Lieutenant colonel general ( Serbo-Croatian: генерал-потпуковник, general-potpukovnik, lit. 'general sub-colonel') is a general officer rank in a number of armed forces in the countries of the Balkans. The rank can be traced back the ranks used by the Yugoslav People's Army, and contiues to be used in a number of former Yugoslav countries following the breakup of Yugoslavia. [1]
The rank of lieutenant colonel general represents a rationalisation of the situation in some armies of a lieutenant general outranking a major general, when a major outranks a lieutenant.[ citation needed]
![General Potpukovnik (Montenegrin Ground Army)[2]](/info/en/?search=File:18-Montenegro_Army-LG.svg)
![Генерал потполковник General potpolkovnik (North Macedonian Ground Forces)[3]](/info/en/?search=File:17-APM-LG.svg){kind=small}
![Генерал-потпуковник General-potpukovnik (Serbian Army)[4]](/info/en/?search=File:17-Serbian_Army-LG.svg)
![Generalpodpolkovnik (Slovenian Ground Force)[5]](/info/en/?search=File:20-Slovenian_Army-LG.svg)
![General Potpukovnik (Montenegrin Air Force)[2]](/info/en/?search=File:18-Montenegro_Air_Force-LG.svg)
![Генерал потполковник General potpolkovnik (North Macedonia Air Brigade)[3]](/info/en/?search=File:Macedonia-AirForce-OF-8.svg){kind=small}
![Генерал-Потпуковник General-Potpukovnik (Serbian Air Force)[4]](/info/en/?search=File:17-Serbian_Air_Force-LG.svg)
![Generalpodpolkovnik (Slovenian Air Force)[5]](/info/en/?search=File:20-Slovenian_Air_Force-LG.svg)
- Lieutenant (Eastern Europe)
- Lieutenant colonel (Eastern Europe)
- Colonel (Eastern Europe)
- Colonel general
- ^ "Die jugoslawische Armee" [The Yugoslav Army]. Der Landser (in German). Hamburg: Erich Pabel Verlag. December 1975. pp. 61–62.
- ^ a b "IV. Izgled Činova u Vojsci". Official Gazette of Montenegro (in Montenegrin). 50 (10): 22–28. 16 August 2010. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
- ^ a b "УРЕДБА ЗА ОЗНАКИТЕ ЗА УНИФОРМИТЕ НА АРМИЈАТА НА РЕПУБЛИКА СЕВЕРНА МАКЕДОНИЈА" [Regulation on the Markings for the Uniforms of the Army of the Republic Northern of Macedonia]. dejure.mk (in Macedonian). 12 November 2020. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- ^ a b "ЧИНОВИ У ВОЈСЦИ СРБИЈЕ". vs.rs (in Serbian). Serbian Armed Forces. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Čini in razredi". slovenskavojska.si (in Slovenian). Slovenian Armed Forces. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
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Lieutenant colonel general ( Serbo-Croatian: генерал-потпуковник, general-potpukovnik, lit. 'general sub-colonel') is a general officer rank in a number of armed forces in the countries of the Balkans. The rank can be traced back the ranks used by the Yugoslav People's Army, and contiues to be used in a number of former Yugoslav countries following the breakup of Yugoslavia. [1]
The rank of lieutenant colonel general represents a rationalisation of the situation in some armies of a lieutenant general outranking a major general, when a major outranks a lieutenant.[ citation needed]
- Lieutenant (Eastern Europe)
- Lieutenant colonel (Eastern Europe)
- Colonel (Eastern Europe)
- Colonel general
- ^ "Die jugoslawische Armee" [The Yugoslav Army]. Der Landser (in German). Hamburg: Erich Pabel Verlag. December 1975. pp. 61–62.
- ^ a b "IV. Izgled Činova u Vojsci". Official Gazette of Montenegro (in Montenegrin). 50 (10): 22–28. 16 August 2010. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
- ^ a b "УРЕДБА ЗА ОЗНАКИТЕ ЗА УНИФОРМИТЕ НА АРМИЈАТА НА РЕПУБЛИКА СЕВЕРНА МАКЕДОНИЈА" [Regulation on the Markings for the Uniforms of the Army of the Republic Northern of Macedonia]. dejure.mk (in Macedonian). 12 November 2020. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- ^ a b "ЧИНОВИ У ВОЈСЦИ СРБИЈЕ". vs.rs (in Serbian). Serbian Armed Forces. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Čini in razredi". slovenskavojska.si (in Slovenian). Slovenian Armed Forces. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
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