Colonel [ˈkɜːrnl] is a military rank of a commissioned officer, with the corresponding ranks existing in nearly every country in the world. The rank of Colonel is one of the oldest in existence, dating as far back to the time of the Roman Empire. In the modern age, a Colonel is usually a military title rated as the highest field rank below the general grades. Colonel - Origins. Ancient uses of the word colonel date back to Roman regiment ...

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Ancient uses of the word colonel date back to Roman regiments, where a colonel was the officer in charge of a column of soldiers. The term then reappeared in the Middle Ages, as a nobleman in command of a large number of soldiers, forming early units similar to battalions and regiments. The head colonel of the battlefield would usually become the Colonel General, and command all other colonels and their troops. The modern usage of the word colonel began in the late sixteenth century, when companies were first formed into ...

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Ancient uses of the word colonel date back to Roman regiments, where a colonel was the officer in charge of a column of soldiers. The term then reappeared in the Middle Ages, as a nobleman in command of a large number of soldiers, forming early units similar to battalions and regiments. The head colonel of the battlefield would usually become the Colonel General, and command all other colonels and their troops. The modern usage of the word colonel began in the late sixteenth century, when companies were first formed into ...

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Please see "Colonel" for other countries which use this rank Colonel is a rank of the British forces, ranking just below brigadiers. They are not usually field commanders, instead typically serving as staff officers in between field commands at battalion and brigade level. The insignia is two diamond shaped pips (properly called stars) and a crown. The crown has varied in the past with different monarchs; th ...

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Colonel General is a senior military rank which is used in some of the world’s militaries. North Korea and Russia are two nations which have used the rank extensively throughout their histories. The rank is also closely associated with Germany, as Colonel General was originally created as a German rank between a full General and a Generalfeldmarschall. Colonel General - Austria. Colonel General (Generaloberst) was the second-highest rank in the Austrian Army, introduced following the German ...

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Please see "Colonel" for other countries which use this rank Colonel is a rank of the United States armed forces, designated as an "O-6", or the sixth highest officer rank. It is rated above a Lieutenant Colonel and below a Brigadier General. The insignia for a Colonel is a silver eagle. Colonel United States - Origins. The United States rank of Colonel is a direct successor to the same rank in the British Army. The first Colonels in America were appointed from Colonial militias maintained as ...

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"Colonel" Tom Parker (b. Andreas Cornelius van Kuijk,June 26, 1909, Breda, Netherlands – d. January 21, 1997, Las Vegas, Nevada), was an American entertainment impresario known best as the manager of Elvis Presley. Colonel Tom Parker - Finding Elvis. Parker's involvement in the music industry began as a music promoter in the late 1940s, working with such country music stars as Minnie Pearl, Hank Snow, and Eddy Arnold, as well as film star Tom Mix. During this time he received the honorary title of ...

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Colonel Sherman T. Potter was a fictional character from the M*A*S*H television show. He was portrayed by Harry Morgan. At the end of the show's third season, McLean Stevenson had left the series, and his character of Henry Blake died on his way home. The producers wanted a different type of commanding officer for the 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital (MASH). They decided on a man who had made a career out of the US Army—what was called in the show as regular army, and was close to retirement. In a book on the telev ...

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Harland David Sanders (September 9, 1890 – December 16, 1980) was the founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC). His picture appears on their boxes to this day, and a stylized graphic of his face is a trademark of the corporation. Sanders was born in Henryville, Indiana. His father died when he was six years old, and since his mother worked, he was forced to cook for his family. During his teen years, Sanders worked many jobs, including firefighter, steam ...

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Constantine II, King of the Hellenes (in Greek Konstantinos II, Vasileus ton Ellinon or Κωνσταντίνος Β', Βασιλεύς των Ελλήνων) (born June 2, 1940) was King of Greece from 1964 until the abolition of the monarchy in 1974. He has lived in exile since 1967. Constantine was born at Psychiko, near Athens, the nephew of King George II and eldest son of the King's brother and heir, Prince Paul. His mother was a German princess, Frederika of Hanover. He was one year old when the Germans invaded Gre ...

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Buckethead (born Brian Carroll) is a guitarist and composer who has recorded several solo albums, as well as collaborative albums with Bill Laswell, Bootsy Collins, System of a Down's Serj Tankian, and Primus bassist/singer Les Claypool. He has also worked with Viggo Mortensen on several limited-release albums. His stage persona is unusual: he wears a white kabuki mask and a Kentucky Fried Chicken bucket on his head. In addition to his eccentric aesthetics, he displays this persona to press and fans alike: instead of communicat ...

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A Colonel General (Generaloberst) was the second highest General Officer rank — below Field Marshal (Generalfeldmarschall) — in the Prussian Army and later in the Army of Imperial Germany (1871–1918), the Reichswehr (1918–1935), and the Wehrmacht (1935–1945). The rank was abolished after World War II. Since the German Army had no Brigadier Generals, the rank of Generaloberst is often considered to equate to a full Gene ...

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The United States rank of Colonel is a direct successor to the same rank in the British Army. The first Colonels in America were appointed from Colonial militias maintained as reserves to the British Army in the American colonies. Upon the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War, the rank of Colonel could be appointed by a Colonial legislature, where a person would be given a commission to raise a regiment and serve as its Colonel. Thus, the first American Colonels were usually respected men with ties in local communities and active in politics. Such wa ...

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The rank of Colonel was relatively rare in the early 19th century, due in part that the United States Army was very small in size and the rank of Colonel was usually obtained only after long years of service. During the War of 1812, many temporary Colonels were appointed but these commissions were either considered brevet ranks or the commissions were canceled at the war’s conclusion. The American Civil War saw a large influx of Colonels as the rank was commonly held in both the Confederate Army and Union Army by those who commanded ...

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The First and Second World Wars saw the largest numbers of Colonels ever appointed in the United States armed forces. This was mostly due to the temporary ranks of the National Army and the Army of the United States, where those who would normally hold the rank of Captain in the peacetime Regular Army were thrust into the rank of Colonel during these two wars. It was also during the First World War that a tradition developed in that Colonels would wear the eagle insignia with the head pointing outwards from the neck as if to “face t ...

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Like the second game in the series, The Dagger of Amon Ra, The Colonel's Bequest is set in the 1920s, which gives the game a unique, Art Deco-esque style. The game's main character is Laura Bow, a Tulane University student, daughter of a detective and wannabe journalist. Laura is invited by her friend Lillian to spend a weekend at the decaying sugar plantation of Colonel Dijon. When the reclusive, childless Colonel gathers his quarrelsome relatives for a reading of his will, tens ...

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The rank of Colonel General (Russian: генерал-полковник, general-polkovnik) did not exist in Imperial Russia and was first established in the Red Army in 1940. It still exists in the contemporary Russian Army. Unlike the German Generaloberst (which it most probably calqued), the Soviet and Russian Colonel General rank is neither an exceptional nor a rare one. It is superior to Lieutenant General, but inferior to General of the Army. The rank has usually been given to district, front and army commanders, and also to Deputy Ministers of D ...

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After a person receives a commission they are invited to join the 'The Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels'. This organization is an independent, non-profit corporation. The mission of this organization is to raise money to support needy charities, educational efforts, and other works that will help all citizens of Kentucky. The organization's good works do not stop at the borders of the Commonwealth. Recently the organization supported Katrina Relief efforts, partnering with ...

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The North Korean rank of Sangjang translates as "Colonel General". The rank is in fact the equivalent to a Lieutenant General, as North Korea does not maintain a rank of Brigadier General and Sangjang is subordinate to the four star rank of Daejang, usually translated as "General". This rank is typically held by the commanding officer of units along the Korean DMZ and the North Korean security zone at Panmunjon. In 2000, the Colonel General in command of Panmunjon was comically referred to as "The Iguana" by U.S. forces, as the General's Korean ...

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