{"id":221,"date":"2012-02-29T17:39:55","date_gmt":"2012-02-29T17:39:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/RTG\/?page_id=221"},"modified":"2016-03-31T09:26:31","modified_gmt":"2016-03-31T09:26:31","slug":"glossary","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/trevorgreenwood.co.uk\/tg\/glossary\/","title":{"rendered":"Glossary"},"content":{"rendered":"

Glossary of Army Terms and Abbreviations<\/h2>\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
AA<\/td>\nAnti Aircraft (guns or shells)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
AFV<\/td>\nArmoured Fighting Vehicle<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
AMGOT<\/td>\nAllied Military Government of Occupied Territory<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
AP<\/td>\nArmour Piercing shell<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ARV<\/td>\nArmoured Recovery Vehicle<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
AT<\/td>\nAnti Tank gun<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
AVRE<\/td>\nArmoured Vehicle Royal Engineers (modified Churchill tank)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
AWD<\/td>\nAllied War Department<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
BAOR<\/td>\nBritish Army of the Rhine<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Besa<\/td>\n7.92mm machine gun mounted co-axially with main turret gun<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Br.<\/td>\nBrigade or brigade headquarters<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
BWEF<\/td>\nBritish Western Expeditionary Force<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CB<\/td>\nConfined to Barracks<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CI<\/td>\nChief Instructor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CMP<\/td>\nCorps of Military Police<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cpl<\/td>\nCorporal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DM<\/td>\nDriver Mechanic<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
D&M<\/td>\nDriving & Maintenance<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DO<\/td>\nDriver Operator<\/td>\n<\/tr>\nDP<\/td>\nDisplaced Person<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DR<\/td>\nDispatch Rider<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DSO<\/td>\nDistinguished Service Order<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
EME<\/td>\nElectrical & Mechanical Engineers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Emb<\/td>\nEmbarcation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
FDS<\/td>\nField (or Forward) Dressing Station<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
FDS<\/td>\nForward Deliver Squadron (vehicle & crew replacement)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
FFI<\/td>\nFree From Infection<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
FFI<\/td>\nFrench Forces of Interior (resistance groups)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
FUP<\/td>\nForming Up Point<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
GM<\/td>\nGunner Mechanic<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
GO<\/td>\nGunner Operator<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
HE<\/td>\nHigh Explosive shell<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Honey<\/td>\nSmall light reconnaisance tank<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
HQ<\/td>\nHeadquarters<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
I\/C<\/td>\nIn command (e.g 2i\/c)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
IO<\/td>\nIntelligence Officer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
KOYLIS<\/td>\nKing’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Laager<\/td>\nTank harbour, all round defensive position<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
LAD<\/td>\nLight Aid Detachment (under REME control)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
LCT<\/td>\nLanding Craft Tanks<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
LOB<\/td>\nLeft Out of Battle (official rest period)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
LST<\/td>\nLanding Ship Tanks<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
MC<\/td>\nMilitary Cross<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ME<\/td>\nMesserschmidt ME109 fighter aircraft<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
MG<\/td>\nMachine Gun<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Minnies<\/td>\nGerman Nebelwerfer mortars (“Moaning Minnies”)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mitchells<\/td>\nAmerican B25 twin-engine medium fighter-bomber<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mk IV<\/td>\nGerman medium Panzer tank<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
MM<\/td>\nMilitary Medal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
MO<\/td>\nMedical Officer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
MT<\/td>\nMotor Transport<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
M & V<\/td>\nMeat & Vegetables<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nebelwerfer<\/td>\nGerman mortar – also known as “Moaning Minnies”<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
O.D.<\/td>\nOther Denomination (religious)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Panther<\/td>\nGerman tank with the dreaded 88mm gun<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Petard<\/td>\n25lb. AVRE-mounted mortar to penetrate concrete<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PIAT<\/td>\nProjector Infantry Anti-Tank (spigot bomb launcher)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
POW<\/td>\nPrisoner Of War<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
RASC<\/td>\nRoyal Army Service Corps<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
R.E.<\/td>\nRoyal Engineers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
REME<\/td>\nRoyal Electrical & Mechanical Engineers. Same as EME<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
RO<\/td>\nReconnaisance Officer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
RSM<\/td>\nRegimental Sergeant Major<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
RTG<\/td>\nRichard Trevor Greenwood, author of this diary<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
RTR<\/td>\nRoyal Tank Regiment<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SGT<\/td>\nSergeant<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sherman<\/td>\nAmerican tank<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SP<\/td>\nSelf-propelled guns for anti-tank work<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Spandau<\/td>\nGerman rapid-fire machine gun<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SQMS<\/td>\nSquadron Quarter Master Sergeant<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SQN<\/td>\nSquadron<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SSM<\/td>\nSquadron Sergeant Major<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Stonk<\/td>\nHeavy barrage of mortar fire<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TDU<\/td>\nTank Delivery Unit<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tiger<\/td>\nGerman tank<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TP<\/td>\nTank Park<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tpr<\/td>\nTrooper<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Typhoon<\/td>\nBritish (Hawker) low level fighter-bomber<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
W\/T<\/td>\nWatertight<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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