Um Savuth

Um Savuth
DiedNovember 1972
Allegiance First Kingdom of Cambodia
 Khmer Republic
Service / branch Royal Cambodian Army
 Khmer National Army
RankBrigadier general
CommandsMilitary Region 5 commander
Battles / wars

Um Savuth (? – November 1972) was a Cambodian army officer who came to his greatest prominence during the Cambodian Civil War, where he was responsible for commanding the Khmer National Armed Forces during their disastrous 1971 offensive, Operation Chenla I.

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