"colonel of" is a correct phrase which can be used in written English.
It typically refers to the commander of a regiment. For example, "John is the colonel of the United States Army's 25th Infantry Division."
"I was going to be the colonel of the forces.
In 1658 he was appointed colonel of Louis XIV's foreign dragoons.
A Colonel of Sanitation came striding by in his green uniform.
Tom became colonel of the 11th Kansas Infantry, which stayed in the Midwest.
A former colonel of the staff of Chaing-Kai-schek finally translated it.
Dr. Frost was a retired Colonel of the United States Army.
He retired as a Colonel of ASHGABAT 00001633 002 OF 002 Internal Troops.
By 1693 the younger Youngs was the colonel of the Suffolk County Regimental Militia in Southold.
-- Well, the question, Colonel, of course is whether or not any questionnaire was submitted.
Col. Robert Duffy, 45, as lieutenant colonel of internal affairs, a new position.
Adams was elected lieutenant colonel of the First Louisiana Regulars when the war began and was soon promoted to colonel.
