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Actually it means: Debarkation Day


There are some Day Day beliefs but they are wrong.....
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Actually, the above is also a belief. I think it really doesn't have a specific meaning.

So I guess I really don't know.

My Grandfathers and their brothers would have known but they are gone....

It means Dirp as in Dirp Day...

Sorry to disappoint you all, but the "D" in D-Day means nothing. It is a designation that the Armed Services uses when planning operations. If they do not have a specific time for an operation they use the term "D" to mark the time of the operation's carry out. It is also the same with the term H-Hour.

Some people have said they believe the D stands for Deliverance but its just a military term.

I always thought it meant Death-day

*shrug*

However, it is some sort of secret code for the Allies prior to June 6th. So it may not have a real meaning at all.

Sorry to disappoint you all, but the "D" in D-Day means nothing. It is a designation that the Armed Services uses when planning operations. If they do not have a specific time for an operation they use the term "D" to mark the time of the operation's carry out. It is also the same with the term H-Hour.

Some people have said they believe the D stands for Deliverance but its just a military term.

You beat me to it! Good explanation for the masses, though, Thunderland!

Sorry to disappoint you all, but the "D" in D-Day means nothing. It is a designation that the Armed Services uses when planning operations. If they do not have a specific time for an operation they use the term "D" to mark the time of the operation's carry out. It is also the same with the term H-Hour.

Some people have said they believe the D stands for Deliverance but its just a military term.

You beat me to it! Good explanation for the masses, though, Thunderland!

well I used to think the D stood for demolition until I read Ike's biographical book.

sorry double post.

When Allied central command planned the invasion they had a 6 day window during which tide and moon conditions would be suited to invasion. These days were coded a, b, c, d, e and f. They then had to hope for good weather conditions, no storms etc, and days a, b and c were rained off essentially so they launched the invasion on D day.

The D means D, as in D, the letter D.

Sorry to disappoint you all, but the "D" in D-Day means nothing. It is a designation that the Armed Services uses when planning operations. If they do not have a specific time for an operation they use the term "D" to mark the time of the operation's carry out. It is also the same with the term H-Hour.

Some people have said they believe the D stands for Deliverance but its just a military term.

Yep. Correct. Also, they chose to call it D-Day so if the military mentioned it then if an enemy intercepted the message they wouldn't know what to make of it.

Interesting. Ive lost count of the number of times ive heard it said that the D stands for Deliverance. :?

Interesting. Ive lost count of the number of times ive heard it said that the D stands for Deliverance. :?

I made an ass of myself during basic when one of my instructors asked us what the D stood for and I proudly blurted out "Deliverance." That's when I got the lecture about what the D meant and I'll never forget until the day I die.

Interesting. Ive lost count of the number of times ive heard it said that the D stands for Deliverance. :?

If your nation name is anything to go by then you may very well have had a very different exposure to the history of WW2 than i did.

accidental double post.

'D day' is actually an expression in my native language, like the 'big day' or 'THE day' for example. I have heard some other terms in documentaries such as Disembark. I think it's funny though how 'D' sounds kinda similar to 'The' in english. But then maybe that's only me. :shock:

Interesting. Ive lost count of the number of times ive heard it said that the D stands for Deliverance. :?

If your nation name is anything to go by then you may very well have had a very different exposure to the history of WW2 than i did.

History is simply what what they want you to believe, I agree with Trotterstan.

Well?

What Does "D-Day" Mean ?

The terms D-Day and H-Hour are used for the day and hour on which a combat attack or operation is to be initiated. They designate day and hour for an operation when the actual day and hour have not yet been determined or announced. The letters are derived from the words for which they stand, "D" for the day of the invasion and "H" for the hour the operation actually begins.

When used in combination with figures and plus or minus signs, these terms indicate the length of time preceding or following a specific action. Thus, H-3 means 3 hours before H-hour, and D+3 means 3 days after D-day. H+75 minutes means H-hour plus 1 hour and 15 minutes.

Planning papers for large-scale operations are made up in detail long before, specific dates are set. Phased orders are planned for execution on D-Day or H-Hour minus or plus a certain number of days, hours, or minutes.

According to the U.S. Army's Center of Military History, the earliest known use of these terms is in Field Order Number 9, First Army, American Expeditionary Forces. It is dated September 7, 1918: "The first Army will attack at H hour on D day with the object of forcing the evacuation of the St. Mihiel Salient."

D-Day for the invasion of Normandy was set for June 5, 1944, but it actually occurred on June 6. Therefore, D-Day, as it applies to Overlord, is June 6, 1944.



Source: The General Service Schools, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, Combat Orders (Fort Leavenworth, Kansas: The General Service Schools Press, 1922).

http://www.dday.org/html/what_does_d-day_mean.html

Interesting. Ive lost count of the number of times ive heard it said that the D stands for Deliverance. :?

If your nation name is anything to go by then you may very well have had a very different exposure to the history of WW2 than i did.

History is simply what they want you to believe, I agree with Trotterstan.

Okay: as I understand it two arguments can be made:

1. The D doesn't stand for anything. It is just an arbitrary indicator.

2. The D stands for 'Day'. D-Day is just an indicator of a specific day when an operation will take place, and H-Hour is similarly just an indicator of a specific time. The fact that both phrases bear the same initial letter as the period of time they mark is not coincidental - the "H" in "H-Hour" stands for "hour" as well.

I think this is just going to remain one of those great unsolvables.


(Note: The term "D-Day" was used for other operations prior to the Normandy landings and dates back to the Great War.)

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Thanks to whomsoever voted for "Dunkirk" and "Denzification".

the d is just a d there is no meaning are you really that young and ignorant to not know this!

the d is just a d there is no meaning are you really that young and ignorant to not know this!

So why did it happen to be the letter 'D' that prefixed "-Day", and the letter 'H' that prefixed "-Hour": a strong correlation is suggested.

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Side note: how come those that believe the D stands for Day are being mocked, but those that believe it stands for Dunkirk are not?

The "D stands for Day" is just what trickled down in my family. All five of my great uncles were in WW2, and that's what they said.