2007-02-07 05:17:43 · 6 answers · asked by Obivan 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
June 6, 1944. This is the day the Allied Armies (British, American, Canadian, French, Polish) invaded Nazi occupied France.
2007-02-07 05:27:35 · answer #1 · answered by Xeod 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In common usage, D-day would be the Allied forces assault of the European Continent at Normandy, France onJune 6th 1944.
Technically it is the D (date) for any large military operation... 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."
2007-02-07 13:29:46 · answer #2 · answered by mariner31 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
D-day is a generic term for the start day of any major military operation. Most often used in reference to an amphibious assault.
In WW2 there were hundreds of D-day's.
However historically speaking, when someone refers to "D-day" or "The D-day" they are talking about June 6th 1944. that is the D-day for the invasion of Normandy Beach by the Allies against the Nazi's
2007-02-07 13:55:34 · answer #3 · answered by CG-23 Sailor 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
The Invasion of Normandy, France...starting the Western Front of the War...
2007-02-07 13:21:35 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It was the day the United States entered the war in Europe and invaded occupied France.
2007-02-07 13:26:10 · answer #5 · answered by DOOM 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
D-Day is debarkation day, when the troops hit the beaches of Normandy.
2007-02-07 15:50:22 · answer #6 · answered by WC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋