Lieutenant Colonel Equivalents
- Afghanistan — Dagarman (دګرمن)
- Albania — Nënkolonel
- Armenia — Pokhgndapet (փոխգնդապետ)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina — Podpukovnik
- Bulgaria — Podpolkovnik
- Croatia - Pukovnik
- Czech Republic — Podplukovník
- People's Republic of China — 中校
- Republic of China (Taiwan) — 中校
- Denmark — Oberstløjtnant
- Egypt and Charter Arab League member countries — Moqaddem (مقدم)
- Estonia — Kolonelleitnant
- Ethiopia — Lieutenant koronel
- Finland — Everstiluutnantti, Överstelöjtnant
- Germany, Austria, Switzerland — Oberstleutnant
- Nazi Germany — Obersturmbannführer (only in the SS)
- Georgia — Vice-colonel (vitse-polkovniki)
- Greece — Antisyntagmatarkhis
- Hungary — Alezredes
- Indonesia — Letnan kolonel
- Iran — Sarhang dovom (سرهنگ دوم)
- Israel — Sgan aluf (סגן-אלוף)
- Italy — Tenente colonnello
- Japan — nisa (2佐)
- South Korea — Jungryung (중령)
- North Korea — Jungjwa (중좌)
- Latvia — Pulkvežleitnants
- Lebanon — مقدم
- Lithuania — Papulkininkis
- Macedonia - Потполковник (Potpolkovnik)
- Netherlands — Luitenant-kolonel
- Poland — Podpułkownik
- Portugal, Brazil — Tenente-coronel
- Philippines — Tinyente koronel
- Romania — Locotenent colonel
- Russia — Podpolkovnik
- Serbia — Potpukovnik
- Spain and some Spanish speaking countries — Teniente coronel
- Somalia — Gaashaanle Dhexe
- Saudi Arabia — مقدم
- Slovenia — Podpolkovnik
- Sweden — Överstelöjtnant
- South Africa — Commandant/kommandant (1950–1994); Luitenant-kolonel (Afrikaans language: pre-1950 and post-1994)
- Turkey — Yarbay
- Norway — Oberstløytnant
- Slovakia — Podplukovník
- Thailand — พันโท
- Ukraine — Pidpolkovnyk
- Vietnam — Trung Tá
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“The Colonel went out sailing,
He spoke with Turk and Jew
With Christian and with Infidel
For all tongues he knew.
O whats a wifeless man? said he
And he came sailing home.”
—William Butler Yeats (18651939)
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