|
AA |
|
Antiaircraft |
| AALB |
Aeronautica dell'Albania |
Albanian Air Command |
| AAOI |
Aeronautica dell'Africa Orientale Italiana |
Italian East African Air Command |
| ACM |
|
Auxiliary Minelayer |
| Adm. |
|
Admiral (naval rank) |
| AE |
|
Ammunition Ship |
| AEGE |
Aeronautica dell'Egeo |
Aegean Air Command |
| AF |
|
Depot Ship |
| AG |
|
Miscellaneous Auxiliary |
| AGL |
|
Lighthouse Tender |
| AGRE |
Aeronautica della Grecia |
Airforce Command Greece |
| AH |
|
Hospital Ship |
| AKF |
|
Refrigerated Cargo Ship |
| AM |
|
Minesweeper |
| ANR |
Aeronautica Nazionale Repubblicana |
National Republican Air Force (of the RSI) |
| AO |
|
Tanker (Oil) |
| AOG |
|
Tanker (Gasoline) |
| AOI |
Africa Orientale Italiana |
Italian East Africa |
| APC |
Aviazione Presidio Coloniale |
Colonial Garrison Aviation |
| APRO |
Aeronautica della Provenza |
Air Command France |
| AR |
|
Repair Ship |
| ARC |
|
Cable-Laying Ship |
| ARS |
|
Salvage Ship |
| AS |
Aerosilurante |
Torpedo Bomber air unit |
| AS |
|
Submarine Tender |
| ASAR |
Aeronautica della Sardegna |
Airforce Command Sardenia |
| ASIC |
Aeronautica della Sicilia |
Airforce Command Sicily |
| ASR |
|
Submarine Rescue Vessel |
| Ass |
Assalto |
Assault (ground support air unit) |
| AT |
|
Tug |
| ATF |
|
Ocean-Going Tug, Fleet |
| ATR |
|
Rescue Tug |
| ATUN |
Aeronautica della Tunisia |
Tunesian Air Command |
| AUC |
Allievi Ufficiali di Complemento |
Reserve Officer Cadets |
| auton |
autonomo |
Independent / Separate |
| AV |
|
Seaplane Tender |
| AVRE |
Aviazione per il Regio Esercito |
Royal Army Aviation
(Part of Regia Aeronautica) |
| AW |
|
Distilling Ship |
| AWK |
|
Water Tanker |
|
Ba'T |
Bombardamento a Tuffo |
Dive Bomber air unit |
| BB |
|
Battleship |
| Bers |
Bersaglieri |
Fast Infantry (on bycicles or motorcycles) |
| BM |
Bombardamento Marittimo |
Naval Bomber air unit |
| BT |
Bombardamento Terrestre |
Land Bomber air unit |
|
CA |
|
Heavy Cruiser |
| CA |
|
Coastal Artillery |
| CA |
Corpo d'Armata |
Army Corps |
| CAI |
Corpo Aereo Italiano |
Italian Air Corps |
| Capt |
|
Captain (naval rank) |
| CB |
Caccia Bombardamento |
Fighter Bomber air unit |
| CCNN |
Camicie Nere |
Black Shirts |
| CCRR |
Carabinieri Reali |
Royal Military Police |
| Cdr |
|
Commander (naval rank) |
| CM |
|
Minelayer |
| CM |
Caccia Marittima |
Naval Fighter air unit |
| CN |
Caccia Notturna |
Night Fighter air unit |
| Comb |
Combattimento |
Ground Attack air unit |
| — |
complementi |
replacement |
| CSAS |
Comando Servizi Aerei Speciali |
Special Air Transport Service Command |
| CSIR |
Corpo di Spedizione Italiano in Russia |
Italian Expeditionary Corps in Russia |
| CSM |
Capo di Stato Maggiore |
Chief of Staff |
| CSTA |
Comando superiore truppe Albania |
Higher Command of Troops in Albania |
| CT |
Caccia Terrestre |
Land Fighter air unit |
|
DD |
|
Destroyer |
| DE |
|
Torpedo Boat |
| Decon |
|
Decontamination |
| DICAT |
Difesa Contraerea Territoriale |
Militia (Black Shirt) Antiaircraft
(previously MACA - see below) |
| Div |
Divisione |
Division |
|
E.F.T.F. |
Emanuele Filiberto Testa di Ferro |
2nd Celere (fast motor/cavalry) Division |
|
ENR |
Esercito Nazionale Repubblicano |
National Republican Army (of the RSI) |
|
(F) |
|
Flagship |
| FF.AA. |
Forze Armate Italiane |
Italian Armed Forces |
| (FF) |
|
Fleet Flagship |
| (FS) |
|
Squadrton Flagship |
| FFAA |
Forze armate |
Armed Forces |
| FG |
|
Field Gun |
| FH |
|
Field Howitzer |
| FFNN |
Forze Navali |
Naval Forces |
|
G |
|
Gun |
| G/S |
|
General Service |
| GAF / GaF |
Guardia alla Frontiera |
Border Guard |
| GGFF |
Giovani Fascisti |
Young Fascists |
| GNR |
Guardia Nazionale Republicana |
Republican National Guard (Fascist militia of the RSI) |
|
H |
|
Howitzer |
| HSW |
|
Hay, Staw, Wood |
| How |
|
Howitzer |
|
IX |
|
Unclassified, miscellaneous ship or vessel |
|
JAG |
|
Judge Advocate General |
|
Lt. |
|
Lieutenant |
| LtCdr |
|
Lieutenant Commander (naval rank) |
| LOC |
|
Line-of-Communication(s) |
|
MACA |
Milizia Artiglieria Contraerei |
Militia (Black Shirt) Antiaircraft
(later DICAT - see above) |
| MAM |
Milizia Artiglieria Marittima |
Navy Militia (Black Shirt) Artillery |
| MARIMOBIL |
Gruppo Treni Armati |
Armed Trains Group (Navy) |
| MAS |
Motoscafo Armato Silurante
Later known as Mezzi d'Assalto
Also shown as: Motoscafo anti sommergibile |
Torpedo Armed Motorboat
Assault Craft
Also shown as: Submarine Chaser |
| MFA |
Milizia fascista albanese |
Albanian fascist paramilitary, part of the MVSN. |
| MILMART |
Milizia Marittima |
Navy Militia (Black Shirt) Coastal Defense |
| MNF |
Milizia Nazionale Forestale |
National Forests Militia |
| MNR |
Marina Nazionale Repubblicana |
National Republican Navy (of the RSI) |
| MVSN |
Milizia Volontaria per la Sicurezza Nazionale |
Militia, commonly known as 'Black Shirts' |
|
OA |
Osservazione Aerea |
Air Observation air unit |
| P.A.D.A. |
Principe Amedeo Duca D'Aosta |
3rd Celere (fast motor/cavalry) Division |
| p.c. |
Pesante Campale |
Heavy Field Artillery |
| PG |
|
Patrol Boat |
|
PT |
|
Fast Torpedo Boat |
|
Pres. |
Presidiario |
Garrison / Guard [1] |
|
Quar. |
|
Quarantine |
|
RAdm |
|
Rear Admiral (naval rank) |
| RA |
Regia Aeronautica |
Royal Air Force |
| RAC |
reggimento artiglieria di corpo d'armata |
Corps Artillery Regiment |
| Raggr. |
Raggruppamento |
Regiment / Brigade-sized formation formed from non-organic subunits
(lit.: group of groups) |
| RAM |
reggimento artiglieria d'armata |
Army Artillery Regiment |
| RE |
Regio Esercito |
Royal Army |
| Reg |
Reggimento |
Regiment |
| RGF |
Regia Guardia di Finanza |
Royal Customs Guard |
| RM |
Regia Marina |
Royal Navy |
| RM |
Ricognizione Marittima |
Naval Reconnaissance air unit |
| RR.GG.FF |
Regia Guardia di Finanza |
Royal Financial Guard
Responsible for financial crime, tax evasion, smuggling, drug trafficking,
border control, and other aspects of economic and public safety.
|
| RS |
Ricognizione Strategica |
Strategic Reconnaissance air unit |
| RSI |
Repubblica Sociale Italiana |
Italian Social Republic |
| RSM |
Ricognizione Strategica Marittima |
Strategic Navy Reconnaissance air unit |
| RST |
Ricognizione Strategica Terrestre |
Strategic Land Reconnaissance air unit |
| RT |
Ricognizione Terrestre |
Land Reconnaissance air unit |
|
SAS |
Servizi Aerei Speciali |
Special Air Transport Service unit |
| SMRE |
Stato Maggiore Regio Esercito |
General Staff of the Royal Army |
| SQA |
Squadra |
Air Fleet |
| SS |
|
Submarine |
| – |
Superaereo |
Ministry of the Air Force |
| — |
Supermarina |
Ministry of the Navy (Admiralty) |
|
T |
Trasporto |
Transport air unit |
| T.A. |
Treno Armato |
Armed Train |
| T.B. |
Treno Blindato |
Armored Train |
| TM |
Territoriale Mobile |
mobilized territorial (unit) |
| TM |
traino meccanizzato |
mechanized/motorized towing |
| Topo |
topografica |
Topographic |
|
VAdm |
|
Vice Admiral (naval rank) |
|
ZAT |
Zona Aerea Territoriale |
Airforce Command Zone |
[1] The garrison companies were made up of soldiers, including officers, not entirely suitable for "war efforts":
sick people who were not fully recovered or subject to relapses, lightly wounded, who had passed the age for the
territorial militia during the war years, mobilized already belonging to the Category II, married with numerous
offspring, perhaps even widowers, etc. and they were intended, in fact, for the defense of the territory behind
the first and second lines or for coastal defense on the Adriatic in a theater of war. They served to support
the numerous needs of a large army engaged in weapons <sic> combat: stage commands, quartermasters, writers/secretaries,
warehouse workers, cooks, bakers etc. but also as military police together with the carabinieri and they
depended in any case on the regiment for which they served as a transit depot [unit] for the military going to
the front or returning.
Retrieved 23.06.2025 from Commando Supremo
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