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D-day
D-day D0050400 (dē′dā′)n.1. The unnamed day on which an operation or offensive is to be launched.2. The day on which the Allied forces invaded France during World War II (June 6, 1944).
[D (abbr. of day) + day.]D-day n 1. (Historical Terms) the day, June 6, 1944, on which the Allied invasion of Europe began 2. the day on which any large-scale operation is planned to start [C20: from D(ay)-day; compare H-hour]D-day or D-Day (ˈdiˌdeɪ)
n. 1. a day set for beginning something. 2. June 6, 1944, the day of the invasion of W Europe by Allied forces in World War II. [1915–20; Dutch (for day) + day] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  D-day - date of the Allied landing in France, World War II6 June 1944 |
TranslationsD-day
D-day: see Normandy campaignNormandy campaign,
June to Aug., 1944, in World War II. The Allied invasion of the European continent through Normandy began about 12:15 AM on June 6, 1944 (D-day). The plan, known as Operation Overlord, had been prepared since 1943; supreme command over its execution was
..... Click the link for more information. .D-dayThe unnamed day on which hostilities, an operation, or an exercise commences or will commence. All other days are then in reference to the D-day, as D + 2, D − 3, and so on. The related term for the time is the H-hour.D-DayJune 6The day is also known as Allied Landing Observances Day . It marks the start of the Allied invasion of occupied France in 1944, which led to the final defeat of Hitler's Germany the following May. The assault, led by U.S. Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, was carried out by airborne forces and the greatest armada the world had ever known. About 3,000 ships transported 130,000 British, Canadian, and American troops across the English Channel to land on the beaches of Normandy, which are known historically by their invasion code names: Utah Beach, Omaha Beach, Gold Beach, Juno Beach, Sword Beach.
Airborne troops began parachuting into Normandy at 15 minutes past midnight on June 6, and Landing Craft Transports plowed through the surf to spill troops onto the beaches starting at 6:30 a.m. About 10,000 troops were killed or wounded that day. Each year, simple ceremonies at the Normandy cemeteries commemorate the men who fell.
CONTACTS:
Normandy Tourist Board
14, rue Charles Corbeau
Evreux, 27000 France
33-2-3233-7900; fax: 33-2-3231-1904
www.normandie-tourisme.fr/normandy-tourism-109-2.html
National World War II Museum
945 Magazine St.
New Orleans, LA 70130
504-527-6012; fax: 504-527-6088
www.ddaymuseum.org
SOURCES:
AmerBkDays-2000, p. 422
AnnivHol-2000, p. 97
DictDays-1988, p. 29
(c)D-DayAllied invasion of France during WWII (June 6, 1944). [Eur. Hist.: Fuller, III, 562–567]See: Turning PointD-day the day, June 6, 1944, on which the Allied invasion of Europe began
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www.ddaymuseum.orgD-day
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| D-day➣unnamed day on which operations commence or are scheduled to commence (US DoD) | | D-day➣Day of Days (Band of Brothers) | | D-day➣Disembarkation Day |
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Related to D-day: World War 2Synonyms for D-daynoun date of the Allied landing in France, World War IISynonyms |