Lieutenant colonel

File:US-O5 insignia.svg

Lt. Colonel rank insignia for US Army, Air Force and Marines

Lieutenant colonel is a rank of commissioned officer in the armies, most marine forces and some air forces of the world. It typically ranks above a major and below a colonel. The rank of lieutenant colonel is often shortened to simply "colonel" in conversation and in unofficial correspondence. A lieutenant colonel is typically in charge of a battalion in the army.

Lieutenant Colonel Media

• Australian Army OF-4.svg

  Australian Army(Lieutenant Colonel)

• Bangladesh-army-OF-4.svg

  Bangladesh Army(Lieutenant Colonel)

• Army-BEL-OF-04.svg

  Belgian Army(Luitenant-kolonelcode: nl is deprecated Lieutenant-colonelcode: fr is deprecated )

• Tenente-Coronel-V.gif

  Brazilian Army(Tenente Coronelcode: pt is deprecated )

• Cambodian Army OF-04.svg

  Royal Cambodian Army(វរសេនីយ៍ទោcode: km is deprecated )

• Canadian Army OF-4.svg

  Canadian Army(Lieutenant Colonel)

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  Czech Army(Podplukovníkcode: cs is deprecated )

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  Danish Army(Oberstløjtnantcode: da is deprecated )

• French Army(Lieutenant colonelcode: fr is deprecated )

• German Army(Oberstleutnantcode: de is deprecated )