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The D does not stand for any word. D-Day is the actual term. It stood for the day when the landing was to be given the final OK. Think of it as code.

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Expert you say you were at the landing area of D day in 1946, seeing as D Day was in 1944 and the war in both the Pacific region AND Europe were over in 1945 I have a problem with 1946.
As a exserviceman D Day just descibes a day yet to be nominated as THE day. In contrast VE day was to signify Victory in Europe. When the war against Japan ended it was called VJ, Victory against Japan but for some reason it is now called VP day, Victory in the Pacific.
Maybe it is another "Policticaly Correct" statement. In Australia it was VJ day, I know because I was 13 when the war ended and I remember it was plastered all over the newspapers.

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Expert get a brain D-Day happend 4 June 1944 not 1946 and if u were in the navy at the time u never landed at Normandy u were a TAXI serviec for the army and the marines who landed unless u piolted one of the landing craft then u WERE a MILE off the beach shelling it the NAVY never landed this makes me believe u were never there and you only watch the John Wanye movie about it and the movie got the day right

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it was dis-embarkting day.called operation overlord.14 days later 2 huge concrete barges were hauled across 2 normandy 2 act as a harbour

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D-Day and the Battle of Normandy: Your Questions Answered

The “D” does not stand for "Deliverance", "Doom", "Debarkation" or similar words. In fact, it does not stand for anything. The “D” is derived from the word "Day". “D-Day” means the day on which a military operation begins. The term "D-Day" has been used for many different operations, but it is now generally only used to refer to the Allied landings in Normandy on 6 June 1944.

Why was the expression "D-Day" used?

When a military operation is being planned, its actual date and time is not always known exactly. The term "D-Day" was therefore used to mean the date on which operations would begin, whenever that was to be. The day before D-Day was known as "D-1", while the day after D-Day was "D+1", and so on. This meant that if the projected date of an operation changed, all the dates in the plan did not also need to be changed. This actually happened in the case of the Normandy Landings. D-Day in Normandy was originally intended to be on 5 June 1944, but at the last minute bad weather delayed it until the following day. The armed forces also used the expression "H-Hour" for the time during the day at which operations were to begin.


Read more facts here: http://www.ddaymuseum.co.uk/faq.htm

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perhaps general eisenhower had a sturtering problem

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As a Addendum to the above answer I would like to bring to the attention of Jeannie 1952 `D` Day was NOT a "huge American battle" it was the invasion of Europe by allied troops from several nations that led to the final victory over the German Forces and in turn the freeing of the European countries that had been under the Hitler regime. To infer it was "a great American battle" is an affront to the forces of the other nations that fought shoulder to shoulder and thousands who payed the supreme saccifice to let the people of Europe enjoy freedom once more.
It was a battle in which the United States was a major contributor of men and equipment, but I repeat it was not "a great American battle"
If the 1952 signifies your date of birth I would respectfully suggest you get your facts right before making sweeping statements.

If you or other readers feel I am angry at what I perceive as a insult to the forces of the Allied nations of WW2 you are dead right , I am, I served in the Australian Army with no great distinction but friends and members of my family did. I was named after my uncle who was killed in action in Europe during WW1.

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I didn't know that either. Good question, good answer. Thumbs up to both of you.

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Thank U 4 your service! As my screen name implies I served my country also, but it was in peacetime.

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i have pictures which show allied troops,coming ashore carrying bicycles 2 take into battle.how crazy is that?

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