Glossary of terms and abbreviations

Name: G2

Explanation: Officer in the staff branch of military headquarters. G2 Branch was responsible for security and intelligence.

Name: GCO

Explanation:

Group Commander. A GCO was in command of a group of Auxiliary Units operational patrols.

Name: GHQ

Explanation:

General Headquarters. GHQ Auxiliary Units was based at Coleshill House, Wiltshire, from July 1940 to January 1945.

Name: GHQ Line

Explanation:

General Headquarters Line. A defence line built in the UK during WW2 to contain an expected German invasion.

Name: GPO

Explanation:

General Post Office