Abbreviations
A/ (rank) Acting A.A Anti-aircraft A. & S.H. of C. The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada (Princess Louise's) AB Airborne A.C.M. Air Chief Marshal A.C.V Armoured command vehicle A.D.A.G. Assistant Deputy Adjutant General Adm. Administration or Administrative Adrep. Administrative Report A.E.A.F. Allied Expeditionary Air Force A.F.V. Armoured fighting vehicle A.G. Adjutant General A. Gp. Army Group A.G.R.A. Army Group, Royal Artillery A.G.R.E. Army Group, Royal Engineers A.H.Q. Army Headquarters Alq. R. The Algonquin Regiment A.N.C.X.F. Allied Naval Commander-in-Chief, Expeditionary Force A.P.C. Armoured personnel carrier Appx. Appendix Armd. Armoured Arty. Artillery A.S.S.U. Air Support Signal Unit A.tk. Anti-Tank A.V.R.E. Assault Vehicle, Royal Engineers B.A.O.R. British Army of the Rhine B.B.C. British Broadcasting Corporation Bde. Brigade B.G.S. Brigadier, General Staff Bn. Battalion Brig. Brigadier Brit. or Br. British Camerons of C. The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada C.H. of O. The Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa (M.G.) C.A.O.F. Canadian Army Occupation Force C.A.O.R.O. Canadian Army Overseas Routine Order Capt. Captain Cas. Casualties C.B. Companion of the Order of the Bath C.B.E. Commander of the Order of the British Empire C.B. Highrs. The Cape Breton Highlanders C.C.R.A. Commander, Corps Royal Artillery C.C.S. Combined Chiefs of Staff C.D. Canadian Forces Decoration Cda., Cdn. Canada, Canadian Cdo. Commando C.E. Chief Engineer C.F.C. Canadian Forestry Corps C.F.N. Canadian Forces in the Netherlands C.H. Companion of Honour C.I.G.S. Chief of the Imperial General Staff C: in-C. Commander-in-Chief
Civ. Civil cm. centimetre Cmdr. Commander C.M.H.Q. Canadian Military Headquarters (London) C.O.H.Q. Combined Operations Headquarters Col. Colonel Comd Commander C.O. Commanding Officer C. of S. Chief of Staff C.O.S. Chiefs of Staff Cositrep. Combined Situation Report COSSAC. Chief of Staff to the Supreme Allied Commander (designate) Coy. Company C.R.A. Commander, Royal Artillery C.R.E. Commanding Royal Engineer C.R.S. Captured Records Section, Washington C.S.M. Company Sergeant Major (Warrant Officer, Class II) C. Scot. R. The Canadian Scottish Regiment C.O. Chief Signal Officer C.W.A.C. Canadian Women's Army Corps D.A. & Q.M.G. Deputy Adjutant and Quartermaster General D.A.G. Deputy Adjutant General D.A.P.M. Deputy Assistant Provost Marshal D.C.C.A.O. Deputy Chief Civil Affairs Officer D.C.G.S. Deputy Chief of the General Staff D.C.M. Distinguished Conduct Medal D.D. (tanks) Duplex Drive (amphibious) D.D.O.S. Deputy Director, Ordnance Services Devon Devonshire Regiment Div. Division D.S.O. Distinguished Service Order D.V.A. Department of Veterans Affairs D.W.R. Duke of Wellington's Regiment E.D. Canadian Efficiency Decoration Engr. Engineer Fd. Field 48th Highrs. 48th Highlanders of Canada Fus. M.R. Les Fusiliers Mont-Royal G.A.F. German Air Force G/C. Group Captain gd. ground Gen. General G.H.Q. General Headquarters G.O.C. General Officer Commanding G.O.C.- in-C. General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Gp. Group Gren. Grenadier G.S. General Staff G.S.O. 1 General Staff Officer, Grade I H.A.A. Heavy Anti-aircraft Hast. & P.E.R. The Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment H.E. High Explosive Highrs. Highlanders Hist. Historical
H.L.I. of C. The Highland Light Infantry of Canada H.M.C.S. His Majesty's Canadian Ship H.M.S. His Majesty's Ship H.Q. Headquarters Incl. including or inclusive Inf. Infantry Instr. Instruction Int. Intelligence ISUM. Intelligence Summary K.G. Knight of the Garter Lake Sup. Regt. The Lake Superior Regiment (Motor) L.C.A. Landing Craft, Assault L.C.G. Landing Craft, Gun L.C.G.(L.). Landing Craft, Gun (Large) L.C.I.(S.) Landing Craft, Infantry (Small) L.C.M. Landing Craft, Mechanized L.C.S.(L.) Landing Craft, Support (Large) L.C.S.(M.) Landing Craft, Support (Medium) L.C.T. Landing Craft, Tank L.C.V.(P) Landing Craft, Vehicle (Personnel) L. Edmn. R. The Loyal Edmonton Regiment L.S.I. Landing Ship, Infantry Lieut. or Lt. Lieutenant Line. & Welld. The Lincoln and Welland Regiment L.M.G. Light Machine-Gun L.O. Liaison Officer L. of C. Line(s) of Communication L.S.T. Landing Ship, Tank Lt.-Col. Lieutenant-Colonel Maj. Major M.B.E. Member of the Order of the British Empire M.C. Military Cross Med. Medium M.G.A. Major-General in Charge of Administration M.I.R.S. Military Intelligence Research Section M.L. Motor Launch mm. millimetre M.M. Military Medal Mtd. Mounted N.C.O. Non-commissioned officer N.D.H.Q. National Defence Headquarters, Ottawa N.R.M.A. National Resources Mobilization Act N. Shore Regt. The North Shore (New Brunswick) Regiment Nth. N.S. Highrs. The North Nova Scotia Highlanders O.B. Oberbefehlshaber. (Commander-in-Chief) O.B.E. Officer of the Order of the British Empire O.C. Officer Commanding O.C.M.H. Office of the Chief of Military History, Washington Offr. Officer O.K.H. Oberkommando des Heeres (Army High Command, Berlin) O.K.W. Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (Armed Forces High Command)
O.O. Operation Order O.P. Observation Post Op(s). Operation(s) Oxford & Bucks Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry Para. Parachute PIAT Projector, Infantry, Anti-Tank Pol. Polish P.P.C.L.I. Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry P.W. Prisoner(s) of War Pz. Panzer Q.O.R. of C. The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada R.A.C. Royal Armoured Corps R.A.F. Royal Air Force R.C.A. Royal Canadian Artillery R.C.A.F. Royal Canadian Air Force R.C.A.S.C. Royal Canadian Army Service Corps R.C.E. Royal Canadian Engineers R.C.E.M.E. Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers R.C.H.A. Royal Canadian Horse Artillery R.C.M.P. Royal Canadian Mounted Police R.C.O.C. Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps R.C.R. The Royal Canadian Regiment R. de Mais. Le Régiment de Maisonneuve R.E. Royal Engineers recce. reconnaissance R.E.M.E. Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers R.H.C. The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada R.H.Q. Regimental Headquarters R.H.L.I. The Royal Hamilton Light Infantry R.N. Royal Navy R.P. Rocket Projector R. Regt. C. The Royal Regiment of Canada R.S.F. Royal Scots Fusiliers R.U.R. Royal Ulster Rifles R. Wpg. Rif. The Royal Winnipeg Rifles S.A.S. Special Air Service S.A.S.O. Senior Air Staff Officer S.D. (German) Sicherheitsdienst (Nazi party secret service abroad) S.D. & G. Highrs. The Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders Sec. Section SHAEF Supreme Headquarters, Allied Expeditionary Force Sitrep. Situation Report S.O.E. Special Operations Executive S.P. Self-Propelled sp. support Sqn. Squadron S.S. (British) Special Service S.S. (German) Schutzstaffel (Protective Unit) (Nazi party organizations, including military formations) S. Sask. Regt. The South Saskatchewan Regiment Tac. Tactical T.A.F. Tactical Air Force Tel. Telegram
T.O.O. Time of Origin tps. troops trans. translation trg. training U.K United Kingdom U.S. United States U.S.A.A.F. United States Army Air Forces U.S.M.C. United States Marine Corps V.C. Victoria Cross V.D. Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers' Decoration V.G. Volksgrenadier (People's Grenadier) W.D. War Diary West N.S. Regt. The West Nova Scotia Regiment W.F.St. Wehrmachtfuhrungsstab (Armed Forces Operations Staff) W.O. War Office W.O.2. Warrant Officer, Class IT Y.M.C.A. Young Men's Christian Association
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