| L |
 |
| LCA |
Landing
Craft Assault |
| LCS |
London
Controlling Section - British organisation responsible
for military security, cryptanalysis and deception
operations |
| Lebensraum |
"Living
space" - Term used by the Nazis to refer to their
plans for territorial expansion, particularly
in the East |
| Lend-Lease |
US
policy of supplying the Allies with equipment
and materials in exchange for payment in kind
or return of undamaged equipment following the
war. |
| Liberty
Ships |
Cargo
ships mass produced in the USA from pre-fabricated
components |
| Lichtenstein |
German
airborne radar used for nightfighting |
| Lightfoot |
Operational
code name for the British offensive at El Alamein
- October 1942 |
| Locarno
Pact |
Agreement
signed in 1925 by Britain, Germany, France, Belgium,
Italy, Poland and Czechoslovakia, guaranteeing
international boundaries and re-affirming the
Treaty of Versailles |
| LRDG |
Long
Range Desert Group |
| LRPG |
Long
Range Penetration Group |
| LSD |
Landing
Ship Dock |
| LSG |
Landing
Ship Gantry |
| LSI |
Landing
Ship Infantry |
| LSS |
Landing
Ship Stern-chute |
| LST |
Landing Ship Tank |
| Luftwaffe |
The
German Air Force |
