Lieutenant colonel

Rank insignia on service dress

Lieutenant Colonel, formerly also: Lieutenant Colonel, is a military rank. In NATO, the colonel has the rank code OF- fourth The French name is Lieutenant - colonel, the English Lieutenant Colonel, the Spanish Teniente Coronel, the Russian podpolkovnik.

• 3.1 France
• 3.2 Austria
• 3.3 Switzerland
• 3.4 USA
• 3.5 Vatican City
• 3.6 United Kingdom

Historical

The name derives from Colonel, often also Obrist, a very old rank, and Lieutenant, French lieutenant (alternate); the lieutenant colonel was thus originally the representative of the regimental commander, who had the rank of colonel.

Germany

Bundeswehr

The lieutenant colonel ( Abbr: Oberstlt / in lists: OTL ) is the sixth highest officer rank of Bundeswehr soldiers in the army and the air force. The equivalent rank in the Navy is Commander. In the Bundeswehr Medical Service of the Surgeon General / flotilla surgeon, Oberfeld pharmacist / Flottillenapotheker, Oberfeld Veterinary ranking are the same.

Officers in this grade can be obtained with sword knot, lieutenants and captains commands within the limits of the superior regulation ( VorgV ) limits the soldiers enlisted, NCOs without Portepee, NCOs.

The lieutenant colonel is the second highest rank in the group using the staff officers. He is paid by the federal pay scale ( BBesO ) A14 or A15 ( comparable to a senior executive officer or director of government ). The currently assured by the staff of the Bundeswehr leadership grade for career officers is A14. The rank of lieutenant colonel is after at least twelve years of service as an officer reachable (from promotion to lieutenant ); for special uses already after six years. As a special age limit for lieutenant colonels who reach 61 years of age was fixed ( § 45 ( 2) No. 2 SG). By way of derogation until 2024 the special age limit of 59 years (2013 ) gradually increased (see § 96 (2) No. 4 SG).

The lieutenant colonel wears a silver oak leaf rank characters with two silver stars.

Special features of the service level

The lieutenant colonel is mostly used in various staff officer uses up all the higher management levels ( brigade, division, corps, Office, Ministry or in international staffs and headquarters ), after it has been used as a battalion commander or deputy regimental commander. He also finds uses as a lecture hall director or chief inspector of schools in the Bundeswehr.

Federal

In the Federal Border Guard (BGS ) was the name until 1981 use, was then replaced in the course of " demilitarization of the BGS" by " Chief Superintendent " and " Chief of Police ".

National People's Army of the GDR

Analogous to the Bundeswehr designated the rank of lieutenant colonel ( here OSL) in the NVA from 1956 to 1990, the second highest ranking officer of the rank group of staff officers. Its maritime counterpart was also the commander of the People's Navy. This rank was awarded usually only to professional officers. Its use was approximately in the Bundeswehr. The rank insignia consisted of braided lines, on which two stars were attached.

⇒ ranks of the National People's Army, the officer corps

Imperial Army, Reichswehr and Wehrmacht

In Imperial Army, Reichswehr and Wehrmacht lieutenant colonel was the second-highest ranking officer of the rank group of staff officers. In the NS - rank microstructure of this rank corresponded to the Commander of the Navy or the SS - Obersturmbannführer or SA- Obersturmbannführer.

Other countries

France

France knows compared to lieutenant colonel to the rank of Lieutenant - Colonel.

The lieutenant - colonel is above the Commandant (Major) and the Colonel ( Oberst ).

Austria

In the Austrian army standing between Major and Colonel Lieutenant Colonel is also the sixth highest officer rank.

In addition, the use designation lieutenant colonel for senior officials (E1 ) of the executive branch in Austria, including federal police and prison services, and used. As it is mentioned in the wax bodies to civilian corporations that are organized only by military pattern, it is not " police officers ", but they only lead officer ranks as a use designation. In addition, a direct comparison with the ranks of the armed forces is not possible, since in the federal police tasks expected in the military a lower-level officer of senior service officials carrying (E 2 ), ie members of the middle reaches of the orbital plane to perceive.

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Lieutenant Colonel k.u.k. army

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Insignia army

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Lieutenant colonel of the Federal Police

Switzerland

In the Swiss army lieutenant colonel is also made ​​between major and colonel, and is ( in peacetime ) the fifth highest officer rank. In addition to the degree of Lieutenant Colonel, there is the peer degree Lieutenant Colonel in the General Staff.

In foreign missions, he is referred to as Lieutenant Colonel ( LTC / Lt Col ). NATO Code: OF- fourth

The lieutenant colonel leads as commander of a battalion, a department or a squadron. As a staff officer, he is responsible for an area of ​​expertise in the brigade staff.

A lieutenant colonel in the general staff ( Lt. Col. GS ) results in the brigade staff, the guide base regions 2 (news), 3 (Operation ), 5 (Planning).

USA

The United States Army, the U.S. Air Force and the U.S. Marine Corps know the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. In the hierarchy of this is about the Major and the Colonel. The U.S. Sold stage is O- 5, but OF- 4 of the NATO rank code.

A lieutenant colonel leading a battalion or a squadron operational with two to six companies and thus 300-1,000 soldiers.

Vatican City

The Swiss Guard knows the rank of Lieutenant Colonel by their close ties to the Swiss army also.

United Kingdom

Here is the corresponding rank in the Royal Air Force "Wing Commander".