Colonel (Col) (Swedish: överste, öv) is the most senior field grade military officer rank in the Swedish Army and the Swedish Air Force, immediately above the rank of lieutenant colonel and just below the rank of brigadier general. It is equivalent to the naval rank of captain in the Swedish Navy.
Mess jacket sleeve insignia for a colonel
Mess jacket sleeve insignia for a colonel (–2003)
Flight suit sleeve insignia for a colonel (2000–present)
Flight suit sleeve insignia for a colonel (1987–2000)
The Swedish Army is the land force of the Swedish Armed Forces. The army's history dates back to the Swedish War of Liberation in 1521.
Depiction of the Kalmar War. The conflict, lasting from 1611 to 1613, was fought between Denmark–Norway and the Kingdom of Sweden.
Swedish soldiers during a training exercise.
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