colonel
military rank in various countries
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Summary
colonel is a military rank[1]. colonel ranks in the top 2% of military rank entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17,802 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Subclass of: field officer[3]
- Commons category: Colonels[4]
- Said to be the same as: captain 1st rank[5]
- Topic's main category: Category:Colonels (military rank)[6]
- Described by source: Nordisk familjebok[7], Otto's encyclopedia[8], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[9], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[10]
- NATO code for grade: OF-5[11]
- Short name: płk[12], cnel.[13], plk.[14]
- Different from: Colonel[15]
- Female form of label: colonelle[16], polkovnica[17], coronela[18]
- Male form of label: coronel[19], colonel[20]
- Next lower rank: lieutenant colonel[21], podpolkovnik[22]
- Next higher rank: brigadier[23], major general[24], brigadier general[25], senior colonel[26], Инженер-генерал-майор[27]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[28]
Why It Matters
colonel has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] colonel is known by 69 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]