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 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 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]
Collar patches
- Collar patch m/58 for a lieutenant colonel
- Collar patch
Shoulder marks
Air Force
(2003–present)
(–2003)
Army
Navy (Amphibious Corps)
- 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
- Sleeve insignia on uniform m/1906 for a lieutenant colonel.
Navy (Amphibious Corps)
- Sleeve insignia on innerkavaj m/48 ("inner jacket m/48") for a lieutenant colonel.
(2003–present) - Sleeve insignia on innerkavaj m/48 ("inner jacket m/48") for a lieutenant colonel.
(–2003)
Hats
- Hat (Mössa m/1923) for a lieutenant colonel.
- Camp hat (Lägermössa m/1865-99) for a lieutenant colonel.
- Hat (Mössa m/1865-99) for a lieutenant colonel in Life Guards infantry.
- Hat (Mössa m/Mössa m/1865-99) for a lieutenant colonel in Royal Engineers (Fortifikationen)
- Rank insignia for a lieutenant colonel on hat (Hatt m/1910-14) in the army.
- Hat badge (Mössmärke m/1946) for a lieutenant colonel in the army.
- Hat badge (Mössmärke m/1940) for a lieutenant colonel in the army.
- Hat badge (Mössmärke m/1914) for a lieutenant colonel in the army on fur hat (pälsmössa m/1909-14).
Epaulette
- Epaulette for a lieutenant colonel in the General Staff
- Epaulette for a lieutenant colonel in the Army Quartermaster Corps
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.