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WHAT DOES 'D-DAY' MEAN?
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, and are used for an
operation when the actual day and
hour have not yet been determined
or announced. When used in
combination with figures and minus
or plus signs, these terms indicate

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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.
According to the U.S. Army's
Center of Military History, the
earliest known use of these terms 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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