What does the “D” stand for in D-Day?
For those who don’t mind using wikipedia: Try: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D-Day D-Day is a term often used in military parlance to denote the day on which a combat attack or operation is to be initiated. “D-Day” often represents a variable, designating the day upon which some significant event will occur or has occurred; see Military designation of days and hours for similar terms. The initial D in D-Day has had various meanings in the past, while more recently it has obtained the connotation of “Day” itself, thereby creating the phrase “Day-Day.” By far, the best known D-Day is June 6, 1944 — the day on which the Battle of Normandy began — commencing the Western Allied effort to liberate mainland Europe from Nazi occupation during World War II. However, many other invasions and operations had a designated D-Day, both before and after Operation Overlord. The invasion of France was originally planned for June 5, 1944 but
We knew D-Day was June 6, 1944, when Allied forces launched the Invasion of Normandy. We also knew it marked a turning point in World War II. And, like millions of others, we had sat spell-bound through the dramatic and horrifying opening scene of Saving Private Ryan. But we had no idea what the “D” in D-Day stood for, so we set out to find the answer. We perused the Yahoo! D-Day category, where we learned that the campaign was officially called Operation Overlord. Unfortunately, we found little mention about the literal meaning of the term “D-Day.” Several sites noted that it was a code name for the actual day of the invasion, but none
