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thumb|Countries which use the Eastern European variant

Key facts

Military rank.name
Lieutenant colonel
Military rank.caption
Army and air force insignia
Military rank.formation
Early 16th century

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
military rank
Country
Russia
Country of origin
Russia
Military branch
Russian Air Force
Said to be same as
Lieutenant Colonel
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short name
ppłk
next lower rank
Major
next higher rank
colonel
topic's main category
Category:Lieutenant colonels
Commons category
Podpolkovnik
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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
  • Russia
  • Russian Empire
  • USSR
  • Russian Federation
  • Lieutenant colonel's insignia
  • See also
  • References

thumb|Countries which use the Eastern European variant

A podpolkovnik () is a military rank in Slavic and nearby countries which corresponds to the lieutenant colonel in the English-speaking states and military.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “podpolkovnik” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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