Överstelöjtnant

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]

Lieutenant Colonel
Överstelöjtnant
Country Sweden
Service branchArmy
Air Force
Navy (Amphibious Corps)
AbbreviationÖvlt (Swedish),[1] LtCol (English)[2]
RankLieutenant colonel
NATO rank codeOF-4
Non-NATO rankO-5
Next higher rankColonel
Next lower rankMajor
Equivalent ranksCommander

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

Air Force

Army

Air Force

Army

Hats

Epaulette

References

Notes

  1. "Försvarsmaktens föreskrifter om personaltjänst (FFS 2019:6)" (PDF) (in Swedish). Swedish Armed Forces. 2019-12-02. p. 3. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  2. "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.
  3. "Förordning om ändring i officersförordningen (1994:882)" (PDF) (in Swedish). Swedish Code of Statutes. 26 June 2000. p. 2. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  4. Westrin 1922, p. 42
  5. "Karriärvägarna för officerare". www.taktisk.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2020-02-15.

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