Lieutenant Colonel

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Common military ranks
Navies	Armies	Air forces
Officers
Admiral of the Fleet	Marshal / Field Marshal	Marshal of the Air Force
Admiral	General	Air Marshal
Commodore	Brigadier	Air Commodore
Captain	Colonel	Group Captain
Commander	Lt. Colonel	Wing Commander
Lieutenant Commander	Major / Commandant	Squadron Leader
Lieutenant	Captain	Flight Lieutenant
Sub-Lieutenant	Lieutenant	Flying Officer
Ensign	2nd Lieutenant	Pilot Officer
Midshipman	Officer Cadet	Officer Cadet
Seamen, soldiers and airmen
Warrant Officer	Sergeant Major	Warrant Officer
Petty Officer	Sergeant	Sergeant
Leading Seaman	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 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.

Contents 1 Lieutenant colonel ranks by country 2 Lieutenant Colonel equivalents 3 See also 4 References 5 External links

[edit] 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)

[edit] Lieutenant Colonel equivalents

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•  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
•  Netherlands — Luitenant-Kolonel
•  Norway — Oberstløytnant
•  Slovakia — Podplukovník
•  Thailand — พันโท
•  Ukraine — Pidpolkovnyk
•  Vietnam — Trung Tá
•  Ireland - Lieutenant-Colonel
•  Philippines — Tinyente Koronel

[edit] See also

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

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• British Army Officers' ranks