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- DictionaryD-Day/ˈdiːdeɪ/
noun
- 1. the day (6 June 1944) in the Second World War on which Allied forces invaded northern France by means of beach landings in Normandy.
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4 Jun 2019 · Most believe the “D” in D-Day — the June 6, 1944 Allied invasion of Normandy — stands for “day,” but Eisenhower had a different idea.
27 Okt 2009 · D-Day was the name given to the June 6, 1944, invasion of the beaches at Normandy in northern France by troops from the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and other countries during...
3 Jun 2014 · Ed Vebell/Getty Images. On the morning of June 6, 1944, Allied forces staged an enormous assault on German positions on the beaches of Normandy, France. The invasion is often known by the famous...
4 Jun 2024 · June 6, 2024 marks 80 years since D-Day, the first day of the Normandy landings that laid the foundations for the Allied defeat of Germany in World War II.
22 Mei 2024 · D-Day was the first day of Operation Overlord, the Allied attack on German-occupied Western Europe, which began on the beaches of Normandy, France, on 6 June 1944. Primarily US, British, and Canadian...
Codenamed Operation Neptune and often referred to as D-Day, it is the largest seaborne invasion in history. The operation began the liberation of France, and the rest of Western Europe, and laid the foundations of the Allied victory on the Western Front . Planning for the operation began in 1943.
28 Mei 2024 · Some have asserted that D-Day stands for "Decision Day" or "Designated Day," while others have surmised it is short for "Deliverance Day" or have gone a darker route to "Doomsday" or "Death...
