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SERVICE AND OTHER ABBREVIATIONS.
[Taken partly from Stavenhagen, Petit Dictionaire Militaire Francals-Allemand, and the Almanach de
Gotha.l
A allongement; artillerie (on the
fleuron of a bridle); altitude (on
the regie tte de lecture); Altesse.
Aduc., adsse. . .archiduc, archiduchesse.
A.-M aide-me'moire.
A (of naval powders). A represents
proportions and mode of fabrication;
m, thickness of presscake;
n, width of strips into which it is
cut.
Amb ambassadeur.
Amb. C. (Div.) .ambulance de corps (divisionnaire).
JR arriere (naval, and also in gun construction).
AR Alger (on cartridge bags).
Ar. G arriere garde.
Art artillerie.
Art. C artillerie de corps.
Art. 1. Div artillerie de la premiere division.
Art. T artillerie territoriale.
AS powder manufactured at Sevran
Livry. A represents dosage and
mode of fabrication; m, thickness
of galette; and n, maximum dimension
of the grain.
AT artillerie territoriale.
Atm atmosphere.
Att attach^.
Af avant (naval, and gun construction).
Av. G avant garde.
Av. P avant poste.
B.
B
Bat
symbol of smokeless powders
(Vieille); (on base of projectiles)
obus a balles; Bouchet (powder
works); brevet6 d'6-tat-major.
bataillon.
Batt
BC
batterie.
symbol of smokeless BF-.
powder for field
guns (C=campagne).
symbol of small-arm smokeless Bie
BNn
powder
(F= fusil).
batterie.
symbol of smokeless powders
BO
(Vieille; N=nitrat6e).
boulets ogivaux, on F. M. Art.
sights; Bulletin officiel du ministere
de la guerre.
B. O., P. R.... bulletin officiel, etc., partie regiemen
taire.
B. O., P. S bulletin officiel, etc., partie supplmen
taire.
B n , Boane Baron, Baronnc.
Bon bataillon.
Br brevete d'fitat-major; brigade.
Brig brigade.
BSP symbol of smokeless powders for
siege and fortress guns (SP= siege
et place).
C.
C campagne; cube; (of puns) court;
centime; commandeur (de la
legion d'honneur).
Cn. symbol of black powders (C=cam-
C. A
pagne).
corps d'armfie.
C. a. d c'estadire.
Cal calibre.
Cap
Cav
Cav. T
capitaine.
cavalerie.
cavalerie territoriale.
C. d. f.,Ch. d. f . .chemin de fer.
Ceaux (for) faisceaux, in commands only.
C. G consul ge'ne'ral.
Ch. d'aff charge d'affaires.
Chamb chambellan.
Chev chevalier.
Cie
Cm
Cm*
compagnie.
centimetre.
centimetre(s) carre"(s).
Cm3 Col
Comm
Com*
C
centimetre(s) cube(s).
colonel.
commandeur, commandant.
commandant.
n D canon d6class6.
Cslt
Cslt G
Cte,* Ctesse
consulat.
consulat-ge'ne'ra].
comte, comtesse.
D docteur en medicine (after the name
of a pharmacist, in the Annuaire
de 1'armee).
Dem decimetre.
Dem 2 . decimetre(s) carrels).
Dcin3 decimetre(s) cube(s).
D6p
Det*
ddpartement.
d^tachement.
Div... ...division.
* Written also C*, and similarly of some other titles.
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