Överstelöjtnant
Lieutenant Colonel Överstelöjtnant | |
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Country | ![]() |
Service branch | Army Air Force Navy (Amphibious Corps) |
Abbreviation | Övlt (Swedish),[1] LtCol (English)[2] |
Rank | Lieutenant colonel |
NATO rank code | OF-4 |
Non-NATO rank | O-5 |
Next higher rank | Colonel |
Next lower rank | Major |
Equivalent ranks | Commander |
Lieutenant colonel (LtCol) (Swedish: Överstelöjtnant, Övlt) is a field grade officer rank in the Swedish Armed Forces, just above the rank of major and just below the rank of colonel. It is equivalent to the naval rank of commander in the Swedish Navy.[3]
History
Lieutenant colonel denotes the closest below the colonel's regimental officer rank. The term is almost as old as colonel and initially referred to his closest aides. Nowadays, the lieutenant colonel in a regiment in most armies has become the colonel's closest assistant. In Sweden, in peacetime he is sometimes battalion commander; in war as well as during major troop exercises he often commands regiments.[4]
Lieutenant colonels serves as commanding officer of a battalion or second-in-command of a brigade. As staff officers, lieutenant colonels serves as section heads, heads of function or qualified staff officer. Lieutenant colonels belong to skill levels C (Advanced) or D (Expert).[5]
Rank insignia
Collar patches
Shoulder marks
Air Force
Army
Shoulder mark m/1923
(13 = Dalarna Regiment)Shoulder mark m/1910
(13 = Dalarna Regiment)
Embroidered shoulder mark (Navy)
(2003–present)Embroidered shoulder mark (Navy)
(–2003)Wowen shoulder mark (2003–present)
Sleeve insignias
Air Force
Mess jacket sleeve insignia for a lieutenant colonel
Flight suit sleeve insignia for a lieutenant colonel
(2003–present)
Army
Hats
Epaulette
Epaulette for a lieutenant colonel in the General Staff
Epaulette for a lieutenant colonel in the Army Quartermaster Corps
References
Notes
- ^ "Försvarsmaktens föreskrifter om personaltjänst (FFS 2019:6)" (PDF) (in Swedish). Swedish Armed Forces. 2019-12-02. p. 3. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
- ^ "Försvarsmaktens gemensamma identitet – direktiv för användandet av Försvarsmaktens namn, profil och bild" (PDF). 1.3 (in Swedish). Swedish Armed Forces. 2013-09-16. p. 66. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 September 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
- ^ "Förordning om ändring i officersförordningen (1994:882)" (PDF) (in Swedish). Swedish Code of Statutes. 26 June 2000. p. 2. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- ^ Westrin 1922, p. 42
- ^ "Karriärvägarna för officerare". www.taktisk.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2020-02-15.
- Westrin, Theodor, ed. (1922). Nordisk familjebok: konversationslexikon och realencyklopedi (in Swedish). Vol. 34 (New, rev. and rich ill. ed.). Stockholm: Nordisk familjeboks förl. SELIBR 8072220.