what does the letter "D" in D-Day stand for?
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The terms D-Day and H-Hour are used for the day and hour on which a combat attack or operation is to be initiated. They designate day and hour for an operation when the actual day and hour have not yet been determined or announced. The letters are derived from the words for which they stand, "D" for the day of the invasion and "H" for the hour the operation actually begins. When used in combination with figures and plus or minus signs, these terms indicate the length of time preceding or following a specific action. Thus, H-3 means 3 hours before H-hour, and D+3 means 3 days after D-day. H+75 minutes means H-hour plus 1 hour and 15 minutes. Planning papers for large-scale operations are made up in detail long before, specific dates are set. Phased orders are planned for execution on D-Day or H-Hour minus or plus a certain number of days, hours, or minutes. According to the U.S. Army's Center of Military History, the earliest known use of these terms is in Field Order Number 9, First Army, American Expeditionary Forces. It is dated September 7, 1918: "The first Army will attack at H hour on D day with the object of forcing the evacuation of the St. Mihiel Salient." D-Day for the invasion of Normandy was set for June 5, 1944, but it actually occurred on June 6. Therefore, D-Day, as it applies to Overlord, is June 6, 1944.
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It's the phonetic alphabet.  Theoretically there is no other word in the English language that sounds like any word in that alphabet.  It was originally intended for radio communications, so operators wouldn't confuse letters like B and D.
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A 'D' is a passing grade, if put in terms of passing/failing a course.  It usually means "below average"\n\nAs for educational/career opportunities, a 'D' means you did just slightly better than outright failure in that course.
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1. d\n2. a\n3. d\n4. b\n5. b
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its WW2 slang...officers aid.
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the D does not stand for anything, people just gave many interesting ideas on what it could mean, but D-day  is used to say when a military operation would begin. D+ day would denote in how many days an operation would begin H+hour would denote in how many hours.\n\nD-Day is simply most well known as Operation Overlord in the invasion of Normandy, France on June 6th, 1944.\n\nThere definatly was airsupport, the Allies had air supremacy and thats how they won the war, Paratroopers were dropped and Normandy was bombed for the weeks ahead of the landings and just before the landings the ships off shore bombarded the shoreline, and as the allies moved onto the beach there was fighter and bomber assitance as soldiers called for air support in specific areas. Gliders were also used to land soldiers and equipment. 12,000 planes were used to attack and support the landing soldiers, and 14,000 flights were flown. In addition ~10,000 TONS of bombs were dropped on the German defenses, so the US did use air support, but it was not just the US attacking:\n\nJuno - Canadians\nSword - British\nGold - British\nOmaha - US\nUtah - US\n\neach is a codename for a stretch of beach
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Actually, A.D. stands for Anno Domini(=in the year of our Lord). If A.D. is "After Death," He didn't live more than one day.
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Greetings from the Yahoo Brain in New York City!  \nHope you're watching the live Answers webcast at http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/asktheplanet/brain.html !\n\n\nAs the first answer indicated, it's Computer Aided Design.  Although I usually see it as a period-less acronym, like this:  CAD\n\nTake care,\n--J.
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Good Question...\n\nit means Day - To - Day\n\nGood Luck hope you player dont have that listed all season ...
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During D-Day, in 1944, General Norman Cota went up to a Ranger battalion and asked the CO, Major Max Scheider, what outfit it was. Schneider replied that it was the 5th Rangers. \n\nCota yelled the famous words, "Well goddamnit then, Rangers lead the way!" Then the Rangers charged, followed by the other Army guys.\n\nAlthough in my opinion, if there had been some Marines on that beach there wouldnt be any need to call for Rangers. Too bad the Marines were busy island-hopping.\n\nThis is the motto of the US Army Rangers.
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The last letter is "D" and the sentence reads "Stretch your mind" - ten points please.
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DKK stands for Danish Krone. The m is baffling, it may mean thousands.
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http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/infomgt/forms/eforms/dd0149.pdf#search='dd%20149%20form%20military'
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During World War II , the town of Dieppe in Normandi was the site of the ill-fated Dieppe Raid by Canadian and British units in 1942. Later, Normandi was also the site of the Normandi Invasion or Operation Overlord that began on June 6 , 1944 (not in 1942), which day is also known as D-Day . This was the successful invasion of German-occupied France by U.S., British, and Canadian troops. Caen and other Norman towns endured many casualties in the fight for the province, which continued until the liberation of Le Havre on ( September 12 ).
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That was the code name! \n\nIt was code for the Allied invasion of Europe by way of Normandy, France.
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What does DP stand for?
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Unit designation. Sometimes it points up, with a number inside, or down. Even sideways. At far distances, it is hard to tell if a vehicle is from your own unit, since numerical designation couldn't be seen far enough. Having a huge "V" gives you an idea which unit the vehicle belongs to.\n\nThe design might have come from the US Army's 24th Infantry Div. (Mech.) known as the "Victory" division. They painted "Vs" on the side of the vehicle to symbolize this, even on their helmets. In 1990, they were one of the first to arrive in the Gulf and painted their vehicle tan colored. As tradition, they painted the "V" on the side, but a general, noted the simple yet effective recognition feature of the letter "V". Every branch of the armed forces now utilize the symbol, or an alternative.