Podpolkovnik

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Podpolkovnik, a Sub-Polkovnik, is equivalent to Lieutenant Colonel.The rank was legalized by Table of Ranks that placed it in the 7th grade as the third-top field officer

The Red Army reintroduced the Podpolkovnik rank in 1935, together with a number of other former Russian ranks, and it has been used in many ex-USSR countries, including Russian Federation, to the present day.

It's also used by Slovenian Armed Forces.

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