lieutenant colonel
noun
: a commissioned officer in the army, air force, or marine corps ranking above a major and below a colonel
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Wells is the Indiana Democratic Party's deputy chair for coalition and expansion and a lieutenant colonel in the Army Reserves.
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Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 12 Sep. 2024
For former Moscow Post Commander Robert Isenberg, 71, a retired lieutenant colonel who served more than 30 years in the Army, the recent revelations are a long time coming.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 13 July 2024
April 11, 1961: Trial of Adolf Eichmann Begins The former Nazi lieutenant colonel, who oversaw Germany’s mass killing of Jews, is tried for war crimes.
—Foreign Affairs, 18 July 2016
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1961: Trial of Adolf Eichmann Begins
The former Nazi lieutenant colonel, who oversaw Germany’s mass killing of Jews, is tried for war crimes.
—Foreign Affairs, 27 Dec. 2016
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Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 12 Sep. 2024
For former Moscow Post Commander Robert Isenberg, 71, a retired lieutenant colonel who served more than 30 years in the Army, the recent revelations are a long time coming.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 13 July 2024
April 11, 1961: Trial of Adolf Eichmann Begins The former Nazi lieutenant colonel, who oversaw Germany’s mass killing of Jews, is tried for war crimes.
—Foreign Affairs, 18 July 2016
Read more about it in the Foreign Affairs archive.
1961: Trial of Adolf Eichmann Begins
The former Nazi lieutenant colonel, who oversaw Germany’s mass killing of Jews, is tried for war crimes.
—Foreign Affairs, 27 Dec. 2016
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