lieutenant colonel

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Lieutenant colonel (lieutenant-colonel in English from the French grade's spelling) is a rank of commissioned officer in the armies and most marine forces and air forces of the world, typically ranking above a major and below a colonel. The rank of lieutenant colonel is often shortened to simply "colonel" in conversation and in unofficial correspondence.^[1] A lieutenant colonel is typically in charge of a battalion in the army.

Lieutenant colonel ranks by country

The following articles deal with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel (or its equivalent)

• Lieutenant-Colonel (Canada)
• Lieutenant Colonel (United Kingdom)^[2]
• Lieutenant Colonel (United States)

Lieutenant Colonel equivalents

•  Iran — Sarhang dovom سرهنگ دوم
•  Romania — Locotenent Colonel
•  Serbia — Potpukovnik
•  South Korea — 중령 (Chu Yung)
•  North Korea — 중좌 (Jungjwa)
•  Germany,  Austria,  Switzerland — Oberstleutnant
•  Nazi Germany — Obersturmbannführer (also SS)
•  Bulgaria — Podpolkovnik
•  Russia — Podpolkovnik
•  Ukraine — Pidpolkovnyk
•  Georgia (country) — Vice-colonel (vitse-polkovniki)
•  Poland — Podpułkownik
•  Finland — Everstiluutnantti
•  Slovenia — Podpolkovnik
•  Indonesia — Letnan Kolonel
•  Czech Republic — Podplukovník
•  Israel — Sgan Aluf (סגן-אלוף)
•  Japan — 中佐chusa
• Teniente coronel (Spanish speaking countries)
•  Italy — Tenente colonnello
•  Greece — Antisyntagmatarkhis
•  Turkey — Yarbay
•  Hungary — Alezredes
•  Armenia — Pokhgndapet - Փոխգնդապետ
• Moqaddem مقدم (Egypt and Charter Arab League Member Countries)
•  Portugal,  Brazil — Tenente-Coronel
•  China — 中校 (Zhōng Xiào)
•  Sweden — Överstelöjtnant
•  South Africa — Commandant/Kommandant (1950 – 1994); Luitenant-Kolonel (in Afrikaans language: pre-1950 and post-1994)
•  Netherlands — Luitenant-Kolonel
•  Norway — Oberstløytnant
•  Denmark — Oberstløjtnant
•  Afghanistan — Dagarman (دګرمن)
•  Slovakia — Podplukovník
•  Thailand — พันโท
•  Vietnam — Trung Tá
•  India — Lieutenant Colonel
•  Ireland - Lieutenant-Colonel
•  Estonia — Kolonelleitnant
•  Ethiopia — Lt. Koronel
•  Philippines — Tinyente Koronel

See also

• Comparative military ranks
• Canadian Forces ranks and insignia
• British Army officer rank insignia
• U.S. Army officer rank insignia

References

External links

• British Army Officers' ranks