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se·nior colonel
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senior colonelnoun
a military rank for a field officer above that of colonel and below the general ranks or flag ranks
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Senior Colonel
Senior Colonel is a field grade officer rank placed between a regular colonel and a major general. The rank typically exists in militaries that do not maintain a rank of brigadier general/brigadier. A senior captain position existed in the German Navy which maintained the rank of Kommodore. Also, a "senior colonel" position known as an Oberführer was used in both the SA and SS. In the branches of the Allgemeine SS and Waffen-SS the rank of Oberführer was widely used but it did not exist in the German Army. After World War II, nations in the Communist sphere began establishing senior colonel ranks of their own. Today, the rank of senior colonel may be found in the militaries of China, North Korea, Thailand and Vietnam. Most western militaries tend to equate a senior colonel as a "brigadier general in disguise"; however, this is not necessarily so. Nations which maintain senior colonel ranks may also have five general ranks, but not the People's Republic of China. A senior colonel is also not befitted honors of a general or flag officer. It is simply seen as the highest field officer rank before the general grades. In this sense, the rank may be seen as comparable to the rank of brigadier in the British and some other Commonwealth armies, similarly a senior field rank. It is noted that in modern China the rank of senior colonel is intended as a way to promote distinguished colonels, without unnecessarily swelling the number of general officers. Most senior colonels serve as the Commander, Political Commissar, or Deputy Commanders of a division.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of senior colonel in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of senior colonel in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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