2007-11-04 04:10:58 · 9 answers · asked by tjsmy 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
All the other answers are bogus. D meant the day/date of the actual operation being planned for, it didn't stand for any particular word. It wasn't unique to the allied landings in France on June 6, 1944. Other operations in other theaters of war used D-day as the kickoff date, too. Similarly, H-hour and M-minute could be used for subsections of the plan. For instance, if the main landing was scheduled for 0600, the advanced party might land at H minus 2, or 0400. Follow-on forces might be planned to land on D + 2. The system was part of US and British military doctrine and was designed to insure that all forces in very complicated operations were in synch and could plan their actions based on when they were do their thing and with knowledge of what other forces were supposed to be doing at any given time. I have seen an actual set of the complete plans for Operation OVERLORD. It filled two five-drawer cabinets.
2007-11-04 04:28:18 · answer #1 · answered by nam_miles 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Since D-Day was used for the Normandy operation on June 6, '44, MacArthur in the Pacific designated X-Day for Nov. 1, '45 for Operation Downfall, the invasion of Japan.
2007-11-04 12:25:59 · answer #2 · answered by Ice 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
eisonhower called it demarkation day but to the british, it had a different meaning
The D in D-Day doesnt stand for anything. The d is from the word "Day". D-Day means the day on which a military operation begins. The term "D-Day" has been used for many different operations, but it is now usually used for the Allied landings in Normandy on June 6, 1944.
It stands for designated
2007-11-04 12:18:27 · answer #3 · answered by goonerwin1 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Demarcation Day
Demarcation is the act of creating a boundary around a place or thing.
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The first answer was edited to now reflect a correct answer. I stand corrected, as D stood for the word "Day", with no ohter real meaning. I had that confused with Demarcation Line defining, in military terms, the forward line of captured territory.
2007-11-04 12:14:03 · answer #4 · answered by Michael J 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It has no meaning; it is just used to organize military dates. However, throughout history soldiers and civilians have called it names like Destruction Day, Day of Days, Day of Defeat, etc.
2007-11-04 13:25:43 · answer #5 · answered by im_smart 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a military term for Day or Day of an operation.
2007-11-04 12:13:33 · answer #6 · answered by staisil 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It has no meaning other than to signify the day of the invasion of Normandy
2007-11-04 12:28:41 · answer #7 · answered by brainstorm 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Decimal Day .... really!
2007-11-04 12:14:42 · answer #8 · answered by ruffrydah1983 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
dooms day
2007-11-04 15:53:21 · answer #9 · answered by conan l 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋