During World War II, the "D-Day" event was important for primarily one reason: it began the Allied re-conquest of the European continent. While Allied troops had already landed in Italy, all eyes were focused on the more important areas in Western Europe still held by strong German forces. On June 6th of 1944 -- D-Day -- that hold began to break with the Allied invasion of Normandy.
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the "D" was for "day of decision" also known as "Operation Overlord" June 6th 1944
D-Day was the first day of Overlord, the Allied invasion of occupied France.
The importance of D-day in World war 2 was to celebrate the peoples victory. Alternative answer: D-Day was the day that the allies landed in Europe (France) in force and began to push German forces back into Germany.
D-Day was the Allied invasion of German held France. It was the turning point of the war.
The allies were able to gain a strong foothold in France.