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 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".

Lieutenant Colonel ranks by country

The following articles deal with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel (or its equivalent) as it is employed in various countries:

• Lieutenant-Colonel (United Kingdom)
• Lieutenant Colonel (United States)
• Tenente Coronel (Brazil)
• Tenente Colonello in Italy

Lieutenant Colonel equivalents

• Chungryong (South Korea)
• Jungjwa (North Korea)
• Oberstleutnant (Germany)
• Obersturmbannführer (German SS)
• Podpolkovnik (Russia)
  • Pidpolkovnyk (Ukraine)
• Podpułkownik (Poland)
• Podplukovník (Czech Republic)
• Sgan Aluf (Israel)
• Wing Commander (some Commonwealth air forces)
• Teniente Coronel (Spanish speaking countries)
• Antisyntagmatarkhis (Greece)
• Yarbay (Turkey)
• Alezredes (Hungary)
• Shtapee Pet (Armenia)
• Tenente-Coronel (Brazil and Portugal)

See also

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

Common Military Ranks
Naval Forces	Land/Air Forces	Commonwealth Air Forces
Admiral	General	Air 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

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