why did d-day happen?

Answer 1

To end WWII and the Nazi domination of Europe. It happened on June 6th 1944 in Normandy France. It is also refered to as the battle of Normandy. The term D-Day itself is actually a generic term used to denote the day a battle, combat attack or operation is initiated.
See this site for more information:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Normandy

Answer 2

Why Did D Day Happen

Answer 3

Allied forces seemed to be seriously wearing down the Germany Army on all fronts and it was determined to start taking back the lands Germany invaded and occupied and to start a new front from France. To do this, so that Germany would be facing troops from all directions on all borders, an invasion of France by air and seas was deemed a valid option and several beaches were considered for a landing site.

They picked Normandy as being the best choice and waited for weather to be just right to launch both a sea and air strike.

Troops were readied and put on stand by. Finally weather reports were favorable so they launched the invasion to re-take France from Germany, but at a very high cost of lives.

Most paratroopers were shot and killed in mid air. Many of those invading the beaches from the water were killed as they got out of the boats.

Finally they made headway and started pushing the Germans back inland towards their own border, liberating France city by city.

Answer 4

Variously called Death Day, Decision day, and a number of other less kind words, D-Day was the day that the Allies began the big push from the coast of France all the way to the heart of Germany, ending WWII. A lot of what came before that was a holding action while we built up an industrial base capable of defeating the Axis Powers.

Answer 5

June 6, 1944 the Allies invaded France from the sea to push the Germans out of western Europe while the Soviets pushed westward, to end World War Two and end Nazi dictatorship.

Answer 6

It was necessary to invade Europe. The Allies already controlled Italy but the logistics was such they had to have a better route to Germany.

This breaks down to being necessary to keep supplies to are troops. This is a simplified Verizon.

Answer 7

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.

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.

Planning papers for large-scale operations are made up in detail long before specific dates are set. Thus, orders are issued for the various steps to be carried out on the D-day or H-hour minus or plus a certain number of days, hours, or minutes. At the appropriate time, a subsequent order is issued that states the actual day and times.

The earliest use of these terms by the U.S. Army that the Center of Military History has been able to find was during World War I. In Field Order Number 9, First Army, American Expeditionary Forces, dated 7 September 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 by the Allies was originally set for 5 June 1944, but bad weather caused Gen. Dwight Eisenhower to delay until 6 June and that date has been popularly referred to ever since by the short title "D-day". (In French, it is called JourJ or Le Choc.) Because of this, planners of later military operations sometimes avoided the term. For example, Douglas MacArthur's invasion of Leyte began on "A-day", and the invasion of Okinawa began on "L Day". The Allies proposed invasions of Japan that would have begun on "XDay" (Kyushu, scheduled for November 1945) and "YDay" (Honshu, scheduled for March 1946).

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Answer 8

D-Day was the allied invasion of France in WWII. It was needed to bring the war to the nazis(presently known as the rapepiglicon party) and to start the end of WWII

Answer 9

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Answer 10

Don't believe that is correct