Military units abbreviations

[Hohenstaufen]

I'd like to know if possible, the abbreviations (in romanian) of several units:

for example...
1st Mountain Brigade
2nd Mountain Division
15th Calarasi Regiment
15th Dorobanti Regiment
18th Infantry Division
9th Rosiori Regiment

many thanks for any replies

[mabadesc]

Some abbreviations are as follows (examples):

3rd Army = A3®
Mountain Corps = C.M-te®
4th Mountain Division = D.4M-te®
Cavalry Corps = C.Cv®
2nd Mountain Brigade = Bg.2M-te®
3rd Army Corps = C3A
18th Infantry Division = D.18 I
1st Motorized Detachment = Dt.M.1

I know I haven't answered your questions regarding the specific units you were looking for, but this can give you an idea of the naming/abbreviation convention.

P.S. The ® symbol is optional and stands for "romanian". It was used in maps to differentiate between german and romanian units having similar names.

Hope this helps.

[Hohenstaufen]

thanks, that cleared up 3 of my questions! now, does anyone know what the regiments used as abbreviations?? :?:

[inahurry]

from the diary of Constantin Isarescu, intelligence officer for the 3rd Dorobanti Regiment
( http://www.itcnet.ro/history/archive/mi199...rrent6/mi49.htm ) :

"In seara zilei de 29 aprilie, R. 3D (Regimentul 3 Dorobanti) executa recunoasteri în vederea fortarii râului Vah, între Priles si Trenc Tepla, un râu de talia Oltului, cu viteza de scurgere a apei foarte mare."

so it's R. 3D

[dragos]

A. - armata (army)
a.a. - antiaerian (antiaircraft)
a.c. - anticar (antitank)
A.c.A. - apararea contra aeronavelor (air defense)
art. - artilerie (artillery)
Art. Gr., A.G. - artilerie grea (heavy artillery)
Art. Cal. - artilerie calareata (horse artillery)
Av. - aviatie (airforce)

B., Batal., Btl. - batalion (battalion)
Bg., Brig. - brigada (brigade)
Bl., Bld. - blindat(a) (armored)

C.A. - corp de armata (army corps)
C. Cv. - Corpul de Cavalerie (Cavalry Corps)
Cal. - calarasi ("calarasi" cavalry)
Cav., Cv. - cavalerie (cavalry)
Cdt. - comandament (HQ)
C.f. - cale ferata (railroad)
C.G. - cartier general (General HQ)
C.L. - care de lupta (tanks)
C.M., C. Mte. - Corpul de Munte (Mountain Corps)
C.M.R. - Comandamentul Marinei Regale (Royal Navy HQ)
comp. - companie (company)
col. - colonel (colonel)
cpt. - capitan (captain)

D., Div. - divizie (division)
D. - dorobanti ("dorobanti" infantry)
Det., Dt. - detasament (detachment)
Dn., D-on. - divizion (artillery battalion)

E.N.I. - elemente neindivizionate (nondivisional elements)
esc. - escadron (cavalry company)

Fr. - front (front)

I., Inf. - infanterie (infantry)

lt. - locotenent (lieutenant)
lt-col. - locotenent-colonel (lieutenant-colonel)

M., M-te. - vanatori de munte (mountain troops)
M.C.G. - Marele Cartier General (Romanian General HQ)
M.D. - mitraliere divizionare (divisional machineguns)
M.St.M. - Marele Stat Major (General Staff)
M.U. - mari unitati (big units)
N.M.S. - Nava Majestatii Sale (His Majesty Ship)

Ob. - obuziere (howitzers)

P.C. - post de comanda (command post)
plt. - pluton (platoon)

R., Reg., Rgt. - regiment (regiment)
R., Ros. - rosiori ("rosiori" cavalry)
rez. - rezerva (reserve)

slt. - sublocotenent (2nd lieutenant)
T. - tunuri (field guns)
T.L. - tunuri lungi (long field guns)
T.M. - tunuri munte (mountain guns)

V., Vt., V-tori - vanatori ("vanatori" infantry)
V. Cal. - vanatori calari (mounted "vanatori")


Ex:
R. 1 R. - 1st "Rosiori" Regiment
R. 53 Art. - 53rd Artillery Regiment
C. XXX A. - 30 Army Corps
D. 19 Inf. - 19th Infantry Division
Dn. 6 T.M. - 6th Mountain guns Battalion