what did the D mean in D-Day june 6th 1944?

Answer 1

it was debarkation day and it was used so that time tables could be updated from intelligence and weather information with out changing all the documents and orders that had been issued.

Answer 2

It's quite simple

'D' stood for 'Day' and 'H' stood for 'Hour' in military terms. As the invasion was top secret the hour that the attack started and the date were never mentioned so they became H hour and D day.

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 the day and hour of the operation when the day and hour have not yet been determined, or where secrecy is essential. There is but one D-day and one H-hour for all units participating in a given operation.

When used in combination with figures, and plus or minus signs, these terms indicate the point 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.

Thus it can be seen that although 6th June 1944 is universally known as D-Day every operation had it's own D-Day.

Answer 3

In English military parlance, D-Day is a term often used to denote the day on which a combat attack or operation is to be initiated. While the initial D in D-day does not stand for anything, it often represents a variable, designating the day upon which some significant event will or has occurred; see Military designation of days and hours for similar terms.

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. D-Day was supposed to be on June 5, 1944 but bad weather and heavy seas delayed that.

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 the day and hour of the operation when the day and hour have not yet been determined, or where secrecy is essential. There is but one D-day and one H-hour for all units participating in a given operation.

Answer 4

It's military jargon.

It just represents the day of the military operation, in this case Jun 6 1944. So, assuming you're in a unit in this operation, D+3 would refer to 3 days after the operation, D-7 would refer to a week before it.

So it doesn't really stand for anything.

Answer 5

In English military parlance, D-Day is a term often used to denote the day on which a combat attack or operation is to be initiated. While the initial D in D-day does not stand for anything, it often represents a variable, designating the day upon which some significant event will or has occurred; see Military designation of days and hours for similar terms.

Answer 6

Means nothing. Since they included in their plans that the invasion might be delayed, they used an arbitrary name for whatever date the invasion would happen to take place.

The time for the invasion was designated as H-Hour.

So, I suppose you could say that the D stands for day and the H stands for hour.

Answer 7

The first answer is the most accurate, and the two that follow it are wrong, wrong, wrong! :P Originally the 'D' in D-Day meant just that: 'day', as in military code. H-hour is another example.

The British press came to call it 'Deliverance Day' after the event, due to its success.

Answer 8

Deployment Day.

Answer 9

The D in D- Day stands for dooms day

Answer 10

Day. D-Day would have been like H-Hour.