Colonel

Colonel (Col.) was a military rank that was common to most militaries throughout the galaxy. It was generally below the rank of general and above the ranks of major and commander. The rank itself was relatively high in the greater chain of command.
==Description==
===Overview===
Colonel, abbreviated to Col. when addressing an individual of the station,Star Wars: The Rebel Files was a military rank used by officers in the armed forces of various factions throughout galactic history, as well as law enforcement and intelligence agencies. The rank of colonel was below that of brigadier general and above a lieutenant colonel.Lords of the Sith
==History==
During the Clone Wars, both the Confederacy of Independent SystemsKanan 9 and the Galactic Republic utilized the rank of colonel. An example of each included the Confederacy's Colonel Coburn Sear, who led Separatist Droid Army forces during the Third Battle of Mygeeto. The Republic Colonel Meebur Gascon served as a strategist within Republic High Command. During the war, he commanded the droid unit D-Squad on a mission to steal a Separatist encryption module.
The Republic's successor government, the Galactic Empire, utilized the officer rank in various capacities during the Imperial Era. It was used by both the Imperial Army,Darth Vader (2017) 13 the Imperial Starfighter Corps,Alphabet Squadron and the Imperial Security Bureau. 
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Category:Alliance to Restore the Republic ranks
Category:Chiss Ascendancy military ranks
Category:Confederacy of Independent Systems military ranks
Category:First Order ranks
Category:Grand Army of the Republic ranks
Category:Imperial Army ranks
Category:New Republic Defense Force ranks