The Commando Blindé du Cambodge ("Cambodia Armored Commando") was a military formation during the

French Protectorate of Cambodia The French protectorate of Cambodia (; ) refers to the Kingdom of Cambodia when it was a French protectorate within French Indochina, a collection of Southeast Asian protectorates within the French colonial empire. The protectorate was establi ...

. The ad-hoc unit consisted of 11 commandeered Japanese tanks, some

Renault UE Chenillette The Renault UE Chenillette is a light tracked armoured carrier and prime mover produced by France between 1932 and 1940. In 1930 the Commission de Vincennes decided to develop a light armoured vehicle able to tow and supply small cannon and mo ...

tankettes, and Ford trucks. Officially created on September 16, 1945 and attached to the Cambodian commando group, it was the first armored unit of the

French Far East Expeditionary Corps The French Far East Expeditionary Corps (, CEFEO) was a colonial expeditionary force of the French Union Army that was initially formed in French Indochina in 1945 during the Pacific War. The CEFEO later fought and lost in the First Indochina Wa ...

. He became the 8th squadron of the 5th cuirassiers regiment on September 15, 1946.

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Military history of Cambodia Ad hoc units and formations of the French Army {{cambodia-stub