USA HISTORY

WORLD WAR II 1941 1945

THE D DAY INVASION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the meaning of D-Day
A
A war that wasn that speacial
B
An important day of war
C
A tiny war
D
I don´t know
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In the military, D-Day is the day on which a combat attack or operation is to be initiated. The best-known D-Day is during World War II, on June 6, 1944-the day of the Normandy landings-initiating the Western Allied effort to liberate western Europe from Nazi Germany.

Detailed explanation-2: -The D-Day operation of June 6, 1944, brought together the land, air, and sea forces of the allied armies in what became known as the largest invasion force in human history. The operation, given the codename OVERLORD, delivered five naval assault divisions to the beaches of Normandy, France.

Detailed explanation-3: -491) In other words, the D in D-Day merely stands for Day. This coded designation was used for the day of any important invasion or military operation.

Detailed explanation-4: -On D-Day, 6 June 1944, Allied forces launched a combined naval, air and land assault on Nazi-occupied France. The ‘D’ in D-Day stands simply for ‘day’ and the term was used to describe the first day of any large military operation.

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