The honor guard of the 1st Security Force Bataillion, Royal Thai Air Force, carried their unit colour called "Thong Chai Chalermphol" (ธงชัยเฉลิมพล) during the funeral procession of HRH Princess Galyani Vadhana in 2008.
Flags of the Royal Thai Armed Forces (Thai language: ธงของกองทัพไทย). Most of the flags used by the Thai military today were stipulated in the Flag Act of 1979 (พระราชบัญญัติ ธง พ.ศ. ๒๕๒๒).[1][2]
White flag in the ratio of 5:6, with the Emblem of the Ministry of Defence in the center. The emblem consists of a red chakra (Army), the dark blue anchor (Navy) and the sky blue wings (Air Force) under the crown.
Flag in the ratio of 2:3, with a yellow border on three sides except for the side facing the flag pole. The center is divided into a tricolour with red, dark blue and sky blue in order from the flag pole out (These represents the colour of the Army, Navy and Air force). At the center of the tricolour is a badge of the Headquarters with a golden Chakra, a with anchor with golden chains and golden Wings, surrounded by a golden wreath.
Red flag in a the ratio of 2:3, with the emblem of Royal Thai Army: a chakra under the Thai symbol for Aum /Unalome topped by the Great Crown of Victory with rays emanating from the top and flanked by a wreath.
Army Unit Colour[]
Flag
Date
Use
Description
1979 -
Royal Thai Army Unit Colour
A square national flag of Thailand with the emblem of Royal Thai Army in middle, flanked with unit's name, and the King's Royal Cypher at the canton. This Colour called "Thong Chai Chalermphol" (ธงชัยเฉลิมพล) which can be translated as "Victory Colours").
Red flag in the ratio of 2:3, with the emblem of Royal Thai Army with five stars underneath.
1979 -
Flag for Regional Commanders
Red flag with the emblem of Royal Thai Army with three stars underneath. Currently there are four Regional Commands: the 1st (Central), 2nd (Northeast), 3rd (Northwest) and 4th (South).
1979 -
Flag for Divisional Commanders
Red flag with the emblem of Royal Thai Army with two stars, one on either side.
Red flag in the ratio of 2:3, with five yellow stars surrounding a badge consisting of a crossed Royal Garuda Baton and a saber surrounded by a wreath of leaves.
1979 -
Flag for the rank of General
Red flag with four yellow stars in the middle
1979 -
Flag for the rank of Lieutenant General
Red with three yellow stars in the middle
1979 -
Flag for the rank of Major General
Red flag with two yellow stars in the middle
1979 -
Flag for the rank of Brigadier General
Red flag with one yellow star in the middle
Historical army flags[]
Flag
Date
Use
Description
1892–1908
Flag of the Royal Siamese Army
Red flag with the Coat of Arms of Siam at the center. Created during the reign of King Chulalongkorn for the first modern equipped land force in Siam.
? - 1936
Flag of the Commander of the Royal Siamese Army
Trairanga in the ratio of 5:6, with a white Chakra at the center.
1936–1979
Flag of the Commander of the Royal Siamese/Thai Army
Trairanga in the ratio of 5:6, with a Chakra and the Great Crown of Victory in yellow.
Sky blue flag in the ratio of 2:3, with the emblem of Royal Thai Air Force: double-wings with the Thai Aum/ Unalome under the Great Crown of Victory with light emanating from the top.
Air Force Unit Colour[]
Flag
Date
Use
Description
1979 -
Royal Thai Air Force Unit Colour
A square national flag of Thailand with the emblem of Royal Thai Air Force inside blue circle with yellow border in middle and flanked with unit's name. At the Canton there is the King's Royal Cypher. This Colour called "Thong Chai Chalermphol" (ธงชัยเฉลิมพล) which can be translated as "Victory Colours").
Sky blue flag in the ratio of 2:3, with yellow borders and an emblem depicting an escutcheon depicting the National flag, behind are a pair of wings, topped by the Great Crown of Victory, with light rays and a white Aum/ Unalome.
Sky blue flag in the ratio of 5:6, with five white stars surrounding a badge consisting of a crossed Royal Garuda Baton and a saber surrounded by a wreath of leaves in white.
1979 -
Flag for the rank of Air Chief Marshal
Sky blue flag with four white stars.
1979 -
Flag for the rank of Air Marshal
Sky blue flag with three white stars.
1979 -
Flag for the rank of Air Vice Marshal
Sky blue flag with two white stars.
1979 -
Flag for the rank of Air Commodore
Sky blue flag with one white star.
Historical air force flags[]
Flag
Date
Use
Description
1936–1979
Flag of the Commander of the Royal Siamese Air Force
Sky blue flag in the ratio of 5:6, with a yellow Chakra with two wings, topped by the Great Crown of Victory.
Historical war flags[]
Flag
Date
Use
Description
1885–1887
Standard of the Royal Siamese Army during the Haw wars
A red Flag with the Royal Coat of Arms of Siam at the center, with a three borders depicting the blades of a chakra. The flags was presented to Chao Phraya Surasakmontri (Cherm Saeng-Chuto) by King Chulalongkorn in 1885 as a colour for the Siamese army sent to fight the Haw rebels in the north of the country, the war ended in 1890. This colour is called "Thong Chudhadhujdhippatai" (ธงจุฑาธุชธิปไตย).[3][4]
1917–1918
Standard of the Siamese Expeditionary Force, Obverse
Trairanga defaced with a red disc containing dressed white elephant, facing a flagpole. Briefly, its appearance is the same as naval ensign, but both red stripes contain a portion of the 6th century Chant to the Buddha's Victories written in Pali using Thai script: "พาหุํสหัส์สมภินิม์มิตสาวุธัน์ตํ ค๎รีเมขลํอุทิตโฆรสเสนมารํ ทานาทิธัม์มวิธินาชิตวามุนิน์โท ตัน์เตชสาภวตุเมชยสิทธินิจ์จํ". This flag was carried by the Siamese volunteer corp sent to the war in Europe in 1918, the force and the flag was part of the Allied victory parade under the Arc de Triomphe, in Paris 1919.
1917–1918
Standard of the Siamese Expeditionary Force, Reverse
Trairanga defaced with a red disc containing King Vajiravudh's personal cypher. The emblem features Thai acronym "ร.ร." and Thai digit six ("๖"), both are displayed under the glowing crown. Both red stripes of the flag contain the same inscription as the obverse.
Trairanga defaced with a red disc containing a dressed white elephant, This flag was used as the flag of the army until the end of World War II, In present the flag was used only as Royal Navy flag.
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