'D'-Day Question
- Thread starter Riflechair
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I was under the impression it was D for Disembarkation - the day the troops disembarked (or unloaded) from the ships (Don't believe everything you read regarding WW2 history from England any more, they are working overtime to apologize for winning these days. It's not so long since they were considering apologizing to Japan for their part in the A Bomb project, God damned Labour)
MapleSugar
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That's what I thought it meant to.
D-Day is as many have said, the D simply meaning the day beginning the operation. D-Day has been used in other operations before June 6, 1944 to designate the start date of a major operation. The WW2 D-day just has more history attached to it.
The actual term "D-Day" was the fourth in a progression of selected landing plan days. The first was "A-Day' followed by B, then C. I have never read a full explaniation for the changes, so any reason for the changes would be speculation unless some historion happens to turn over the right piece of paper.
I speculate that it may have been for planning following a major revision of the plans. For example when the exansion from a three division landing, to a five division landing took place, there may have been a change in the plan designation.
I speculate that it may have been for planning following a major revision of the plans. For example when the exansion from a three division landing, to a five division landing took place, there may have been a change in the plan designation.
PerversPépère
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Zézette zézaye...
So...it's like ze ZEE-ZAY if you have pronunciation problems?
PP.
So...it's like ze ZEE-ZAY if you have pronunciation problems?
PP.
