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

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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

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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)

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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

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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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