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Glossary of WW2 terms and abbreviations
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| LCA |
Landing Craft Assault
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| LCS |
London Controlling Section - British organisation responsible for military security, cryptanalysis and deception operations
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| Lebensraum |
"Living space" - Term used by the Nazis to refer to their plans for territorial expansion, particularly in the East
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| 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.
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| Liberty Ships |
Cargo ships mass produced in the USA from pre-fabricated components
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| Lichtenstein |
German airborne radar used for nightfighting
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| Lightfoot |
Operational code name for the British offensive at El Alamein - October 1942
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| 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
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| LRDG |
Long Range Desert Group
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| LRPG |
Long Range Penetration Group
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| LSD |
Landing Ship Dock
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| LSG |
Landing Ship Gantry
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| LSI |
Landing Ship Infantry
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| LSS |
Landing Ship Stern-chute
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| LST |
Landing Ship Tank
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| Luftwaffe |
The German Air Force
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