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The Meaning of the "D"
Ever since June 6, 1944, people have been asking what the "D" in "D-Day" means. Does it stand for "decision?" The day that 150,000 Allied soldiers landed on the shores of Normandy was certainly decisive. And with ships, landing craft and planes leaving port by the tens of thousands for a hostile shore, it is no wonder that some would call it "disembarkation" or "departed."
There is not much agreement on the issue. But the most ordinary and likely of explanations is the one offered by the U.S. Army in their published manuals. The Army began using the codes "H-hour" and "D-day" during World War I to indicate the time or date of an operation's start. Military planners would write of events planned to occur on "H-hour" or "D-day" -- long before the actual dates and times of the operations would be known, or in order to keep plans secret. And so the "D" may simply refer to the "day" of invasion.
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cheers for that. i cant find anything solid though, some web sites say D simply stands for day in code. Eg we will atack normandy on H hour of D day.
others say it stands for disembarkation.
& my friends grandad who fought in ww2 said it means deliverance.
confused,
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others say it stands for disembarkation.
& my friends grandad who fought in ww2 said it means deliverance.
confused,
cheers nic
11-01-2009, 01:11 PM
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