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Lieutenant colonel is a rank of commissioned officer in the armies and most marine forces and some air forces of the world, 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 equivalents

Afghanistan — Dagarman (دګرمن)
Arab world — Moqaddam (مقدم)
Albania — Nënkolonel
Armenia — Pokhgndapet (փոխգնդապետ)
Austria — Oberstleutnant
Belgium — Lieutenant-colonel (French language), Luitenant-kolonel (Dutch language)
Bosnia and Herzegovina — Potpukovnik
Brazil — Tenente-coronel
Chile — Teniente Coronel
Bulgaria — Podpolkovnik
Cambodia — Lok Vorsenito (លោកវរសេនីយ៍ទោ)
Colombia — Teniente Coronel
Croatia - Pukovnik
Czech Republic — Podplukovník
People's Republic of China — 中校 (Zhōng xiào)
Republic of China (Taiwan) — 中校 (Zhōng xiào)
Denmark — Oberstløjtnant
Estonia — Kolonelleitnant
Ethiopia — Lieutenant koronel
Finland — Everstiluutnantti, Överstelöjtnant
Germany — Oberstleutnant
- Nazi Germany — Obersturmbannführer (only in the SS))
Georgia — Vice-colonel (vitse-polkovniki)
Greece — Antisyntagmatarkhis
Hungary — Alezredes
Indonesia — Letnan kolonel (abbreviated Letkol).^[3]
Iran — Sarhang dovom (سرهنگ دوم)
Israel — Sgan aluf (סגן-אלוף / סא״ל)
Italy — Tenente colonnello
Japan — Ni sa (二佐)
North Korea — Jungjwa (중좌)
South Korea — Jungryung (중령)
Latvia — Pulkvežleitnants
Lithuania — Pulkininkas leitenantas
Macedonia - Потполковник (Potpolkovnik)
Malaysia - Leftenan-Kolonel
Malta — Logotenent kurunell
Netherlands — Luitenant-kolonel
Norway — Oberstløytnant
Philippines — Kalakan (Tagalog), Teniente Coronel (Spanish)
Poland — Podpułkownik
Portugal — Tenente-coronel
Romania — Locotenent colonel
Russia — Podpolkovnik
Serbia — Potpukovnik
Slovakia — Podplukovník
Slovenia — Podpolkovnik
Somalia — Gaashaanle Dhexe
South Africa — Commandant/kommandant (1950–1994); Lieutenant-colonel or Luitenant-kolonel (Afrikaans language: pre-1950 and post-1994)
Spain and some Spanish speaking countries — Teniente coronel
Sweden — Överstelöjtnant
Switzerland — Oberstleutnant (German language), Lieutenant-colonel (French language)
Thailand — พันโท
Turkey — Yarbay
Ukraine — Pidpolkovnyk
Vietnam — Trung Tá

References

^ LTC Keith E. Bonn, Army Officer's Guide, 50th Edition, p. 14. Mechanicsville, Pa.: Stackpole Books, 2005.
^ British Army website Template:Wayback
^ All Indonesian military services share the same rank name and insignia – i.e. two gold jasmine buds. A lieutenant colonel in the Army usually has a billet as battalion commander, regiment / brigade chief of staff, headquarters staff, department head, or commander of any unit that has the same level as battalion. In the Navy, the common billet is ship's commanding officer, squadron commander, shore department head or staff position. In the Air Force, it has the billet of squadron commander of battalion commander of Air Force Special Force's Corps. In the Marine Corps, usual billet is infantry battalion commander or infantry brigade's chief of staff, although it can command an artillery or cavalry regiment.

[1] LTC Keith E. Bonn, Army Officer's Guide, 50th Edition, p. 14. Mechanicsville, Pa.: Stackpole Books, 2005.

[2] British Army website Template:Wayback

[3] All Indonesian military services share the same rank name and insignia – i.e. two gold jasmine buds. A lieutenant colonel in the Army usually has a billet as battalion commander, regiment / brigade chief of staff, headquarters staff, department head, or commander of any unit that has the same level as battalion. In the Navy, the common billet is ship's commanding officer, squadron commander, shore department head or staff position. In the Air Force, it has the billet of squadron commander of battalion commander of Air Force Special Force's Corps. In the Marine Corps, usual billet is infantry battalion commander or infantry brigade's chief of staff, although it can command an artillery or cavalry regiment.

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Lieutenant colonel ranks by country

Lieutenant colonel equivalents

See also

References