Appendix A List of Abbreviations
Reading edition
BAR Browning automatic rifle
cm. Centimeter
DD Duplex drive
DUKW 2½-ton 6 × 6 amphibian truck
E-boat Small torpedo boat (German)
Flak Fliegerabwehrkanone (antiaircraft artillery gun)
Jaeg. Jaegdtiger (tank-destroyer)
K. Kanone (gun)
Kar. Karabiner (carbine)
Kw. Kraftwagen (motor vehicle)
Kw. K. Kampfwagenkanone (tank gun)
LBK Landing barge, kitchen
LBV Landing barge, vehicle
LCI Landing craft, infantry
LCR(S) Landing craft, rubber (small)
LCT Landing craft, tank
LCT(R) Landing craft, tank (rocket)
LCVP Landing craft, vehicle-personnel
LST Landing ship, tank
M. G. Maschinengewehr (machine gun)
mm. Millimeter
OCS Officer Candidate School
Pak. Panzer abwehrkanone (antitank gun)
Pz. Panzer
Pz. Kpfw. Panzerkampfwagen (tank)
SCR Signal Corps Radio
SHAEL Supreme Headquarters, Allied Expeditionary Force
Stu. G. Sturmgeschuetz (self-propelled assault gun)
Stu. K. Sturmkanone (self-propelled assault gun)
U-boat Submarine
WAAC Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps
WAC Women’s Army Corps