| 1LT |
1st Lieutenant (Army, Air Force, Navy Coast Artillery) |
| AA |
Antiaircraft |
| ACM |
Auxiliary Mineseweeper |
| AG |
Miscellaneous Auxiliary |
| AGB |
Ice Breaker |
| AGM |
Mining Tender |
| AK |
Cargo Ship |
| AM |
Mineseweeper |
| AMM |
Motor Mineseweeper |
| Ammo |
Ammunition |
| AP |
Transport |
| APG |
Auxiliary Patrol Gunboat |
| Art |
Artillery |
| AS |
Submarine Tender |
| AT |
Tugboat |
| ATG |
Antitank Gun |
| Bact. |
Bacteriological |
| BBc |
Coastal Battleship |
| Bn |
Battalion |
| Brig |
Brigade |
| Capt |
Captain (Navy) |
| Cav |
Cavalry |
| Cdr |
Commander (Navy) |
| CM |
Minelayer |
| Co |
Company |
| COL |
Colonel (Army, Air Force, Navy Coast Artillery) |
| Col |
Column |
| Comd |
Commodore (Navy) |
| CoS |
Chief-of-Staff |
| CPO |
Chief Petty Officer (Navy) |
| CPT |
Captain (Army, Air Force, Navy Coast Artillery) |
| CWO |
Chief Warrant Officer (Navy) |
| Decon |
Decontamination |
| Det. |
Detachment (Unit of undetermined size) |
| DFSHQ |
Defence Forces Supreme Headquarters |
| Div |
Division |
| Engr |
Engineer |
| (F) |
Flagship |
| FA |
Field Artillery |
| How |
Howitzer |
| HQ / Hqs |
Headquarters |
| Hy |
Heavy |
| Inf |
Infantry |
| IVAK |
ilmavalvonta-aluekeskus = Air Warning District |
| IVKE |
ilmavalvonnan viestinkeräyspaikka = Air Warning Message Collection Point |
| Jääkäri |
The Finnish Jääkäri, used to differentiate from other types of light infantry.
Sometimes seen in English translations as Jäger or Jaeger.
I prefer to use Finnish instead of German. |
| Lt |
Lieutenant (Navy) |
| LTC |
Lieutenant Colonel (Army, Air Force, Navy Coast Artillery) |
| LtCdr |
Lieutenant Commander (Navy) |
| LTG |
Lieutenant General (Army, Air Force, Navy Coast Artillery) |
| MAJ |
Major (Army, Air Force, Navy Coast Artillery) |
| MG |
Machine Gun |
| MG |
Major General (Army, Air Force, Navy Coast Artillery) |
| MoD |
Ministry of Defence |
| NCO |
Non-Commissioned Officer |
| OR |
Other Ranks (includes all corporals, lance-corporals, and privates. Sergeants are inlcuded if not specified separately.) |
| PB |
Patrol Boat |
| PG |
Patrol Gunboat |
| Plt |
Platoon |
| PO2 |
Petty Officer 2nd Class |
| POW |
Prisoners-of-War |
| PT |
Motor Torpedo Boat |
| Rgt |
Regiment |
| SC |
Submarine Chaser |
| SHQ |
Supreme Headquarters |
| SMG |
Sub-Machine Gun |
| SGT |
Sergeant (Army, Air Force, Navy Coast Artillery) |
| SS |
Submarine |
| TO&E |
Tables of Organization and Equipment |
| SGT |
Sergeant (Army, Air Force, Navy Coast Artillery) |
