The D - Day in world war 2. What does this letter "D" mean? Do or Die?

Answer 1

"D" stands for "day"; it does NOT stand for "do", "die" "deliverance", "doom", or anything other than "day." ALL US invasions during WWII had a designated "D" day...the day the invasion would begin. In the pre-planning stages of any US invasion in WWII, it was determined that assault forces would hit the beaches on "D" day at "H" hour. From there, follow-up assaults, supply missions, etc... could be planned.

Of course, the actual day and time of the initial invasion (be it Betio, Anzio, Normandy, Iwo Jima, or anywhere in between) was flexible and depended upon a variety of factors. For the Noramndy invasion, "D" day was intially scheduled for anywhere from late May to mid-June, and depended upon factors such as tidal conditions, rain, cloud cover/moonlight, etc... For Normandy, the decision was made that they'd need a low tide right before daybreak, with decent weather the day of the invasion. They'd also needa rainless but somewhat cloudy night the night prior to the seaborne phasse of the invasion in order to cover the approach and landing of paratroopers. However, back in January of 1944 no one knew exactrly which day would be most suitable for the invasion. But to help in planning, they deteremined that troops would need resupply within 12 hours of landing, follow-up waves of assault troops would be needed every 30 minutes, etc... Using "D" for "day" and "H" for "hour" helped them plan the invasion like this: "the invasion will begin on 'D' day at 'H' hour. At 'H+30 minutes' the next assault wave will land and at 'H+1 hour' the third assault wave will land. Within five days, or 'D+5', our troops should be 10 miles inland" etc.....

Answer 2

"D" stands for "day", and similarly, "H" stands for "hour". Thus, "D-Day" means "that specified day", and "H-Hour" means "that specified hour".

Terms like that were used so that people don't need to refer to the actual date of operation execution, therefore minimizing information leaks to the opposing forces.

The most famous "D-Day" was the Normandy beach landings (Operation Neptune portion of Operation Overlord), and popular culture in the western world holds that invasion as *the* D-Day. However, the phrase "D-Day" was actually used as the launch date for many invasion operations. For example, the Iwo Jima landing, the Okinawa landing, the Anzio landing, etc.

Answer 3

Actually, the "D" stands for a variable that is related to a day. It does not mean specifically "Day" but rather a day. It is more like a mathematical variable (other "D-Days" have been called L-Day, X-Day, and so forth).

The invasion of normady happened on "D-Day." The next day was D+1 Day. The invasion started on H-Hour, three hours later it was H+3 Hour.

Answer 4

Officially, it means "D." But D-day and H-hour suggest that it means "day." There is no fancy hidden meaning.

Answer 5

I remember this being asked back in 1945, no one seemed to know, there were many guesses, I think it was simply a code word, to be interpreted as you wish.

Answer 6

As boring as it sounds, "D" simply stood for "Day." When the military sets a time, it uses "D" as day and "H" for hour, probably to keep the enemies guessing.

Answer 7

Try Defiant/ or Defiance/ as an alternative? and yes allot of lads lost their life on the beaches that day but it wasn't for vane reasons they proved something that Dictators don't rule well! and freedom will triumph over evil!!!

Answer 8

"D" stands for "day"...an as-yet-udetermined day, but the day the invasion would begin

Answer 9

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Answer 10

the "D" in D-day from WW2 stands for 'day'