Abbreviations
| Abbreviation | German | English |
| Abt | Abteilung | Battalion |
| AK | Armeekorps | Army Corps |
| Anw | Anwärter | Candidate/Cadet/Recruit |
| AOK | Armee Oberkommando | Army |
| AR | Artillerie-Regiment | Artillery Regiment |
| Arko | Artillerie-Kommandeur | Artillery Commander |
| Ausb. | Ausbildung | Training |
| Btl | Bataillon | Battalion |
| Bttr | Batterie | Battery |
| Div | Division | Division |
| DLM | Deutsche Luftwaffe Mission | German Air Force Mission |
| EJG | Ergänzungs-Jagdgeschwader | Fighter Replacement/Training Wing |
| EJGr | Ergänzungs-Jagdgruppe | Fighter Replacement/Training Group |
| Ekdo | Erprobungskommando | Proving/Test unit |
| EKG | Ergänzungs-Kampfgeschwader | Bomber Replacement/Training Wing |
| Erg | Ergänzung | Replacement |
| Ers | Ersatz | Replacement |
| FAGr | Fernaufklärungsgruppe | Long-range Reconnaissance Group |
| FAR | Fallschirm-Artillerie-Regiment | Parachute artillery regiment |
| FAS | Flak-Artillerie-Schule | AA school |
| Felders | Feldersatz | Field replacement |
| FJD | Fallschirm-Jäger-Division | Parachute division |
| FJR | Fallschirm-Jäger-Regiment | Parachute regiment |
| Flak | Fliegerabwehrkanone | AA gun |
| Fluko | Flugwach-Kommando | Aircraft spotting unit |
| FsAK | Fallschirm-Korps | Parachute Corps |
| FsAOK | Fallschirm-Armee Oberkommando | Parachute Army |
| FStO | Friedensstandort | Peace-time station (base) |
| HG | Hermann Göring | Hermann Göring units |
| ID | Infanterie-Division | Infantry division |
| Ilo | Jägerleitoffizier | Fighter controller |
| JFS | Jagdfliegerschule | Fighter Training School |
| JG | Jagdgeschwader | Fighter Wing |
| JGr | Jagdgruppe | Fighter Group |
| KG | Kampfgeschwader | Bomber Wing |
| KGr | Kampfgruppe | Bomber Group |
| KGrzbV | Kampfgruppe zur besonderen Verwendung | Transport Group |
| KGzbV | Kampfgeschwader zur besonderen Verwendung | Transport Wing |
| Kdo | Kommando | Command |
| Koluft |
Kommandeur der Luftstreitkräfte |
Air Force commander (attached to an Army unit) |
| Kp | Kompanie | Company |
| kroat | kroatisch | Croatian |
| KüFlGr | Küstenfliegergruppe | Coastal Aviation Group |
| Laz | Lazarett | Lazarett (field hospital) |
| le | leicht | light |
| Lg | Luftgau-Kommando | Territorial Area Command |
| LG | Lehrgeschwader | Instruction/Demonstration Wing |
| LLG | Luftlandegeschwader | Air Landing (Glider) Wing |
| Ln | Luftnachrichten | Air Signal |
| LT | Lufttorpedo | Aerial torpedo |
| LTS | Lufttransportstaffel | Air Transport Squadron |
| MG | Machinengewehr | Maschine Gun |
| NAGr | Nahaufklärungsgruppe | Short-range Reconnaissance Group |
| NJG | Nachtjagdgeschwader | Night-fighter Wing |
| NJGr | Nachtjagdgruppe | Night-fighter Group |
| NSGr | Nachtschlachtgruppe | Night Harassment Group |
| NSKK | Nationalsozialistisches Kraftfahrkorps | National Socialist Transport Corps |
| OB | Oberbefehlshaber | Commander-in-Chief |
| ObdL | Oberbefehlshaber der Luftwaffe | Commander-in-Chief Luftwaffe |
| OBS | Oberbefehlshaber Süd | Commander-in-Chief South |
| OKW | Oberkommando der Wehrmacht | High Command of the Wehrmacht |
| Pak | Panzerabwehr-Kanone | Anti-Tank gun |
| PD | Panzer-Division | Armoured division |
| Pi | Pionier | Engineering |
| RLM | Reichsluftfahrtministerium | Air Ministry |
| ROA | Russkaja Oswobodennaja | Russian Liberation Army (Wlassow) |
| SAGr | Seeaufklärungsgruppe | Maritime Reconnaissance Group |
| SchG | Schlachtgeschwader | Ground Attack/Close Support Wing |
| SG | Schlachtgeschwader | Ground Attack/Close Support Wing |
| SKG | Schnellkampfgeschwader | High-speed Bomber Wing |
| slovak | Slovakisch | Slovakian |
| span | spanisch | Spanish |
| SS Div. | Waffen SS Division | Waffen SS Division |
| StG | Stukageschwader | Dive-Bomber Wing |
| TG | Transportgeschwader | Transport Wing |
| TGr | Transportgruppe | Transport Group |
| Vb | Verband | Unit |
| zbV | zur besonderen Verwendung | for special use |
| ZG | Zerstörergeschwader | Heavy Fighter (Destroyer) Wing |