What does D' day means?

Answer 1

It is just an expression for the Day you are waiting for an event to happen, it can be for an occasion or anything! The special day.

D- Day for those who speaks English
Jour -J for those who speaks french....

The DDDDDDDDDay

Answer 2

It is the day during World War II that the allies invaded Europe via France "by land, sea and air" as Winston Churchill said. The allies fought the Germans to win the war. We remember the day as it was one that if the allies didn't achieve their mission England would likely have been invaded and the war could have been lost.

The loss of life was great but we salute those who however young were able to attain a victory.

Answer 3

Aside from the first two wikipedia answers,

You're probably referring to June 6th, 1944. It was called D-day, or day of defeat. This was the day that America, Britain, and Canada invaded Nazi controlled Europe in world war 2.

From September of 1939 until 1945 Europe was at war with Facism. Germany was under the complete control of Adolf Hitler. After Germany re-armed itself defying the treaty of Versailles ending World War 1, Germany became agressive and hard-lined in international issues. After annexing Austria, and invading Czechoslovakia, Britain and France assured Germany that no other unilateral invasions would be tolerated. Then came a border dispute of Danzig with Poland. Germany threatened invasion and Neville Chamberlain (leader of Great Britain) proclaimed that an invasion of Poland would be an act of war. In early September of 1939, Germany went ahead and invaded Poland anyway. Soon after, Great Britain and France declared war on Germany. Germany went on to invade nearly all of the rest of europe, quickly defeating the Netherlands, Belgium, and France. Germany then set up an "Atlantic Wall" keeping out the allies. While half of Germany's troups were fighting the Soviet Union on the eastern front, the other half was guarding against a western invasion.

Then, after years of war, on June 6th, 1944 the allies struck back. America, Britain, and Canada invaded Normandy, France. This was the beginning of the end of World War 2. Germany couldn't handle a two front war and as the Soviet Union stormed Germany from the east, America, Britain, and France stormed Germany from the west. Then, on May 8, 1945, after the Soviet Union captured Berlin, and America & Britain captured sothern and western Germany, the allies proclaimed Victory in Europe, defeating the Germans.

So to answer your original question, D-day refers to the allied invasion of europe on June 6th, 1944.

Aside from this, D-day can also refer to a military code for day of invasion. There were many D-days not only in world war 2, but in every other war. It is the first day that an island is stormed or a country is invaded. But still, most people refer to THE d-day as the invasion of europe in 1944

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).

Answer 5

According to me 'D' day means different day.

Answer 6

In military parlance, D-Day is a term often used to denote the day on which a combat attack or operation is to be initiated.

Answer 7

D-day means Dooms Day.

Answer 8

The day when an event is scheduled to take place.