| A/ (rank) |
Acting |
| AA |
Anti-aircraft |
| A & SH of C |
The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada (Princess Louise’s) |
| AB |
Airborne |
| ACM |
Air Chief Marshal |
| ACV |
Armoured command vehicle |
| ADAG |
Assistant Deputy Adjutant General |
| Adm. |
Administration or Administrative |
| Adrep. |
Administrative Report |
| AEAF |
Allied Expeditionary Air Force |
| AFV |
Armoured fighting vehicle |
| AG |
Adjutant General |
| A. Gp. |
Army Group |
| AGRA |
Army Group, Royal Artillery |
| AGRE |
Army Group, Royal Engineers |
| AHQ |
Army Headquarters |
| Alq. R. |
The Algonquin Regiment |
| ANCXF |
Allied Naval Commander-in-Chief, Expeditionary Force |
| APC |
Armoured personnel carrier |
| Appx |
Appendix |
| Armd. |
Armoured |
| Arty. |
Artillery |
| ASSU |
Air Support Signal Unit |
| A.tk. |
Anti-Tank |
| AVRE |
Assault Vehicle, Royal Engineers |
| BAOR |
British Army of the Rhine |
| BBC |
British Broadcasting Corporation |
| Bde. |
Brigade |
| BGS |
Brigadier, General Staff |
| Bn. |
Battalion |
| Brig. |
Brigadier |
| Brit. or Br. |
British |
| Camerons of C. |
The Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada |
| CH of O. |
The Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa (MG) |
| CAOF |
Canadian Army Occupation Force |
| CAORO |
Canadian Army Overseas Routine Order |
| Capt. |
Captain |
| Cas. |
Casualties |
| CB |
Companion of the Order of the Bath |
| CBE |
Commander of the Order of the British Empire |
| CB Highrs. |
The Cape Breton Highlanders |
| CCRA |
Commander, Corps Royal Artillery |
| CCS |
Combined Chiefs of Staff |
| CD |
Canadian Forces Decoration |
| Cda., Cdn. |
Canada, Canadian |
| Cdo. |
Commando |
| CE |
Chief Engineer |
| CFC |
Canadian Forestry Corps |
| CFN |
Canadian Forces in the Netherlands |
| CH |
Companion of Honour |
| CIGS |
Chief of the Imperial General Staff |
| C-in-C |
Commander-in-Chief |
| Civ. |
Civil |
| cm. |
centimetre |
| Cmdr. |
Commander |
| CMHQ |
Canadian Military Headquarters (London) |
| COHQ |
Combined Operations Headquarters |
| Col. |
Colonel |
| Comd |
Commander |
| CO |
Commanding Officer |
| C. of S. |
Chief of Staff |
| COS |
Chiefs of Staff |
| Cositrep. |
Combined Situation Report |
| COSSAC. |
Chief of Staff to the Supreme Allied Commander (designate) |
| Coy. |
Company |
| CRA |
Commander, Royal Artillery |
| CRE |
Commanding Royal Engineer |
| CRS |
Captured Records Section, Washington |
| CSM |
Company Sergeant Major (Warrant Officer, Class II) |
| C. Scot. R. |
The Canadian Scottish Regiment |
| CSO |
Chief Signal Officer |
| CWAC |
Canadian Women’s Army Corps |
| DA & QMG |
Deputy Adjutant and Quartermaster General |
| DAG |
Deputy Adjutant General |
| DAPM |
Deputy Assistant Provost Marshal |
| DCCAO |
Deputy Chief Civil Affairs Officer |
| DCGS |
Deputy Chief of the General Staff |
| DCM |
Distinguished Conduct Medal |
| DD (tanks) |
Duplex Drive (amphibious) |
| DDOS |
Deputy Director, Ordnance Services |
| Devon |
Devonshire Regiment |
| Div. |
Division |
| DSO |
Distinguished Service Order |
| DVA |
Department of Veterans Affairs |
| DWR |
Duke of Wellington’s Regiment |
| ED |
Canadian Efficiency Decoration |
| Engr. |
Engineer |
| Fd. |
Field |
| 48th Highrs. |
48th Highlanders of Canada |
| Fus. MR |
Les Fusiliers Mont-Royal |
| GAF |
German Air Force |
| G/C |
Group Captain |
| gd. |
ground |
| Gen. |
General |
| GHQ |
General Headquarters |
| GOC |
General Officer Commanding |
| GOC- in-C. |
General Officer Commanding-in-Chief |
| Gp. |
Group |
| Gren. |
Grenadier |
| GS |
General Staff |
| GSO 1 |
General Staff Officer, Grade 1 |
| HAA |
Heavy Anti-aircraft |
| Hast. & PER |
The Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment |
| HE |
High Explosive |
| Highrs. |
Highlanders |
| Hist. |
Historical |
| HLI of C. |
The Highland Light Infantry of Canada |
| HMCS |
His Majesty’s Canadian Ship |
| HMS |
His Majesty’s Ship |
| HQ |
Headquarters |
| Incl. |
including or inclusive |
| Inf. |
Infantry |
| Instr. |
Instruction |
| Int. |
Intelligence |
| ISUM. |
Intelligence Summary |
| KG |
Knight of the Garter |
| Lake Sup. Regt. |
The Lake Superior Regiment (Motor) |
| LCA |
Landing Craft, Assault |
| LCG |
Landing Craft, Gun |
| LCG(L) |
Landing Craft, Gun (Large) |
| LCI(S) |
Landing Craft, Infantry (Small) |
| LCM |
Landing Craft, Mechanized |
| LCS(L) |
Landing Craft, Support (Large) |
| LCS(M) |
Landing Craft, Support (Medium) |
| LCT |
Landing Craft, Tank |
| LCV(P) |
Landing Craft, Vehicle (Personnel) |
| L. Edmn. R. |
The Loyal Edmonton Regiment |
| LSI |
Landing Ship, Infantry |
| Lieut. or Lt. |
Lieutenant |
| Linc. & Welld. |
The Lincoln and Welland Regiment |
| LMG |
Light Machine-Gun |
| LO |
Liaison Officer |
| L of C |
Line(s) of Communication |
| LST |
Landing Ship, Tank |
| Lt.-Col. |
Lieutenant-Colonel |
| Maj. |
Major |
| MBE |
Member of the Order of the British Empire |
| MC |
Military Cross |
| Med. |
Medium |
| MGA |
Major-General in Charge of Administration |
| MIRS |
Military Intelligence Research Section |
| ML |
Motor Launch |
| mm. |
millimetre |
| MM |
Military Medal |
| Mtd. |
Mounted |
| NCO |
Non-commissioned officer |
| NDHQ |
National Defence Headquarters, Ottawa |
| NRMA |
National Resources Mobilization Act |
| N. Shore Regt. |
The North Shore (New Brunswick) Regiment |
| Nth. NS Highrs. |
The North Nova Scotia Highlanders |
| OB |
Oberbefehlshaber. (Commander-in-Chief) |
| OBE |
Officer of the Order of the British Empire |
| OC |
Officer Commanding |
| OCMH |
Office of the Chief of Military History, Washington |
| Offr. |
Officer |
| OKH |
Oberkommando des Heeres (Army High Command, Berlin) |
| OKW |
Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (Armed Forces High Command) |
| OO |
Operation Order |
| OP |
Observation Post |
| Op(s) |
Operation(s) |
| Oxford & Bucks |
Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry |
| Para. |
Parachute |
| PIAT |
Projector, Infantry, Anti-Tank |
| Pol. |
Polish |
| PPCLI |
Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry |
| PW |
Prisoner(s) of War |
| Pz. |
Panzer |
| QOR of C. |
The Queen’s Own Rifles of Canada |
| RAC |
Royal Armoured Corps |
| RAF |
Royal Air Force |
| RCA |
Royal Canadian Artillery |
| RCAF |
Royal Canadian Air Force |
| RCASC |
Royal Canadian Army Service Corps |
| RCE |
Royal Canadian Engineers |
| RCEME |
Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers |
| RCHA |
Royal Canadian Horse Artillery |
| RCMP |
Royal Canadian Mounted Police |
| RCOC |
Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps |
| RCR |
The Royal Canadian Regiment |
| R. de Mais. |
Le Régiment de Maisonneuve |
| RE |
Royal Engineers |
| recce. |
reconnaissance |
| REME |
Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers |
| RHC |
The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada |
| RHQ |
Regimental Headquarters |
| RHLI |
The Royal Hamilton Light Infantry |
| RN |
Royal Navy |
| RP |
Rocket Projector |
| R. Regt. C. |
The Royal Regiment of Canada |
| RSF |
Royal Scots Fusiliers |
| RUR |
Royal Ulster Rifles |
| R. Wpg. Rif. |
The Royal Winnipeg Rifles |
| SAS |
Special Air Service |
| SASO |
Senior Air Staff Officer |
| SD (German) |
Sicherheitsdienst (Nazi party secret service abroad) |
| SD & G. Highrs. |
The Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders |
| Sec. |
Section |
| SHAEF |
Supreme Headquarters, Allied Expeditionary Force |
| Sitrep. |
Situation Report |
| SOE |
Special Operations Executive |
| SP |
Self-Propelled |
| sp. |
support |
| Sqn. |
Squadron |
| SS (British) |
Special Service |
| SS (German) |
Schutzstaffel (Protective Unit) (Nazi party organizations, including military formations) |
| S. Sask. Regt. |
The South Saskatchewan Regiment |
| Tac. |
Tactical |
| TAF |
Tactical Air Force |
| Tel. |
Telegram |
| TOO |
Time of Origin |
| tps. |
troops |
| trans. |
translation |
| trg. |
training |
| UK |
United Kingdom |
| US |
United States |
| USAAF |
United States Army Air Forces |
| USMC |
United States Marine Corps |
| VC |
Victoria Cross |
| VD |
Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers’ Decoration |
| VG |
Volksgrenadier (People’s Grenadier) |
| WD |
War Diary |
| West NS Regt. |
The West Nova Scotia Regiment |
| WFSt |
Wehrmachtfuhrungsstab (Armed Forces Operations Staff) |
| WO |
War Office |
| WO2 |
Warrant Officer, Class IT |
| YMCA |
Young Men’s Christian Association |