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The military like to use D-Day and H-Hour to mean "the time we go".
Just like NASA use "T" for launch time. Then they can easily talk about "T minus five" etc.
It's concise and also it has the benefit of keeping the date and time secret, cos you don't want the enemy to know. That way everyone can plan what they need to do on D-Day-1, D-Day, D-Day+1 without actually being told when it will be.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D-Day_(military_term)
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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.
The 'D' does in fact stand for something! It has most recently received the connotation of 'Day'. So D-Day could mean "Day of Days," once again referring to the time of a military engagement.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEyCjN9riiY
D-day stands for the coming together of the nations of the world defeat of tyranny. D-day stands for the culmination of a long terrible struggle in which many lives were lost. D-day is a defining moment after which much changes.
Another great speech from WWII
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6llT2ZYg-4E
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reading and following history
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D-Day and H-Hour are general terms used for the day and hour to mark the beginning of an important event.
By far the most well-known D-Day is June 6, 1944 when the Allied invasion of German-occupied France began in WWII.
However, many people believe that the "D" in D-Day stands for:
* Debarkation
* Day
* Designated
Here is more input and opinions from WikiAnswerers:
* The "D" in D Day does not stand for anything. It's just used as a variable for a day that something important happened.
* President Eisenhower defined D-Day as Debarkation Day on a televised anniversary of D-Day covered by one of the Television networks. However, the Eisenhower Museum refused to confirm this. I think many people believe Eisenhower often made misstatements, but, after all, he was the guy in charge of the D-Day invasion in 1944! So, if the "D" meant nothing before Eisenhower made the statement, the "D" meant Debarkation after he declared it so -- just as "finalize" was not an accepted word in English until Eisenhower was quoted using it!
* The "D" was used to mark the the day that a particular operation was to begin. Each op had a D-day and an H-hour. Because D-day of Operation Overlord was the largest amphibious assault in military history, it became the popular expression to refer 6 June 1944, was not used to mark the first day of an operation thereafter as far as I know. It basically took on the persona that the phrase "9/11" has taken to refer to the terrorist attacks on the WTC and Pentagon. Ike may have tried to give the "D" an actual meaning for the benefit of the press and civilians, but previous to that, it did not stand for anything except "day" as noted previously.
* The previous answers are correct with D = Day, H =Hour, I will elaborate a little. the invasion, (or any major operation) was planned way in advance without a date being assigned for commencement. For purposes of planning, you assumed the operation would start at D-Day and H-hour with the day and time to be determined later. then you can plan for how things will proceedstarting from Day 1-0hour and start counting as in D+1 day, D+2 day, etc. Only at the last minute did anyone know what day the whole thing will actually take place. With June 6, 1944 they had to wait on the weather among other things.
* Readers Digest Universal Dictionary also confirms the "D" in D-DAY stands for "Day" ("The Day of Days").
* The 'D' in D-Day doesn't stand for anything. The 'd' is from the word "Day". 'D-Day' means the day on which a military operation begins. The term has been used for many different operations, but it is now usually used for the Allied landings in Normandy on June 6, 1944.
* The "D" in D-Day originally represented nothing other than to create a name for the day a planned assualt/attack was to take place by adding a D. Similarly, the hour the attack was to start was H-Hour. After World War II, it became synonomous with the allied assualt on occupied France on June 6th, 1944. Furthermore, it became popular history that the D stood for debarkation. This is a post World War II interpretation however and not one that had anything to do with the original creation of the term D-Day.
* It's like in algebra where "x" stands for the unknown number.
* I believe as many that, since the invasion occurred on the banks of France, that the D-Day stood for the D'barquement (disembarkation) of the American troops on the Normandy shores. I could possibly go along with another meaning such as: D-Day equates to the "Denouement" Day, which translates as the "Beginning" Day of the War; and/or the "Beginning" of the invasion by American troops on foreign soil.
* "Ground Zero" was the term used to denote the point directly under any nuclear explosion, but since the media started using it to describe the site of the devastating collapse of the World Trade Center towers, it has become synonymous with that place and that event. Similarly, the term D-Day has lost it's earlier generic meaning and has become synonymous with the Normandy Invasion.
* The original D-Day -- the day when the Allied troops launched an invasion into Nazi-occupied France happened at the end of World War II. However the actual day was simply called D - for 'the day' when it would all happen. So, the 'D' in D-day stands for 'day'. The practice of putting the word 'day' after the D was an error that many made and still do make, but it has been accepted into everyday speech now, and hence this question - what did the 'D' stand for?. This error is called a 'tautology' - erroneosly saying the same thing twice.
Deliverance, Decision, but most likely it's simply D as in an unknown quantity, a code letter.
The D in the word D-day doesn't stand for anything at all. It is the military term for day. D = day, H = Hour."
answer from Wikianswers
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D-Day and H-Hour are general terms used for the day and hour to mark the beginning of an important event.
By far the most well-known D-Day is June 6, 1944 when the Allied invasion of German-occupied France began in WWII.
However, many people believe that the "D" in D-Day stands for:
- Debarkation
- Day
- Designated
Here is more input and opinions from WikiAnswerers:
- The "D" in D Day does not stand for anything. It's just used as a variable for a day that something important happened.
- President Eisenhower defined D-Day as Debarkation Day on a
televised anniversary of D-Day covered by one of the Television
networks. However, the Eisenhower Museum refused to confirm this. I
think many people believe Eisenhower often made misstatements, but,
after all, he was the guy in charge of the D-Day invasion in 1944! So,
if the "D" meant nothing before Eisenhower made the statement, the "D"
meant Debarkation after he declared it so -- just as "finalize" was not
an accepted word in English until Eisenhower was quoted using it!
- The "D" was used to mark the the day that a particular
operation was to begin. Each op had a D-day and an H-hour. Because
D-day of Operation Overlord was the largest amphibious assault in
military history, it became the popular expression to refer 6 June
1944, was not used to mark the first day of an operation thereafter as
far as I know. It basically took on the persona that the phrase "9/11"
has taken to refer to the terrorist attacks on the WTC and Pentagon.
Ike may have tried to give the "D" an actual meaning for the benefit of
the press and civilians, but previous to that, it did not stand for
anything except "day" as noted previously.
- The previous answers are correct with D = Day, H =Hour, I
will elaborate a little. the invasion, (or any major operation) was
planned way in advance without a date being assigned for commencement.
For purposes of planning, you assumed the operation would start at
D-Day and H-hour with the day and time to be determined later. then you
can plan for how things will proceedstarting from Day 1-0hour and start
counting as in D+1 day, D+2 day, etc. Only at the last minute did
anyone know what day the whole thing will actually take place. With
June 6, 1944 they had to wait on the weather among other things.
- Readers Digest Universal Dictionary also confirms the "D" in D-DAY stands for "Day" ("The Day of Days").
- The 'D' in D-Day doesn't stand for anything. The 'd' is
from the word "Day". 'D-Day' means the day on which a military
operation begins. The term has been used for many different operations,
but it is now usually used for the Allied landings in Normandy on June
6, 1944.
- The "D" in D-Day originally represented nothing other than
to create a name for the day a planned assualt/attack was to take place
by adding a D. Similarly, the hour the attack was to start was H-Hour.
After World War II, it became synonomous with the allied assualt on
occupied France on June 6th, 1944. Furthermore, it became popular
history that the D stood for debarkation. This is a post World War II
interpretation however and not one that had anything to do with the
original creation of the term D-Day.
- It's like in algebra where "x" stands for the unknown number.
- I believe as many that, since the invasion occurred on the
banks of France, that the D-Day stood for the D'barquement
(disembarkation) of the American troops on the Normandy shores. I could
possibly go along with another meaning such as: D-Day equates to the
"Denouement" Day, which translates as the "Beginning" Day of the War;
and/or the "Beginning" of the invasion by American troops on foreign
soil.
- "Ground Zero" was the term used to denote the point
directly under any nuclear explosion, but since the media started using
it to describe the site of the devastating collapse of the World Trade
Center towers, it has become synonymous with that place and that event.
Similarly, the term D-Day has lost it's earlier generic meaning and has
become synonymous with the Normandy Invasion. - The original D-Day -- the day when the Allied troops launched
an invasion into Nazi-occupied France happened at the end of World War
II. However the actual day was simply called D - for 'the day'
when it would all happen. So, the 'D' in D-day stands for 'day'. The
practice of putting the word 'day' after the D was an error that many
made and still do make, but it has been accepted into everyday speech
now, and hence this question - what did the 'D' stand for?. This error
is called a 'tautology' - erroneosly saying the same thing twice.
Deliverance, Decision, but most likely it's simply D as in an unknown quantity, a code letter.
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