9th Infantry Division (Thailand)

9th Infantry Division
9th Infantry Division
กองพลทหารราบที่ 9
	Unit insignia
Active	January 14th 1968–present
Country	Thailand
Branch	Royal Thai Army
Type	Infantry
Role	Combined arms
Size	Division
Part of	First Army Area
Garrison/HQ	Fort Surasi, Kanchanaburi, Thailand
Nickname(s)	Black Panthers Division ; (กองพลเสือดำ)
Mascot(s)	Black panther
Engagements	Cold War Vietnam War Tet Offensive; Battle of Hat Dich; Operation Toan Thang I; Operation Toan Thang II; Operation Toan Thang III; ; Communist insurgency in Thailand; Communist insurgency in Malaysia; Vietnamese border raids in Thailand; Thai–Laotian Border War; ; Thai political crisis March 1977 Thai coup d'état attempt; 1981 Thai military rebellion; 1991 Thai coup d'état Black May (1992); ; ; War on drugs Internal conflict in Myanmar (Humanitarian/Anti-Drug); 2010–2012 Myanmar border clashes (Humanitarian); ; 1999 East Timorese crisis International Force East Timor; ; Global War on Terrorism Iraq War; ; Southern Insurgency;
Decorations	Army Meritorious Unit Commendation ; Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm ; Vietnam Civil Actions Medal with Palm
Website	http://www.surasee.com/index.php(in Thai)
Commanders
Ceremonial chief	Wutthaya Chanthamat

The 9th Infantry Division (Thai: กองพลทหารราบที่ 9) (พล.ร.๙.) also known as Black Panthers Division (Thai: กองพลเสือดำ) is an infantry division of the Royal Thai Army, it is currently a part of the First Army Area. The unit is composed of the 9th Infantry Regiment, 19th Infantry Regiment and 29th Infantry Regiment.