Podpolkovnik

Podpolkovnik (Russian: подполко́вник, lit.'sub –, junior – , or lower regimentary') is a military rank in Slavic and nearby countries which corresponds to the lieutenant colonel in the English-speaking states and military.

In different languages the exact name of this rank maintains a variety of spellings. The transliteration is also in common usage for the sake of tradition dating back to the Old Slavonic word "polk" (literally: regiment sized unit), and include the following names in alphabetical order:

  1. Belarusпадпалкоўнік (padpalkownik)
  2. Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro and Serbiaпотпуковник / potpukovnik (Serbo-Croatian: [pôtpukoːʋniːk])
  3. Bulgariaподполковник
  4. Czech Republicpodplukovník (Czech: [ˈpotplukovɲiːk])
  5. Georgiaვიცე-პოლკოვნიკი (Georgian: [vitse pʼolkʼovnikʼi])
  6. North Macedoniaпотполковник (podpolkovnik)
  7. Polandpodpułkownik (Polish: [pɔtpuwˈkɔvɲik])
  8. Russiaподполко́вник (podpolkovnik) (Russian: [pətpɐlˈkovnʲɪk])
  9. Sloveniapodpolkovnik
  10. Slovakiapodplukovník
  11. Ukraineпідполковник (pidpolkovnyk)
  12. Cuba—Teniente Coronel(Spanish)
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