AAI |
Allied Armies in Italy |
AA&QMG |
Assistant Adjutant & Quartermaster General |
“A” |
Branch Adjutant General’s Branch |
ACMF |
Allied Central Mediterranean Force |
ADC |
Aide-de-Camp |
ADMS |
Assistant Director of Medical Services |
ADOS |
Assistant Director of Ordnance Services |
ADQMG |
Assistant Deputy Quartermaster General |
AFHQ |
Allied Force Headquarters |
AFV |
Armoured Fighting Vehicle |
AG |
Adjutant General |
AGRA |
Army Group Royal Artillery |
AOK |
Armeeoberkommando (Army Headquarters) |
AOP |
Air Observation Post |
AQMG |
Assistant Quartermaster General |
Armd. |
Armoured |
Arty. |
Artillery |
BBC |
British Broadcasting Corporation |
BCD |
British Columbia Dragoons |
Bde. |
Brigade |
BGS |
Brigadier, General Staff |
Bn. |
Battalion |
Brig. |
Brigadier |
CAC |
Canadian Armoured Corps |
Canmilitry |
CMHQ [Address used in telegrams] |
Capt. |
Captain |
CAW |
Canadian Army Staff. Washington |
CB |
Companion of the Order of the Bath |
CBE |
Commander of the Order of the British Empire |
CCRA |
Commander, Corps Royal Artillery |
CCS |
Combined Chiefs of Staff |
Canadian |
Canadian |
CE |
Chief Engineer |
CEF |
Canadian Expeditionary Force |
CGS |
Chief of the General Staff |
Cie |
Compagnie (Company) |
C-in-C |
Commander-in-Chief |
CIGS |
Chief of the Imperial General Staff |
CMF |
Central Mediterranean Force |
CMG |
Companion of the Order of St. Michael and St. George |
CMHQ |
Canadian Military Headquarters, London |
CO |
Commanding Officer |
COHQ |
Combined Operations Headquarters |
Comd. |
Commander |
COS. |
Chiefs of Staff |
C of S |
Chief of Staff |
Col. |
Colonel |
Coy. |
Company |
Cpl. |
Corporal |
CPS |
Canadian Planning Staff |
CRA |
Commander, Royal Artillery |
CRE |
Commander, Royal Engineers |
CRS |
Captured Records Section, Washington |
CR Sigs. |
Commander, Royal Signals |
CSI |
Companion of the Star of India |
CSM |
Company Sergeant Major (Warrant Officer, Class II) |
CSO |
Chief Signal Officer |
DAF |
Desert Air Force |
DCGS |
Deputy Chief of the General Staff |
DCIGS |
Deputy Chief of the Imperial General Staff |
DCM |
Distinguished Conduct Medal |
DDHS |
Deputy Director Historical Section |
DDMO(O) |
Deputy Director of Military Operations (Overseas) [War Office] |
D.Hist. (DHS) |
Director Historical Section |
Div. |
Division |
DNCXF |
Deputy Naval Commander Expeditionary Force |
DSD |
Director(ate) of Staff Duties |
DSO |
Companion of the Distinguished Service Order |
ED |
Canadian Efficiency Decoration |
ENSA |
Entertainments National Services Association |
ETOUSA |
European Theatre of Operations United States Army |
FLAMBO |
AFHQ Advanced Administrative Echelon |
Fol. |
Folio |
FOO |
Forward Observation Officer |
GAF |
German Air Force |
GCB |
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath |
GCMG |
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Michael and St. George |
Gdfk. |
Goldflake |
Gen. |
General |
GHQ |
General Headquarters |
GOC |
General Officer Commanding |
GOC-in-C |
General Officer Commanding-in-Chief |
GS |
General Staff |
GSC |
General Staff Corps (German) |
GSO |
General Staff Officer |
HE |
High Explosive |
HF |
Harassing Fire |
HG Div. |
Hermann Göring Division |
HMS |
His Majesty’s Ship |
HQ |
Headquarters |
H.u.D. |
Hoch and Deutschmeister (Grand Master of the Teutonic Order) |
Inf. |
Infantry |
IO |
Intelligence Officer |
J.P. |
Joint Planners |
KCMG |
Knight Commander of the Order of St. Michael and St. George |
KG |
Knight of the Order of the Garter |
LAA. |
Light Anti-Aircraft |
LAD |
Light Aid Detachment |
LCA |
Landing Craft, Assault |
LCI(L) |
Landing Craft, Infantry (Large) |
LCM |
Landing, Craft, Mechanized |
L/Cpl. |
Lance Corporal |
LCT |
Landing Craft, Tank |
LCT(R) |
Landing Craft, Tank (Rocket) |
Lieut. (Lt) |
Lieutenant |
LMG |
Light Machine Gun |
L. of C. |
Lines of Communication |
LSI |
Landing Ship, Infantry |
LSP |
Landing Ship, Personnel |
LST |
Landing Ship, Tank |
LVT |
Landing Vehicle, Tracked |
Maj. |
Major |
MBE |
Member of the Order of the British Empire |
MC |
Military Cross |
MET |
Enemy Mechanical Transport |
M.G. |
Machine Gun |
M.G.A. |
Major General in charge of Administration |
MM |
Military Medal |
M.T. |
Mechanical Transport |
Mtn. |
Mountain |
NAAF |
Northwest African Air Forces |
NAAFI |
Navy Army and Air Force Institute |
NATAF |
Northwest African Tactical Air Force |
NATOUSA |
North African Theatre of Operations United States Army |
NCO |
Non-commissioned officer |
NDHQ |
National Defence Headquarters |
NZ |
New Zealand |
OBE |
Officer of the Order of the British Empire |
OBS |
Oberbefehlshaber Süd (Commander-in-Chief South) |
OBSW |
Oberbefehlshaber Südwest (Commander-in-Chief South West) |
OC |
Officer Commanding |
OKH |
Oberkommando des Heeres (Army High Command, Berlin) |
OKW |
Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (Armed Forces High Command) |
OP |
Observation Post |
Ops. |
Operations |
PA |
Personal Assistant (used here to designate General McNaughton’s personal files) |
PG (Pz. Gren.) |
Panzer Grenadier |
PIAT |
Projector, Infantry, Anti-Tank |
PPA |
Popski’s Private Army |
Pte. |
Private |
P.W. |
Prisoner of War |
“Q” |
Branch Quartermaster General’s Branch |
QMG |
Quartermaster General |
RA |
Royal Artillery |
RAC |
Royal Armoured Corps |
RAF |
Royal Air Force |
RA (V) |
Rear Admiral (“V” Force) |
RCA |
Royal Canadian Artillery |
RCAF |
Royal Canadian Air Force |
RCAMC |
Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps |
RCASC |
Royal Canadian Army Service Corps |
RCE |
Royal Canadian Engineers |
RCEME |
Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers |
RCHA |
Royal Canadian Horse Artillery |
RCNVR |
Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve |
RCOC |
Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps |
Recce. |
Reconnaissance |
Regt. |
Regiment |
REME |
Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers |
RN |
Royal Navy |
SAA |
Small arms ammunition |
S.D. (W) |
Staff Duties (Weapons) |
Sgt. |
Sergeant |
SHAEF |
Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force Sitrep Situation Report |
SNOL (R) |
Senior Naval Officer Landing (“Roger” Beach) |
SP |
Self-Propelled |
Sqn. |
Squadron |
SS |
Special Service |
SS (German) |
Schutzstaffel (Protective Unit) (Nazi party organizations, including military formations) |
T.C.V. |
Troop-carrying vehicle |
Tpr. |
Trooper |
UK |
United Kingdom |
US |
United States |
USS |
United States Ship |
VC |
Victoria Cross |
VD |
Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers’ Decoration |
WD |
War Diary |
W.E. |
War Establishment |
WFSt |
Wehrmachtsführungsstab (Armed Forces Operations Staff) |