
Abbreviations, Acronyms, Codewords, Terms
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C
C&R
C.A.P.
C.I.
C.I.C.
Combat Information Center
C.N.O.
Chief of Naval Operations
C.O.
C-in-C
Commander-in-Chief (British usage)
CA
CA
CAA
Civil Aeronautics Authority
CAAF
CAB
CABARET
CABBAGE
Cable
CABOOSE
CABRANK
CACAPON
CACTUS
Cuadalcanal-Tulagi, Solomon Islands
CAD
CADAVEROUS
CADDIE
Milli Atoll, Marshall Islands
CADILLAC
Malai, Island, Solomon Sea
CAFTAN
Helmholtz Pint, New Guinea
CAIRN
Cairo Conferences
First Cairo Conference was held November 22-26, 1943. President Roosevelt, Prime Minister Churchill, and Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek agreed to prosecute the war until Japan's unconditional surrender. They agreed that Japan should be deprived of all Pacific islands acquired since 1914 and affirmed that Korea should become a free, independent nation. Chiang Kai-shek agreed to build B-29 bases at Chengtu, and Prime Minister Churchill agreed to build B-29 bases near Calcutta, India. Admiral Nimitz was directed to capture the Mariana Islands as bases for the B-29s. At the Second Cairo Conference (December 4-6, 1943), Roosevelt, Churchill, and President Ismet Inonu of Turkey discussed preliminaries for Turkey's entrance into the war. The U.S. strategic forces in England and the Mediterrean were united under the command of General Spaatz.
Cal
CALEFACTION
Fefan Island, Truk Lagoon, Caroline Islands
CALENDAR
Aircraft for Malta from U.S.S. Wasp (20 April 1942)
CALLOUS
CALLOWAY
CALUMET
Vambu Island, Bismarck Archipelago
CAM
CAMBROSE
CAMEL
Mankode Island, New Guinea
CAMEL
Naso Point, Panay Island, P.I.
CAMELIA
Tellosson Cove, Florida-Tulagi Group, Solomon Islands
CAMEO
Good Passage, New Britain-Solomon Islands
CAMORRA
CAMOUFLAGE
Namur Island, Gilbert Islands
CAMPUSAdmiral Nimitz' plan for the occupation of Japan.
CANARY
Port Lamon, Mindanao, P.I.
CANCAN
Moewe Harbor, New Britain
CANCER
Kieta, Bougainville, Solomon Islands
CANINE
CANITE
Commodore Bay, New Britain
CANNIBAL
Unsuccessful British offensive against Akyab (Burma) in early 1943
CANTALOUPE
Accra, Gold Coast, Africa
CANTLE
CANTONMENT
Kulanghsu Island, Amoy, China
CANVAS
Occupation of ports of Kismayu and Matadishu, Italian Somaliland (25 February 1941) (G.B.)
CAO
Chief Administrative Officer
C.A.P.
CAPACIOUS
CAPILLARY
CAPITAL
Plan outlined for operations in North Burma
CAPON
Cape Calavite, Mindoro, P.I.
CAPSTAN
Guasopa Plantation, Woodlark Island [Solomon Sea]
Capt
CAPUCHIN
C.A.R.
Brig. Gen. Carl A. Russell
CARAMEL
CARAWAY
Tentative operations against the Istrian Peninsula
CARBONADO
Offensive operations to be undertaken by China Theater forces in 1945
CARBORUNDUM
Karachi, India [Pakistan]
CARBUNCLE
Sarigan Island, Marianas Islands
CARDBOARD
CARDIAC
New Ireland, Bismarck Archipelago
CARDINAL
Arupon Plantation, New Britain
Cardiv
CAREEN
Adak Island, Aluetian Islands
CARIB
Joint plan for Army-Navy Amphibious Combat Training
CARILLON
Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands
CARLETON
CARLOW
St. Laurent-sur-Mer, France
CARPETBAG
St. Matthias Island, Bismarck Archipelago
CARRIER
CARRION
Indo-China Wing, Air Transport Command
CARROT
Lamon Island, Florida-Tulagi Group, Solomon Islands
CARTER
CARTRIDGE
CARTWHEEL
Operation for the seizure of the Solomons Islands-New Guinea-New Britain-New Ireland area
CARVEL
CASU
Carrier Aircraft Service Unit
CASABA
Buraku, Murray Island, Florida-Tulagi Group, Solomon Islands
Casablanca Conference
Held in French Morocco from January 14 to January 24, 1943. President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill considered Allied plans for invading Sicily and the cross-channel invasion of Europe. They reached a compromise on the invasion of Sicily and Italy, without prejudicing the ultimate invasion of Europe from Great Britain. President Roosevelt announced that the war would go on until the unconditional surrender by the enemy.
CASCADE
Buyuesi Bay, Woodlark Island [Solomon Sea]
CASHEW
Nako Island, Forida-Tulagi Group, Solomon Islands
CASHMERE
Mararamu, Long Island, New Guinea
CAST
U.S. Navy COMINT/cryptanalysis center on Corregidor
CAST
CASTAWAY
CASTOROIL
CATALPA
Sunlight Channel, Florida-Tulagi Group, Solomon Islands
CATAPULT
Attack on French warships at Oran, Algeria (3 July 1940) (G.B.)
CATARACT
Marshall Islands Campaign
CATCHPOLE
Operation against Kusaie, Eniwetok, and Wake Islands (February 1944)
CATENARY
CATERHAM
Piscini Mendola, Sardinia
CATHEDRAL
CATOR
Combined Air Transport Operations Room
CATSMEAT
Viru Harbor, New Georgia, Solomon Islands
CATTLE
CATTLE
Sumba Strait, Flores Sea, N.E.I.
CAULIFLOWER
CAUSEWAY
Logistic movement to collect supplies at Guadalcanal and Purvis Ihiya Jima
CAUSEWAY
Operations against Formosa
CAUTION
Cav
CAVALIER
Guguan Island, Marianas Islands
CAVE
Liquidation of enemy garrison of Piscopi, Dodecanese Islands, Aegean Sea (28 February-1 March 1945)
CAVERN
Atka Island, Aleutian Islands
CAVIARE
CBI
Cbl
CBO
Combined Bomber Offensive
CC
CCA
CCAC
Combined Civil Affairs Committee
CCS
Combined Chiefs of Staff (U.S.-U.K.)
CDC
Caribbean Defense Command
Cdn
Cdr
CE
CEDAR
CELEBRATION
Buayan (Boayan), Mindanao, P.I.
CELERY
New Georgia Island, Solomon Islands
CELLULOID
Cen
CENTERBOARD
CENTIMETER
Uman Island, Truk Lagoon, Caroline Islands
CENTRAL
CEP
circular error probable (usually given as a measure of the radius within which 50% of bombs will fall)
CEREAL
Nubara Island, Solomon Sea
CERISE
CG
Ch
CHAGFORD
CHAINMAIL
CHAMPION
Late 1943 plan for general offensive in Burma.
Chap
CHAPEAU
CHAPEAU
Nnakina River, New Guinea
CHAPLAIN
Johanna River, New Britain
CHAPLET
Upper Frobisher Bay, Baffin
CHARIOT
Ramming the lock gates at St. Nazaire harbor, France, by H.M.S. Cambelltown (28 March-3 April 1942) (G.B.)
CHARITY
CHARTERHOUSE
CHASTITY
Plan to develop Quiberon Bay (France) as a major port to support U.S. forces in the Normandy invasion (not implemented)
CHATSWORTH
CHEEKPOINT
Vernon Channel (Heachi Men), Chusan Archipelago
CHEEKSTRAP
CHEESE
CHEETAH
Chef Ausb--Chef des Ausbildungswesen im Ersatzheer
Chief of Training in the Replacement Army (German: p. 199)
Chef der Heeresarchive
Chief of Army Archives (German: p. 301)
Chef der Heeresbuchereien
Chief of Army Libraries (German: p. 302)
Chef der Heeresmuseen
Chief of Army Museums (German: p. 198)
Chef der Propagandatruppen
Chief of the Propaganda Troops (German: p. 40)
Chef des Ausbildungswesens im Ersatzheer
Chief of Training in the Replacement Army (German: p. 199)
Chef Gen St d H--Chef des Generalstabs des Heeres
Chief of General Staff (German: p. 72)
Chef des Heeresstabes beim Chef OKW
Chief of Army Staff with Chief OKW (German: p. 25)
Chef HNV--Chef des Heeresnachrichtenwesens
Chief Signal Officer (German: p. 118)
Chef des Instandsetzungswesens
Chief of Motor Repair (German: p. 181)
Chef des Kriegsgefangenenwesens
Chief of Prisoners of War (German: p. 44)
Chef des Kriegskarten- und Vermessungswesens
Chief of Mapping and Survey (German: p. 116)
Chef des OKW
Chief of the Armed Forces High Command (German: p. 13)
Chef des Transportwesens
Chief Army Transportation Officer (German: p. 126)
Chef des Wehrmachtkraftfahrwesens
Chief of Armed Forces Motor Transportation (German: p. 17)
Chef des Transportwesens der Wehrmacht
Chief of Armed Forces Transportation (Rail and Water) (German: p. 18)
Chef des Wehrmachtsanitatswesens
Armed Forces Surgeon General (German: p. 24)
Chef des Wehrmachtstreifendienstes
Chief of the Armed Forces Patrol Service (German: p. 22)
Chefgruppe
Policy Section (German: p. 140)
Chef H Arch--Chef der Heeresarchive
Chief of Army Archives (German: p. 301)
Chef H Buch--Chef der Heeresbuchereien
Chief of Army Libraries (German: p. 302)
Ch H Rust u. BdE--Chef der Heeresrustung und Befehlshaber des Ersatzheeres
Chief of Army Equipment and Commander of the Replacement Army (German: p. 154)
Chef H St b Chef OKW--Chef des Heeresstabes beim Chef OKW
Chief of Army Staff with Chief OKW (German: p. 25)
Chef Inst--Chef des Instandsetzungswesens
Chief of Motor Repair (German: p. 181)
Chef Kriegsgef--Chef des Kriegsgefangenenwesens
Chief of Prisoners of War (German: p. 44)
Chef Pr Tr--Chef der Propagandatruppen
Chief of the Propaganda Troops (German: p. 40)
Chef Trspw--Chef des Transportwesens
Chief Army Transport Officer (German: p. 126)
Chef Trspw d W--Chef des Transportwesens der Wehrmacht
Chief of Armed Forces Transportation (Rail and Water) (German: p. 18)
Chef WKW--Chef des Wehrmachtkraftfahrwesens
Chief of Armed Forces Motor Transportation (German: p. 17)
Chef W San--Chef des Wehrmachtsanitatswesens
Armed Forces Surgeon General (German: p. 24)
Chef W Str D
Chief of the Armed Forces Patrol Service (German: p. 22)
Chem
CHEMIST
Shortland Islands, Solomon Islands
CHENILLE
CHEROKEE
CHERRY
San Cristobal Island, Solomon Islands
CHERRYBLOSSOM
Empress August Bay, Bougainville, Solomon Islands
CHERUB
Tolock River, New Britain
CHERVIL
CHESHUNT
Chespaling
A wood and wire matting laid on beaches wherever needed to provide footing for vehicles
CHESTERFIELD
CHESTNUT
Watson Island, Treasury Group
CHEVROLET
Ulawa Island, Solomon Islands
CHEVRON
Chi--Chiffrier-Abteilung
Cryptographic Branch (German: p. 37)
CHICKASAW
CHICKASAW
CHICKWEED
Bombardment of the enemy in the Vasto area, Italy, by British destroyers (3 November 1943) (G.B.)
CHICORY
CHICORY
CHIDING
CHIGOE
CHILDHOOD
Attack by motor torpedo boats from Malta on the Moles at Tripoli to interfere with demolition and blocking of harbor (20 January 1943) (G.B.)
CHIME
CHIMNEY SWEEP
CHIMPANZEE
CHINMUSIC
CHITTLING
CHIVALRY
CHL
CHLORATE
Chm
Chmn
CHOCTAW
CHOKER I
Airborne operation against the Siegfried Line in vicinity of Saarbrucken, Germany
CHOKER II
Airborne operation for crossing the Rhine in vicinity of Frankfurt, Germany
CHOOCHOO
CHOWRINGHEE
Landing ground-north-east Burma (1944)
CHRISTMAS
Vassee Island, Solomon Sea
CHROME
CHRONICLE
Operations in Kiriwina-Woodlark area, New Guinea
CHRONOMETER
Capture by British of the port of Ascab, Eritrea, East Africa (11 June 1941)
CHRYSLER
CHRYSLER
Kaskas Island, Solomon Sea
CHUCKLE
CHURCH
CHURCHTOWN
C.I.
C.I.C.
Combat Information Center
CICERO
Awrin Island, Solomon Sea
CIGARS
CIGS
Chief Imperial General Staff
CIIROPTER
CinC
C-in-C
Commander-in-Chief (British usage)
CINCAF
Commander in Chief, Asiatic Fleet
CINCAFPAC
Commander in Chief, U.S. Army Forces in the Pacific
CINCLANT
Commander in Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet
CINCPAC
Commander in Chief, Pacific Fleet
CinCPOA
Commander in Chief, Pacific Ocean Area
CinCSWPA
Commander in Chief, Southwest Pacific Area (General MacArthur, USA)
Cincaf (CinCAF)
Commander-in-Chief, Asiatic Fleet
Cinclant
Commander-in-Chief, Atlantic Fleet
Cincpac (CinCPAC)
Commander in Chief, Pacific Fleet (Admiral Nimitz, USN)
CinCPOA
Commander in Chief, Pacific Ocean Area (Admiral Nimitz, USN)
CinCSWPA
Commander in Chief, Southwest Pacific Area (General MacArthur, USA)
CINCUS
Commander in Chief, U.S. Fleetthe unfortunate acronym was changed after Pearl Harbor
Cir
Circular (message format)
CIRCUIT
CIRCUMSPECT
CISTERN
Dampier Strait, New Guinea
CITADEL
CITRUS
Bau Island, Rendova Area, Solomon Islands
CJS
C.K.G.
Col. Charles K. Gailey, Jr.
C.K.S.
CL
CLARIDGES
CLARION
Coordinated attack on transportation over length and breadth of Germany by combined air forces
Classes of Supply
I: Rations; III: Fuels and lubricants such as gasoline and coal; V: Ammunition and explosives; II and IV: All other supplies and equipment for which allowances may (Class II) or may not (Class IV) be established, as, for example, clothing, weapons, construction and fortification materials
CLEANSLATE
Russell Islands, Solomon Islands
CLEVER
Anping (Ampin) (An-Pieng), Formosa
CLIMATE
St. Paul Island, Pribilof Islands
CLIPBOARD
CLIVE
An artificial harbor for use against the Japanese
C.L.J.
CLOCK
Bombardment of Durazzo Harbor and installation on coast of Albania by British destroyers (2-3 November 1943) (G.B.)
CLOVE
CLOVER
Halvavo, Tulagi-Florida Islands, Solomon Islands
CLUBHOUSE
Artificial harbors for Southeast Asia Command (canceled: CLIVE substituted)
CM-IN
CM-OUT
CMC
Commandant of the Marine Corps
CMTC
Combined Military Transport Committee
CNAC
Chinese National Aviation Corporation
C.N.O./CNO
Chief of Naval Operations (Admiral King, USN)
CNS
Chief of Naval Staff (British)
C.O./CO
Co
COA
Committee of Operations Analysis
COBRA
The operation launched by First U.S. Army on 25 July 1944 designed to break out of the Normandy lodgment
COCACOLA
Suloga Island, New Guinea
COCAINE
COCKADE
Diversionary operations in 1943 to pin down German forces in the west
COCKATOO
Mur and Kieng Plantations, New Guinea
COCKER
COCKNEY
COCKPIT
Air strike against Sabang, Sumatria, with Eastern Fleet in support (19 April 1944) (G.B.)
COCKTAIL
Marshall Bennett Islands, Solomon Sea
COCONUT
Blancho Channel, New Georga-Munda Area, Solomon Islands
COCOON
Lsucancay Groups, Solomon Sea
CODLING
Param Island, Truk Lagoon, Caroline Islands
CofAAC
CofAC
CofAAF
Chief of the Army Air Forces
CofAS
CofCA
Cof Engrs
COFFEETREE
Fleet Admiral William D. Leahy, USN
CofOrd
CofS
Cof CWS
Chief of the Chemical Warfare Service
CofOrd
CofSA
Chief of Staff, U.S. Army
CofT
COHQ
Combined Operaions Headquarters
Col
COLABOR
COLDRIDGE
COLDSTREAM
Move of the 3rd Army units into southern Austria to relieve units of the 5th British Corps in Leinz-Spittsl-Tamwsweg-Judenberg area
Collab
COLLAR
Saleier Island, Flores Sea, N.E.I.
COLLATE
COLLEEN
Fleet Admiral Ernest J. King, USN
COLLEGE
Vahsel Harbor, New Britain
COLLIE
COLLIERS
U.S. Fourth Military District
COLLINSFIELD
COLLODION
Secretary of State Edward R. Stettinius
COLONNA
COLTER
General of the Army Henry H. Arnold, USA
COLUMN
Ishigaki Jima, Nansei Shoto Islands, Japan
Com
Com
before cardiv, desdiv, etc., means Commander Carrier Division, Commander Destroyer Division, etc.
Com
Com3dFlt
COMAIRSOPAC
Commander, Aircraft, South Pacific Force
COMAIRWING I
Commanding General, 1st Marine Air Wing
COMALSEC
COMAMPHIBFORSOPAC
Commander, Amphibious Force, South Pacific Force
Comb
combat box
A box formation used extensively in American strategic bombing tactics in World War II. The term was especially applied to B-17 formations.
Comd
Comdg
Comdr
Comdt
COMET
Commander Forward Area, Central Pacific
COMGENSOPAC
Commanding General, U.S. Army Forces in the South Pacific Area
COMINCH
Commander in Chief, U.S. Fleet
Comm
Communcations; Commission
Commandos
Specially trained British assualt troops
COMMON
COMNAVBAS
COMNAVEU
Commander, U.S. Naval Forces in Europe
COMPEER
COMPLAINT
Ailinglapalal Atoll, Marshall Islands
COMPLEMENT
Okayama (Akoateaniu), Okayama-Gai, Japan
COMPOST
Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden
COMPOSURE
COMPOUND
Linden Harbor, New South Wales, Australia
COMSERONSOPAC
Commander, Service Squadron, South Pacific Force
COMSOPAC
Commander, South Pacific Area & South Pacific Force
COMSOWESPACFOR
Commander, Southwest Pacific Force (USN Commander under MacArthur)
COMZ
CONCERTINA
Concertina wire
Cylindrical portable barbed wire entanglements
CONCOURSE
Angles River, New Britain
CONDENSER
CONEY
Conf
CONFERENCE
Fuki-Kaku (Puki-Kaku), Formosa
CONFORMIST
Cong.
CONNIVANCE
CONQUEROR
Cape William, Celebes, N.E.I.
CONSERVE
Agattu Island, Aleutian Islands
CONSOLE
CONSOMME
Cont
Cont
CONTANGO
Beakhead Channel, Chusan Archipelago, China
Contl
CONTOUR
Conv
CONVICTION
COOKER
Landing at beaches on South Crete (19 April 1944)
COOKHOUSE
COOLTIPT
Ninigo Islands, Bismarck Archipelago
COPPER
COPPERHEAD
Project for decreasing vigilance of enemy in Northwestern Europe prior to OVERLORD
COPPERSMITH
Efman Island, Admiralty Islands
CORDIAL
Maleolap, Marshall Islands
CORK
Coastal Command anti-U-boat patrols (1944)
CORKSCREW
CORKSCREW
Operations against Pantelleria, Italy (June 1943)
CORNCOB
CORNERSTONE
Attu Island, Aleutian Islands
CORNFIELD
CORNLOFT
CORONACH
Pier equipment for artificial harbors for use against the Japanese
CORONET
Intended invasion of Honshu, Japan
CORPUSCLE
Cape Padaran, Annam, French IndoChina
Corresp
CORROLLARY
CORRUPT
CORTICATED
Applies to a control airplane for pilotless aircraft
COS
Chief of Staff, U.S. Army
COS
COS Com
British Chiefs of Staff Committee
Cosintrep
Combined situation and intelligence report
COSMIC
Dispositions in the event of a breakout from Altenfiord, Norway by the German BB Tirpitz (March 1944)
COSMOPOLITAN
Blackwall Island, Chusan Archipelago, China
COSMOS
Aolavbav, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
COSSAC
Chief of Staff to the Supreme Allied Commander (Designate)
COSSEA
Communications identification--British Chiefs of Staff Southeast Asia Command
COSTELLO
COTTAGE
COTTONGRASS
Applies to a ground-controlled airplane used as a missile
COUNCILLOR
COUNTENANCE
Occupation of Persia by British (25 August 1941) (G.B.)
COUNTER
Dodoma, Tanganykia, Africa
COWARD
Whasela Point, Woodlark Island, New Guinea
COWBOY
Gasmata Airdrome, New Britain
COXCOMB
Ormed Island, Wotje Atoll, Marshall Islands
CP
CPA
CPA
Civilian Production Administration
CPE
Charleston Port of Embarkation
CPS
CPS
C&R
CRANBERRY
Lever Point, Florida-Tulagi Group, Solomon Islands
CRASHER
Operations against Luzon-Formosa-Southeast Coast of China area
CRAWFISH
CRAYON
CREOSOTE
Wotje Atoll, Marshall Islands
CRETONNE
CRICKET
Geographical location in connection with ARGONAUT (Malta)
CRIMSON
CRINGLE
CRIMSON
Air routes thru central and northeatern Canada, part of the air ferry route to the British Isles
CROCKET
CROCODILE
CROFTER
Token Norwegian force to Northern Russia
CROMLECH
Bora Bora Island, Society Group
CROONER
San Bernadino Straits, P.I.
CROSBY
CROSSBOW
Attacks against German rocket (V-1, V-2) launching sites
CROSSKEYS
Naval plan for entry into Denmark
CROSSROADS
Atomic Bomb Test, Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands
CROSSWORD
Surrender of German and Italian land, sea and air forces under command of German Commander-in-Chief, Southwest Mediterranean (May 1945)
CROTCHET
Cru
CRUSADER
8th Army advance to drive enemy out of Cyrenaica, Libya (18 November 1941) (G.B.)
CRUSTACEAN
CRYSTAL I
Weather station at Fort Chimo, Labrador
CRYSTAL II
Weather station at Frobisher Bay, Baffin Island
CRYSTAL III
Weather station at Padloping Island (NE coast of Baffin Island)
CSigO
CSO
CSP
Communication Security Publication
CT
CTF
CTG
CTO
China Theater of Operations
CTS
CTU
CUB
CUBBYHOLE
CUCKOLD
Babelthuap Island, Palau Islands
CUCUMBER
Sweep to intercept enemy convoys off Dutch Coast (August 1943-April 1944) (G.B.)
CUDDY
CUDGEL
Land operations no Arakan coast north of Akyab, Burma
CULTURE
CULVERIN
Operation for North Sumatra (21 June-15 November 1943) (G.B.)
CULVERT
CUMBERLAND
Fulleborn Harbor, New Britain
CURIO
CURIOUS
CURMUDGEON
Mota Tau Island, Chusan Archipelago, China
CURRYCOMB
CURTAIN
Vesuvius Baai, Soela Island, N.E.I.
CURTAINPOLE
CUSPIDOR
CUSTODY
CUSTOM
Roi Island, Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands
CUTTING
Cutting and picking up of Dakar-Pernambuco cable in order to clear American Neutrality Zone area (18 August 1941) (G.B.)
CV
CVB
Fleet Aircraft Carrier, Large
CVE
CVE
Civilian Volunteer Effort
CVL
CWO
Chief (Commisioned) Warrant Officer
CWS
CYANIDE
CYCLE
Evacuation of British troops from Havre, France (11-13 June 1940) (G.B.)
CYCLONE LF
Landing Force landing at Sawar, New Guinea
CYCLONE TF
Task Force landing at Noemfoor Island, New Guinea
CYCLONE
CYCLORAMA
Kalaloa River, New Britain
CYLINDER
CYNICAL
Kau Island, Bismarck Archipelago
CYRIL
CZ
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