What does the "D" in D-Day stand for?

Answer 1

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.

During WW2, D day referred to Dieppe day

Answer 2

A lot of people ask me what does D-Day actually means. Well, every operation has it's D-Day. This is the day an operation starts. For operation Overlord this was June 6th 1944, for operation Market Garden this was 17 September 1944, and so one.
Instead of just saying, Day, they repeat the first letter to emphasize that this is the day that the operation will start, not on any other day, but this day! The same counts for H-Hour, this is the time the operation will start. Like for the invasion in Normandy, H-Hour for Omaha Beach was 06.30h. In French they say "le Jour-J" for D-Day, In Dutch they say "het Uur-U" for H-Hour, according to the same principle.

But since the invasion in Normandy was one of the most important in WW II, and also because it's the most popular, and one of the most fascinating events from WWII, the operation has gone into history as D-Day. One of many of the history errors. The actual name for the invasion is Operation Overlord.

There are some people who say that D-Day stands for Decision Day, but that's something someone invented later. Why? I guess it sounds good. But that's not the military meaning of D-Day.

Answer 3

D-Day is the unnamed day on which an operation commences or is due to commence. This may be the commencement of hostilities or any other operation. The most famous is D-Day, June 6, 1944, when "Operation Overlord" began. Contrary to popular belief, the "D" does not stand for any specific word-the most popular being disembark
While the initial D in D-day does NOT STAND for ANYTHING.

Answer 4

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 originally planned for 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 D 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" (Kyūshū, scheduled for November 1945) and "YDay" (Honshū, scheduled for March 1946).

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Answer 5

It does not stand for anything. It is used to represent a variable designating a day where a significant event will occur. I guess it could mean designated as in designated day.

Answer 6

Decision

Answer 7

Look it up - it actually stands for "day" so it's "Day Day" - heard that on the History Channel, seriously!

Answer 8

Disembarkment or disembarkation day

Answer 9

death day...deadline day....doom day...so many stuff mostly its reffered to as the last day of something