2007-05-29 09:33:04 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
d in d day stands 4 the letter d nothing Else sorry
2007-06-02 06:30:59 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nothing. H Hour and D Day to indicate the hour and date of the start of a military operation are just deliberate redundancies to avoid any confusion. In particular, if you are planning a military operation and you are figuring out what happens the first day, the second, the third and so on you can call them D Day, D +1 D +2 and not worry about setting or changing the specific date.
2007-05-29 09:39:21 · answer #2 · answered by CanProf 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The term D-Day to describe June 6, 1944 has become the common representation of the term d-day. Originally D=day and H=hour were basis terms for a military event. D-1 describes one day before the event.
Since June 6, 1944 the meaning has become more focused on that day instead of the previously used.
2007-05-29 09:43:28 · answer #3 · answered by united9198 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
"It was time to go straight to the source. We did a quick search on "military dictionary" and made a beeline for the resulting Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. When we searched on "D-day," the dictionary pointed us to an entry on "times."
There, straight from the Joint Chiefs, we found this somewhat opaque definition of the term:
D-day. The unnamed day on which a particular operation commences or is to commence
So there you have it, it seems that the letter D in D-Day stands for, yes, the letter D."
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2007-05-29 09:37:53 · answer #4 · answered by Yahzmin ♥♥ 4ever 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
D-Day is a term often used in military parlance to denote the day on which a combat attack or operation is to be initiated. "D-Day" often represents a variable, designating the day upon which some significant event will occur or has occurred. The initial D in D-Day has had various meanings in the past, while more recently it has obtained the connotation of "Day" itself, thereby creating the phrase "Day-Day."
2007-05-29 09:37:47 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
D-day and H-hour are general terms used for the day and hour on which an operation is to be initiated.
The famous D-Day was named Debarkation Day
2007-05-29 09:39:18 · answer #6 · answered by BFG 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The D stands for Deliverance I swear that I am right PROMISE
2007-05-29 09:42:01 · answer #7 · answered by chelsea 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
My uncle was in the navy and he was told that the D in D-Day means Disembark....hence Disembark Day. It makes sense so I believe that.
2007-05-29 09:45:35 · answer #8 · answered by Joline 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No one knows since FDR never specified himself but people have thought it to mean anything from death or doom, to damned
2007-05-29 09:37:02 · answer #9 · answered by Celia 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋