WORLD WAR II
ACRONYMS AND ORGANIZATION
AAA | Anti-Aircraft Artillery |
AD | Armored Division |
AGF | Army Ground Forces |
AIR | Armored Infantry Regiment |
ARB | Armored Reconnaissance Battalion |
Bn | Battalion |
CBI | China-Burma-India |
CC | Combat Command |
Co | Company |
ETO | European Theater of Operations |
FAB | Field Artillery Battalion |
ID | Infantry Division |
Pfc | Private First Class |
Recon | Reconnaissance |
Reg | Regiment |
SHAEF | Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force |
SSgt | Staff Sergeant |
TD | Tank Destroyer |
TF | Task Force |
USAAF | US Army Air Force |
USMC | US Marine Corps |
WAC | Women's Army Corps |
The Army in WWII was organized as follows:
Squad | 8-12 men |
Platoon | 3+ squads |
Company | 3+ platoons |
Battalion | 3+ companies |
Regiment | 3+ battalions |
Brigade | 3+ regiments |
Division | 3+ brigades |
Corps | 3+ divisions |
Army | 3+ corps |
Army Group | 3+ armies |