Senior colonel is an officer rank usually placed between a regular colonel and a British brigadier or American brigadier general. Most western militaries...
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Colonel (UK: /ˈkɜːnəl/, US: /ˈkɜːrnəl/, abbreviated as Col., Col, or COL) is a senior military officer rank used in many countries. It is also used in...
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Armed Forces. Rank insignia colonel general The North Korean rank of sangjang translates as "colonel general". Sangjang is senior to that of jungjang (usually...
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Senior lieutenant colonel (SLTC) is a rank in the Singapore Armed Forces, ranking just above lieutenant colonel and below colonel. The senior lieutenant...
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not a substantive military rank, could denote a senior colonel with authority over fellow colonels. Today, the holder often has an honorary role outside...
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regarded as a senior colonel rank. This distinction continues in historical circles with most texts referring to Oberführer as a senior colonel rank while...
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Colonel Harland David Sanders (September 9, 1890 – December 16, 1980) was an American businessman and founder of fast food chicken restaurant chain Kentucky...
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insignia of field marshal was two stars (one-star being used for a senior colonel rank). The French field marshal rank was below lieutenant-general, which...
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A colonel (/ˈkɜːrnəl/) in the United States Army, Marine Corps, Air Force and Space Force, is the most senior field-grade military officer rank, immediately...
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"senior officer" (French: officier supérieur) is used in all three services. It includes the army and air force ranks of major, lieutenant-colonel, and...
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"battle group", viz., brigada or "brigade" commanded by a senior colonel, or lieutenant colonel, appointed as a brigadier-general. In France, Marshal Turenne...
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years in North Korean intelligence agencies and rose to the rank of senior colonel. Kim defected to South Korea following the execution of Jang Song-thaek...
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by their lieutenant colonels, as the colonel was a titular position (with the incumbent absent from the regiment serving as a senior staff officer, a general...
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Brigadier (Brig) is a senior rank in the British Army and the Royal Marines. Brigadier is the superior rank to colonel, and subordinate to major-general...
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Lieutenant colonel (UK: /lɛfˈtɛnənt ˈkɜːrnəl/ lef-TEN-ənt KUR-nəl, US: /luːˈtɛn-/ loo-TEN-) is a rank of commissioned officers in the armies, most marine...
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Brigadier (section Senior officer rank)
seniority of which depends on the country. In some countries, it is a senior rank above colonel, equivalent to a brigadier general or commodore, typically commanding...
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Pister (21 February 1885 – 28 September 1948) was an SS Oberführer (Senior Colonel) and commandant of Buchenwald concentration camp from 21 January 1942...
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General of the Army or Brigadier General. In contrast, the Colonel General, Senior Colonel or Senior Lieutenant in Vietnam at present do not exist in many...
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typically a mid-grade colonel, while a wing commander is typically a senior colonel or a brigadier general. A numbered air force commander is normally a...
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status as a general officer rank and was instead now regarded as a senior colonel position. The black uniform was increasingly seldom seen, eventually...
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The Colonel or the Colonels can refer to: Colonel Sanders, the founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) Colonel Tom Parker, Elvis Presley's manager Jean-Charles...
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Colonel is a rank in the Indian Army. Like other armies, this rank is higher than lieutenant colonel a It is equivalent to captain in the Indian Navy and...
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(2006–present) Honorary Colonel, British Army (10 November 2010 – present) Senior Colonel, The King's Royal Hussars Regimental Colonel, Honourable Artillery...
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rather a senior colonel or field officer. In 1921 the British Army replaced the rank of brigadier-general with both Colonel-Commandant and Colonel-of-the-Staff...
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typically a major or lieutenant colonel, a group commander is typically a colonel, a wing commander is typically a senior colonel or a brigadier general, a...
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and air forces, and one rank below lieutenant colonel. It is considered the most junior of the senior officer ranks. Etymologically, the word stems from...
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December 2023. Khan, Aina (13 December 2023). "Israel-Palestine: Ten Israeli soldiers, including senior colonel, killed in Gaza ambush". Middle East Eye....
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Commissioner of police Deputy commissioner of police Senior assistant commissioner Assistant commissioner Senior superintendent Superintendent Assistant superintendent...
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Colonel Tomb, also Nguyen Toon (Nguyễn Tuân) or Colonel Toon was a mythical North Vietnam Air Force fighter ace loosely based on a North Vietnamese pilot...
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for officers who wear the navy uniform. A colonel is senior to the army and air force rank of lieutenant-colonel or the naval rank of commander, and junior...
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