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Lieutenant-Colonel is a British rank used in several Commonwealth countries superior to Major and subordinate to Colonel . The comparable Naval rank is Commander and the comparable rank in many Commonwealth air forces is Wing Commander . In the British Army and Royal Marines , as well as those Commonwealth countries which recognise Queen Elizabeth II as Head Of State (except Canada ), a lieutenant-colonel wears a crown above a Pip . The crown has varied in the past with different monarchs; the current one being the Crown Of St Edward . Most other Commonwealth countries use the same insignia, with the state emblem replacing the crown. The insignia in the Canadian Forces is three horizontal bars or rings. A Lieutenant-Colonel usually commands a battalion or Regiment . |
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