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Glossary of
British Empire Military Abbreviations
There is no single source - no one book, web site or paper
- that lists all of the thousands of military abbreviations and acronyms
in use during the time that the Lee-Enfield rifle was in active production,
1888 - 1976. Regiments contracted and expanded, countries
were born, changed names, came and went. Our focus is on regiments
and unit organization, not chain-of-command. As we encounter the acronymns
or other useful terms in our research we will post them as time allows.
Whenever
practical the
far right column will include the source information.
U-V-W-X-Y-Z
| U |
(In unit/formation designation) Uganda (eg: 36 (U)
Bn KAR) |
KAR |
| uhuru |
(Swahili)
freedom, independence (also name of Star Trek communications officer
) |
KAR |
| VC |
Victoria Cross |
KAR |
| Yunnan |
Chinese Province; also describes Chinese armies based
there |
KAR |
| Zanzibar |
former British Protectorate, now part of Tanzania |
KAR |
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