Colonel (abbreviated as Col. , Col , or COL ) is a senior military officer rank used in many countries. It is also used in some police forces and paramilitary organizations.
39-463: Colonel Rosa Klebb is a fictional character, the main antagonist in the James Bond 1957 novel and 1963 film From Russia with Love , in which she is played by Lotte Lenya . She was a Soviet counter-intelligence operative until being discharged and joining SPECTRE. Her name is a pun on the popular Soviet phrase for women's rights , khleb i rozy (Cyrillic: хлеб и розы), which in turn
78-465: A KGB agent in the hard-hitting British police drama The Professionals (1978) – the episode titled "The Female Factor". Gotell was married to actress Yvonne Hills from 1958, until her death in 1974. They had one daughter, Carol, born in 1960. Gotell remarried, to Celeste F. Mitchell, in 1974. Gotell was a businessman as well as an actor, and used his acting salaries to fund his business interests. He managed several engineering firms , and he owned
117-515: A regiment in an army. Modern usage varies greatly, and in some cases, the term is used as an honorific title that may have no direct relationship to military. In some smaller military forces, such as those of Monaco or the Vatican , colonel is the highest rank . Equivalent naval ranks may be called captain or ship-of-the-line captain . In the Commonwealth 's air force ranking system,
156-422: A "dig at Iron Curtain femininity, the sort of joke that endured until recently in digs at Eastern European female athletes". She also notes that her portrayal in the novel is more feminine than in the film. Lastly, using Melanie Klein 's object relations theory , Ladenson suggests that Klebb's can be seen as the "bad mother" type of associative character. Lauren Spungen criticized the portrayal of homosexuality in
195-427: A contract and set of written rules, also referred to as the colonel's regiment or standing regulation(s). By extension, the group of companies subject to a colonel's regiment (in the foregoing sense) came to be referred to as his regiment (in the modern sense) as well. In French usage of this period, the senior colonel in the army or, in a field force, the senior military contractor, was the colonel general , and, in
234-404: A professional military rank that was still held typically by an officer in command of a regiment or equivalent unit. Along with other ranks, it has become progressively more a matter of ranked duties, qualifications, and experience, as well as of corresponding titles and pay scale, than of functional office in a particular organization. As European military influence expanded throughout the world,
273-488: A similar way that brigadier is linked to brigade , although in English this relationship is not immediately obvious. With the shift from primarily mercenary to primarily national armies in the course of the 17th century, a colonel (normally a member of the aristocracy) became a holder (German Inhaber ) or proprietor of a military contract with a sovereign. The colonel purchased the regimental contract—the right to hold
312-454: A trap for Bond, enlisting a cipher clerk, Tatiana Romanova , to pretend to defect, claiming to fall in love with Bond. Once Bond takes the bait, Grant intends to kill him. This plan backfires, however, when Bond foils Grant's attempt to kill him, and with information given to him by the now deceased Grant, Bond heads to Paris to confront Klebb. Bond tracks Klebb to the hotel in Paris where she
351-979: The Cold War neared its end, the role of leader of the KGB was seen to change attitudes to the West – from direct competitor to collaborator. Gotell is one of a few actors to have played a villain and a Bond ally in the film series (others being Charles Gray , Richard Kiel and Joe Don Baker ). Throughout his career, Gotell also made numerous guest appearances in television series including Danger Man , Knight Rider , The A-Team , Airline , Airwolf , The X-Files , Scarecrow and Mrs. King , MacGyver , Star Trek: The Next Generation , Miami Vice , Cagney & Lacey and The Saint among others. He played Chief Constable Cullen in Softly, Softly: Task Force (1969–75). Other television roles included that of Sam Baker,
390-460: The Commonwealth of Kentucky bestows the honor of a colonel's Commission, by issuance of letters patent. Perhaps the best known Kentucky colonel is Harland Sanders of Kentucky Fried Chicken fame. The rank of colonel is also used by some police forces and paramilitary organizations. Walter Gotell Walter Jack Gotell (born Walter Jacques Goettel ; 15 March 1924 – 5 May 1997)
429-528: The French colonel and pronounced it as written. The English then copied the unit and rank from the French. However, for reasons unknown, the English adopted the Spanish pronunciation of coronel , and after several decades of use shortened it to its current two-syllable pronunciation "kernel". Colonel is linked to the word column (from Latin : columna ; Italian: colonna ; French: colonne ) in
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#1732779637214468-459: The Lektor, a decoding device that is of high value to MI6, and kill James Bond ( Sean Connery ). She manipulates Tatiana Romanova ( Daniela Bianchi ) into helping Bond steal the Lektor, and then sends Red Grant ( Robert Shaw ) to kill Bond and recover it. After Bond kills Grant and escapes to Venice with the Lektor, Blofeld confronts both Klebb and Kronsteen over who is responsible for the failure of
507-541: The Regiment (to distinguish it from the military rank of colonel) continues to be used in the modern British Army. The ceremonial position is often conferred on retired general officers , brigadiers or colonels who have a close link to a particular regiment. Non-military personnel, usually for positions within the Army Reserve may also be appointed to the ceremonial position. When attending functions as "Colonel of
546-500: The Regiment", the titleholder wears the regimental uniform with rank insignia of (full) colonel, regardless of their official rank. A member of the Royal Family is known as a Royal Colonel . A Colonel of the Regiment is expected to work closely with a regiment and its Regimental Association . Some military forces have a colonel as their highest-ranking officer, with no 'general' ranks, and no superior authority (except, perhaps,
585-465: The absence of the sovereign or his designate, the colonel general might serve as the commander of a force. The position, however, was primarily contractual and it became progressively more of a functionless sinecure . The head of a single regiment or demi-brigade would be called a ' mestre de camp ' or, after the Revolution , a ' chef de brigade '. By the late 19th century, colonel had evolved to
624-503: The attack with a chair. Tatiana then shoots Klebb with her own Beretta, killing her. For the screen, Klebb's sexuality was made less obvious; a few hints remain throughout the film, such as her reaction to when SPECTRE henchman Morzeny ( Walter Gotell ) touches her arm at the SPECTRE Island training facility, and when she appraises Romanova's figure during their first meeting and touches her leg. Along with Irma Bunt , Rosa Klebb
663-419: The characters of Klebb and Galore, arguing that the "battle between heterosexuality and homosexuality" is a metaphor for the battle of "good and evil". Her unwanted advances towards Bond's love interest, Tatiana Romanova and other characterization make Klebb "foreign and not relatable, allowing further dehumanization". Colonel In the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries, a colonel was typically in charge of
702-526: The colonel of the division. Kentucky colonel is the highest title of honor bestowed by the Commonwealth of Kentucky . Commissions for Kentucky colonels are given by the Governor and the Secretary of State to individuals in recognition of noteworthy accomplishments and outstanding service to a community, state or the nation. This is the equivalent to a full colonel in the militia. The sitting governor of
741-538: The control of the monarch or sovereign of a country, the units were also confusingly called coronelas , and their commanders coronels . Evidence of this can be seen when Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba , nicknamed "the Great Captain", divided his armies in coronelías , each led by a coronel , in 1508. Later, in the 16th century, the French army adopted this organizational structure, renaming colunelas regiments. Even so, they simply Gallicized colunela to
780-615: The early 1950s, appearing in The African Queen (1951), The Red Beret (1953) for Albert R. Broccoli , Ice Cold in Alex (1958), The Guns of Navarone (1961), The Road to Hong Kong (1962), Lord Jim (1965), Black Sunday (1977), The Boys from Brazil (1978) and Cuba (1979). His first role in the James Bond film series was in 1963, when he played the henchman Morzeny in From Russia with Love . From
819-452: The equivalent rank is group captain . By the end of the late medieval period, a group of "companies" was referred to as a "column" of an army. According to Raymond Oliver, c. 1500 , the Spanish began explicitly reorganizing part of their army into 20 colunelas or columns of approximately 1,000–1,250 soldiers. Each colunela was commanded by a cabo de colunela or column head. Because they were crown units who are directly under
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#1732779637214858-432: The game's multiplayer component. Klebb was also included in a list of the top ten Bond villains by The Times in 2008. Lisa Funnell described her as one of "the most dangerous female villains of the decade". Elisabeth Ladenson wrote that she is one of "two memorable lesbians" from Fleming's Bond novels (the other being Pussy Galore ). Ladenson notes that Klebb's character, a butch and unattractive design, can be seen as
897-582: The head of state as a titular commander-in-chief) other than the respective national government. Examples include the following (arranged alphabetically by country name): The term colonel is also used as a title for auctioneers in the United States; there are a variety of theories or folk etymologies to explain the use of the term. One of these is the claim that during the American Civil War goods seized by armies were sold at auction by
936-487: The late 1970s, he played the recurring role of KGB General Anatol Gogol in the series, beginning with The Spy Who Loved Me (1977). Gotell gained the role of Gogol because of his resemblance to the former head of Soviet secret police Lavrentiy Beria . The character returned in Moonraker (1979), For Your Eyes Only (1981), Octopussy (1983), A View to a Kill (1985), and The Living Daylights (1987). As
975-458: The mission; the latter is executed, whilst Klebb is given one last chance to get Bond and the Lektor. Posing as a hotel maid, she attempts to take the Lektor; when she is caught, she points a .25 Beretta 418 pistol at Bond. Tatiana then distracts her, causing her to drop the Beretta, and Bond and Klebb fight. As in the novel, Klebb attempts to kick Bond with the poison-tipped shoe, but Bond blocks
1014-421: The position of the colonel as the figurehead of a regiment is maintained in the honorary role of "colonel-in-chief", usually held by a member of the royal family , the nobility, or a retired senior military officer. The colonel-in-chief wears a colonel's uniform and encourages the members of the regiment, but takes no active part in the actual command structure or in any operational duties. The title Colonel of
1053-410: The rank of colonel became adopted by nearly every nation (albeit under a variety of names). During the 20th century, with the rise of communism , some of the large communist militaries saw fit to expand the colonel rank into several grades, resulting, for example, in the unique senior colonel rank, which was found and is still used in such nations as China and North Korea . In many modern armies,
1092-470: The reader to understand how she fits into the plot. She has a reputation for overseeing the interrogations of enemy agents in which, after torturing the target, she speaks to them in a warm and motherly tone to extract information. She started her career as an OGPU agent placed inside POUM during the Spanish Civil War . Her chief was Andreu Nin i Perez , whose mistress she supposedly was. It
1131-407: The regiment has more importance as a ceremonial unit or a focus of members' loyalty than as an actual battle formation. Troops tend to be deployed in battalions (commanded by a lieutenant colonel ) as a more convenient size of military unit and, as such, colonels have tended to have a higher profile in specialist and command roles than as actual commanders of regiments. However, in Commonwealth armies,
1170-414: The regiment—from the previous holder of that right or directly from the sovereign when a new regiment was formed or an incumbent was killed . As the office of colonel became an established practice, the colonel became the senior captain in a group of companies that were all sworn to observe his personal authority—to be ruled or regimented by him. This regiment, or governance, was to some extent embodied in
1209-418: The series at that point with Bond's death. In the next novel, Dr. No , M reveals that Bond survived as a result of Mathis' timely intervention. He mentions that Klebb is dead, without providing any details. In the film, Klebb is depicted as the former SMERSH head who has defected to become a member of SPECTRE ( Blofeld refers to her as "No. 3"). She uses Tev Kronsteen's ( Vladek Sheybal ) plans to obtain
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1248-404: The title track of the film, in which two versions of Madonna fight and kill each other, and the "Good Madonna" uses her shoe blade to disarm the "Bad Madonna". In the 2010 reimagining of the video game GoldenEye 007 , the weapon that was named "Klobb" in the original game (originally named after designer Ken Lobb) has had its name changed to "Klebb". Klebb herself is also a playable character in
1287-723: Was a German-British actor. He was well known for his role as General Gogol , head of the KGB , in the Roger Moore era of the James Bond film series as well as having played the role of Morzeny, a villain, in From Russia With Love . He also appeared as Gogol in the final part of The Living Daylights (1987), Timothy Dalton 's debut Bond film. Gotell was born Walter Jacques Goettel in Bonn in 1924, to Jewish parents Margarete Wilhelmine (née Cohn) and Jakob Goettel. He
1326-425: Was a direct Russian translation of the internationally used labour union slogan " bread and roses ". Colonel Klebb is a high-ranking member of the feared Russian counter-intelligence agency SMERSH, where she serves as the supervisor of Department II (operations and executions). It is strongly implied in the novel that she is a lesbian ; Ian Fleming believed the description of Klebb's sexual orientation allowed
1365-557: Was also referenced in the Family Guy episode " Mr. and Mrs. Stewie " and parodied in the Peter Sellers film The Pink Panther Strikes Again . A pair of Rosa Klebb's shoes can also be seen in Q's underground headquarters in the 2002 Bond film Die Another Day , along with other historic gadgets from Bond films, marking the 40th anniversary of the series. It is also included in the video for Madonna 's " Die Another Day ",
1404-944: Was an inspiration for the character of Frau Farbissina from the Austin Powers series. Rosa Klebb's shoe blade has been featured in other films. It is used by Jade Fox in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon , Ichi in Ichi the Killer , James West in Wild Wild West , the Joker in The Dark Knight , Oleg Vasilyevich Orlov in Salt , and Gary "Eggsy" Unwin in Kingsman: The Secret Service . It
1443-426: Was later rumoured that it was she who killed him. She is 5 ft 4 inches (163 cm) tall and described as unattractive. She is in her late 40s. Klebb is assigned by SMERSH leader General Grubozaboyschikov to spearhead an operation to get revenge on James Bond for his involvement in the deaths of three SMERSH operatives, Le Chiffre , Mr. Big and Hugo Drax . Teaming with Tov Kronsteen and Red Grant , Klebb sets
1482-771: Was raised mainly in Berlin . Due to rising antisemitism and the growing influence of Nazism , Gotell and his family immigrated to the United Kingdom in 1938, and he was naturalised as a British citizen in 1948. Gotell became interested in acting during secondary school , and he began acting in repertory theatre as a teeanger. Due to a shortage of young actors during World War II , Gotell began working in films starting in 1942. His bilingualism saw him cast as Nazi German villains and military men, such as in We Dive at Dawn (1943). He began to have more established roles by
1521-477: Was to rendezvous with Grant at the conclusion of his mission. He finds her there dressed as a wealthy widow. After failing to kill him with a gun hidden in a telephone, she successfully poisons him by means of a fugu toxin-laced blade hidden in her shoe; she is then captured by Bond's friend René Mathis , of the Deuxième Bureau . The novel ends when Bond collapses to the floor; Fleming had intended to end
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