Complex sentence: The rank was introduced in 2000 to replace the old rank of Överste av 1:a graden ("Colonel 1st Class") and is translated officially by the Swedish Army to Brigadier General.
Split into simpler sentences: The rank was introduced in 2000 to replace the old rank of Överste av 1:a graden ("Colonel 1st Class"). The ranks is translated officially by the Swedish Army to Brigadier General.