under the Royal Security Command. The regiment is divided into three battalions, all of them based in Bangkok. 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.