Lieutenant colonel
 | This article needs additional citations for verification. (April 2009) |
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 some 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
|
Afghanistan — Dagarman (دګرمن)
Albania - Nënkolonel
Armenia — Gndapet-leytenant (գնդապետ-լեյտենանտ)
Bulgaria — Podpolkovnik
Czech Republic — Podplukovník
People's Republic of China — 中校
Republic of China — 中校
Denmark — Oberstløjtnant
Estonia — Kolonelleitnant
Ethiopia — Lt. Koronel
Finland — Everstiluutnantti
Germany, 
Austria, 
Switzerland — Oberstleutnant
Nazi Germany — Obersturmbannführer (only in the SS)
Georgia (country) — Vice-colonel (vitse-polkovniki)
Greece — Antisyntagmatarkhis
Hungary — Alezredes
Indonesia — Letnan Kolonel
India — Lieutenant Colonel
Iran — Sarhang dovom سرهنگ دوم
Israel — Sgan Aluf (סגן-אלוף)
Italy — Tenente colonnello
Japan — 2佐nisa
South Korea — 중령 (Jungryung)
North Korea — 중좌 (Jungjwa)
Latvia — Pulkvežleitnants
Lebanon — مقدم
Netherlands — Luitenant-Kolonel
Poland — Podpułkownik
Portugal, 
Brazil — Tenente-Coronel
Romania — Locotenent Colonel
Russia — Podpolkovnik
Serbia — Potpukovnik
Spanish speaking countries Teniente coronel- Moqaddem مقدم (Egypt and Charter Arab League Member Countries)
Saudi Arabia - مقدم
Slovenia — Podpolkovnik
Sweden — Överstelöjtnant
South Africa — Commandant/Kommandant (1950–1994); Luitenant-Kolonel (in Afrikaans language: pre-1950 and post-1994)
Turkey — Yarbay
Norway — Oberstløytnant
Slovakia — Podplukovník
Thailand — พันโท
Ukraine — Pidpolkovnyk
Vietnam — Trung Tá
Ireland - Lieutenant-Colonel
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
- ^ LTC Keith E. Bonn, Army Officer's Guide, 50th Edition, p. 14. Mechanicsville, Pa.: Stackpole Books, 2005.
- ^ British Army Website