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D-day
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D-day  (dd)
n.
1. The unnamed day on which an operation or offensive is to be launched.
2. The day on which the Allied forces invaded France during World War II (June 6, 1944).
[D (abbr. of day) + day.]
D-day
n
1. (Historical Terms) the day, June 6, 1944, on which the Allied invasion of Europe began
2. the day on which any large-scale operation is planned to start
[from D(ay)-day; compare H-hour]
See: times.
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Noun1.D-day - date of the Allied landing in France, World War IID-day - date of the Allied landing in France, World War II
6 June 1944
Translations
D-day [ˈdiːdeɪ] N (Hist) → el día D, el día de la invasión aliada de Normandía(6 junio 1944) (fig) → día m D
D-day
n (Hist, fig) → der Tag X
D-day [ˈdiːˌdeɪ] n → D-day m giorno dello sbarco alleato in Normandia
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He became a Morse code operator and served in the Normandy campaign from the D-Day beaches to Luneberg Heath.
Norman Dearnley; A true man of music by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)
Assigned in World War II to the "Lucky Forward" section of General George Patton's Third Army, John was awarded five battle stars for Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland, Ardennes and the Central Europe campaigns, and was awarded a special commendation by the French government for the Normandy Campaign.
John F. Killoran, 94 by Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA)
But from D-Day to the end of the Normandy campaign, the AngloCanadian army group lost more than 16,000 soldiers in Normandy, 60,000 were wounded and almost 10,000 missing in action.
NIC SHORT ON RESPECT by The Mirror (London, England)
 
 
 
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