WWII-Terms

AGL

Above ground level

AWOL

Absent without leave

Armor

Tanks

Assault

short, violent, well-ordered attack against a local objective

BAS

Battlefield aid station

Base of Fire

A suppressive fire by a large group that allows troops to advance

Battalion

tacticle unit, consisting of a headquarters and at least two companies

Beachhead

A designated area on a hostile shore that, when siezed or held, ensures the continueous landing of troops

Billet

A shelter for troops

Briefing

Act of gving specific instructions or information in advance of action

CO

Commanding officer

CP

Command post; a unit’s headquarter

Casualty

Dead, missing, ill, or injured

Checkpoint

Place where military police check vehicles or pedestrian traffic

Covering Fire

Fire used to protect troops when they are within range of enemy small arms

DZ

Drop zone; area where troops and equipments are airdropped

ETO

European Theater of Operations

88s/105s

Types of German cannons, named for the interior diameter of their barrels

“Final Solution”

The name of the Nazi’s plan to exterminate the Jewish race

Flank

To get around the side of