Lieutenant Colonel
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| Common military ranks | ||
| Navies (English-speaking world) | Armies and some Air Forces | Air Forces (Commonwealth) |
|---|---|---|
| Admiral of the Fleet | Field Marshal | Marshal of the Air Force |
| Admiral | General | Air Chief Marshal |
| Vice Admiral | Lieutenant General | Air Marshal |
| Rear Admiral | Major General | Air Vice Marshal |
| Commodore | Brigadier | Air Commodore |
| Captain | Colonel | Group Captain |
| Commander | Lieutenant Colonel | Wing Commander |
| Lieutenant Commander | Major | Squadron Leader |
| Lieutenant | Captain | Flight Lieutenant |
| Sub-Lieutenant | Lieutenant | Flying Officer |
| Warrant Officer | Warrant Officer | Warrant Officer |
| Petty Officer | Sergeant | Sergeant |
| Leading Rate | Corporal | Corporal |
| Seaman | Private | Aircraftman |
Lieutenant Colonel (Lieutenant-Colonel in English from the French grade's spelling) is a rank of commissioned officer in the armies and most marine corps and air forces of the world, typically ranking above a Major and below a Colonel. The rank of Lieutenant Colonel is often verbally shortened to simply "Colonel".
[edit] Lieutenant Colonel ranks by country
The following articles deal with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel (or its equivalent) as it is employed in various states in the USA:
[edit] Lieutenant Colonel equivalents
- Podpukovnik (Serbia)
- Chungryong (South Korea)
- Jungjwa (North Korea)
- Oberstleutnant (Germany, Austria, Switzerland)
- Obersturmbannführer (German SS)
- Podpolkovnik (Bulgaria)
- Podpolkovnik (Russia)
- Pidpolkovnyk (Ukraine)
- Vice-colonel (vitse-polkovniki) (Georgia)
- Podpułkownik (Poland)
- Everstiluutnantti (Finland)
- Podpolkovnik (Slovenia)
- Podplukovník (Czech Republic)
- Sgan Aluf (Israel)
- 中佐chusa (Japan)
- Wing Commander (some Commonwealth air forces)
- Teniente Coronel (Spanish speaking countries)
- Tenente Colonnello (Italy)
- Antisyntagmatarkhis (Greece)
- Yarbay (Turkey)
- Alezredes (Hungary)
- Shtapee Pet (Armenia)
- Tenente-Coronel (Brazil and Portugal)
- 中校 (China)
- Överstelöjtnant (Sweden)
- Luitenant-Kolonel {Netherlands}
- Oberstløytnant (Norway)
- Oberstløjtnant (Denmark)
- Dagarman (دګرمن) (Afghanistan)
- Podplukovník (Slovak Republic)
[edit] See also
- Comparative military ranks
- Canadian Forces ranks and insignia
- British Army officer rank insignia
- U.S. Army officer rank insigniacs:Podplukovník
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