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Popular belief is that D stands for "Descision". But officially the d is not an abbreviation for some word. The word d-day is used by the millitairy to pinpoint the point in time at which an operation starts. Just like h-hour indicates the hour at which the opperation starts. These words are used to plan ahead. Like "from d-day minus 3 until d-day minus 1" troop move to their jump off areas", "on d-day, h-hour + 2 objectives a and b have to be secured", "on d+1 objectives x and y have to be taken", "on d+2 division Q arrive as reinforcement at ...", etc. Quite handy when (a) you do not yet know the exact day and hour the opperation starts, and (b) you want to communicate plans but do not yet want everybody (especially the enemy) exactly when it will take place.
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Who fought in D-Day?
http://www.britannica.com/dday
Where do you sign up for paintball d day?
For Skirmish Dday you have to call. I assume it is the same for Oklahoma and other big dday games also.
What Tanks Were Used On D-day?
how many tanks were there durind dday
How many people all together died in the battle on d-day?
About 3000 people died on Dday.
What was dday and where?
D-Day was the Allied invasion of German occupied France, on the beaches of Normandy on 6 june,1944.
When did d-day allied invade Europe?
August 25 1944 the DDay allied invaded Europe . It started on JUne 6,1944
Why was d day a turning point?
Dday began the Allies' push into mainland Europe, which eventually led to the capitulation of the Third Reich in Germany
What was d-day and why does it play such a part in the allies fate?
D DAY was the day the allies went to recapture france the battle following Dieppe In World War 2 in comparisson to WW1 in a sense dieppe was like the battle of the sommes and dday was like the battle of vimy ridge. Dieppe was a failure and the lessons learned lead to the success of Dday. Dday played an important part in the allies fate because the allies recaptured france who had fell to russia only 6 weeks into war. this marked the last battle in europe in ww2.
What was the outcome of DDay?
Approximately 10,000 soldiers died.The liberation of France.
What are some battles during world war 2 including Normandy and d-day?
Stalingrad in soviet union Normandy/dday in France midway and iwojima in japan
How long did the battle of dday last?
it lasted from June 6th 1944 to August 20th 1944
What event is depicted in Saving Private Ryan?
Dday
