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'''Lieutenant Colonel''' (also referred to as '''field colonel''' in the [[Bajoran Militia]]) was a military [[rank]], usually found in ground fighting forces (as opposed to naval services). It was superior to [[major]] and subordinate to [[colonel]]. On [[Earth]], this rank was used by various armies, by various units of Marines (naval ground forces), and by various air forces. Lieutenant colonels of the [[US Army]] and [[US Marine Corps]] commonly commanded battalions, which were composed of a variable number (but never less than two) of companies, batteries, or similar smaller units, along with necessary headquarters personnel. Lieutenant colonels of the [[US Air Force]] typically commanded a group of two or more [[Squadron]]s that had their own [[captain]]s or majors in command. |
'''Lieutenant Colonel''' (also referred to as '''field colonel''' in the [[Bajoran Militia]]) was a military [[rank]], usually found in ground fighting forces (as opposed to naval services). It was superior to [[major]] and subordinate to [[colonel]]. On [[Earth]], this rank was used by various armies, by various units of Marines (naval ground forces), and by various air forces. Lieutenant colonels of the [[US Army]] and [[US Marine Corps]] commonly commanded battalions, which were composed of a variable number (but never less than two) of companies, batteries, or similar smaller units, along with necessary headquarters personnel. Lieutenant colonels of the [[US Air Force]] typically commanded a group of two or more [[Squadron]]s that had their own [[captain]]s or majors in command. |
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[[Image:Fellini questions Kirk.jpg|thumb|[[Fellini]] (left) a [[20th century]] Lieutenant Colonel from the [[United States Air Force Air Police]]]] |
[[Image:Fellini questions Kirk.jpg|thumb|[[Fellini]] (left) a [[20th century]] Lieutenant Colonel from the [[United States Air Force Air Police]]]] |
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Lieutenant Colonel (also referred to as field colonel in the Bajoran Militia) was a military rank, usually found in ground fighting forces (as opposed to naval services). It was superior to major and subordinate to colonel. On Earth, this rank was used by various armies, by various units of Marines (naval ground forces), and by various air forces. Lieutenant colonels of the US Army and US Marine Corps commonly commanded battalions, which were composed of a variable number (but never less than two) of companies, batteries, or similar smaller units, along with necessary headquarters personnel. Lieutenant colonels of the US Air Force typically commanded a group of two or more Squadrons that had their own captains or majors in command.
The lieutenant colonel rank was equivalent to the naval or Starfleet rank of commander. A lieutenant colonel was informally addressed as colonel.
In the United States armed forces, the insignia of a lieutenant colonel was a silver oak leaf. (TOS: "Tomorrow is Yesterday")
In Germany this rank was translated as Oberstleutnant. During World War II, when Germany was under reign of the Nazis, these officers wore on their collar four metal pips in a square, with two thin silver stripes beneath on a square field which was bordered by another silver stripe. In the SS, Oberstleutnant were referred to by a different nomenclature, Obersturmbannführer (senior storm-unit leader). (ENT: "Storm Front")
The Bajoran Militia insignia for field colonel in 2369 was a gold Bajoran insignia pin worn on the collar, with one side painted black. (DS9: "The Siege")
- Worn by Bajoran officers in DS9 Season 2, this colonel pin is subordinate in design to the whole silver Bajoran symbol worn by Colonel Kira Nerys in later episodes. This suggests that Kira was promoted two steps in rank, from Major directly to full Colonel. (On the other hand, when Kira donned a Starfleet uniform to assist the Cardassian Resistance, she wore the rank insignia of a Starfleet commander, equivalent to a lieutenant colonel, not of a captain, which would equate to a full colonel.)
Noted lieutenant colonels
- Field Colonel Day Kannu, Bajoran allied with the Alliance for Global Unity
- Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer, US 7th Cavalry Regiment, US Army
- Lieutenant Colonel Fellini, 498th Air Base, US Air Force
- Lieutenant Colonel William B. Travis, cavalry, Texas Militia
- Lieutenant Colonel Vosk, Na'kuhl allied with the German SS
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