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".
[edit] 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
[edit] Lieutenant Colonel equivalents
- Chungryong (South Korea)
- Jungjwa (North Korea)
- Oberstleutnant (Germany)
- Obersturmbannführer (German SS)
- Podpolkovnik (Russia)
- 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)
