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I read that the D in D-Day means deliverance.

No it doesnt, It means dependance.Many people believe this though. If you go to dday.org, you will find out that D-Day is just military standard that means the day an operation is to be carried out. H-Hour means the same thing, but hourwise. ~FireElemental

It is often used because of a speech made over the radio aimed at French people saying somthing that mentions day of deliverance

If you go to US Army FAQ: What does the "D" signify in D-Day, and the "H" signify in H-Hour?, you'll find it suggested that the D means day. I've still yet to see a satisfactory explanation on the D and how it came to emerge. Stalwart 00:44, 27 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

copyvio?

anon User_Talk:70.177.170.196 dropped a large section of material in D-Day today. I am concerned about copyvio issues for 2 reasons (a) user has history of adding copyvio, see hisory of Nicomachean Ethics (b) user vandalized a page 3 minutes before this addition Wolfman 17:57, 24 Oct 2004 (UTC)

Even if it's kosher, it belonged at Battle of Normandy anyway.

—wwoods 18:30, 24 Oct 2004 (UTC)

I removed a whole pile of stuff that belongs in Battle of Normandy. Only stuff relevant to the phrase D-Day belongs here. DJ Clayworth 18:58, 14 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Actually, that remaining picture isn't a "plan"--it's a (French) illustration of the whole Battle of Normandy out to <squint> 19 August. And, the color is kind of dingy. On the other hand, having a picture does brighten up a page. Maybe Image:D-day allied assault routes.jpg instead?

—wwoods 20:45, 14 Mar 2005 (UTC)

i have a report on d-day any suggestions?

Disambiguation to Animal House character

I think that the recently added disambiguation statement about a character in the movie Animal House doesn't belong here. I was thinking about being bold and reverting it, but I decided to see if there is consensus about this. Any feedback? --Rogerd 23:11, 29 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

I see that User:Wwoods moved it to the "see also" section. I think that is better--Rogerd 00:58, 1 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

I remove more stuff that belong at Battle of Normandy (if it belongs anywhere - the crossword stuff is just wrong). DJ Clayworth 18:21, 1 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Weather?

I'm doing a report on D-Day and I need to find out what the weather was like. Does anyone know? --Confusedscholar 18:31, 27 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I think the weather was cloudy but I'm not entirly sure.

Thank you. I've been trying to look for this info on weather sites but so far no luck.--Confusedscholar 18:07, 31 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The weather problem was actually somewhat ironic. The Allied weather forcasters decieded that the time when the best weather would be would be between June 5th and June 7th. However the weather was very bad, and cloudy. There was a lot of storms and I belive it was raining also. --Robin63 19:21, 2 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Yes the weather was very bad but nat as bad as june 5th. eisnhower decided to go ahead anawy because he felt it was now of never. that is one of the reasons field marsel rommel left normandy for his wifes birthday

What the D Stands for.

If anyone is interested the D in D-day stands for "Disembarkation", that means to get off the ship. All amphibious landings have a scheduled D-Day. I don't know how this got changed over the years. It used to be taught in school when I was a boy, but has morphed over the years into nonsense about the D meaning nothing or meaning "Day". I suspect that people who didn't know what the D stood for are writing the history books. Sad that no one remembers, except the people who where there.Lracgraystrider 02:21, 8 December 2006 (UTC)Lracgraystrider 02:05, 8 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

You might be write (are you talking BEFORE WW2 or after). The WW2 documents use D-Day and H-Hour and even M-Month, so I your story might have been created after ww2. Remember that amphious invasion was extremely uncommon. I find it hard to believe they reserved D-Day for date of 'disembarkation' off a ship.--155.144.251.120 02:33, 7 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

It makes no sense whatsoever for the article to state "While the initial D in D-Day does not stand for anything, it often represents a variable, . . .". Aha! It doesn't stand for anything; it merely represents something. Clear as mud.Daqu 05:56, 6 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The initial D, does not stand for anything, the whole "D-Day" is used as a variable - it is somewhat ambiguous I'll grant you. Can't immediatley think of a nice re-phrasing though. David Underdown 07:47, 10 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I am currently studying this area at college and we are being taught that the 'D' stands for deliverance. I personally don't know whether this is correct, but all the history teachers here seem to think it is so I'm going with them! User: Ibanez Strummer 00.08 23rd April 2007.

As the article states, the use of "D-day" and "H-hour" go back to (at least) the First World War. If "D" stands for "deliverance", what does the "H" stand for? Or the "J" in "Jour J", or the "X" in "Tag X"? Mind you, some letters do have mnemonic values; see http://www.dtic.mil/doctrine/jel/doddict/data/t/05513.html

—wwoods 05:09, 23 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Lock The Article

I think you should lock this article, because of recent vandalism. Dalt 19:14, 30 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I really think this article should be merged with the "Battle of Normandy" article as a sub-section. It is the name for the Battle and should redirect to the Battle of Normandy page.[User post previous of 4/29/07 who did not add time stamp]

I agree, I think that merging 'D-Day' with 'Battle of Normandy' would be the best idea. It's rather short, and doesn't really cite its sources. Merging would be good! Sincerely, Captain Vimes 06:10, 30 April 2007 (UTC) 06:09, 30 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Normandy Beach Invasion Summary

this section is effectively offtopic as it is spefically about the normandy landings rather than the military term D Day. While tthe last couple of sentences in this section are humorous the subject is off topic. Looking at the history of this article and the fact it already seems a concise definition of the term, it should be locked.

I am also deleting the Normandy graphic and the history guy reference link for the same reasons.

Dondilly 20:01, 27 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]