D-Days

Invasion launch dates

D-Days is the plural of D-Day, which in military usage denotes the day a combat operation begins.

The most famous D-Day was June 6, 1944, the Allied invasion of Normandy.

In general use, D-day marks any significant target date or deadline: Tomorrow is D-day for the product launch.

WWII

Normandy

Northern French coastal region

beachesSandy coastal areas
OmahaLargest Nebraska city
UtahBeehive State, western region

Gold · Juno · amphibious · Eisenhower · paratroopers · gliders · Atlantic Wall · Rommel · liberation · Rangers

military

invasion

Forcible entry into territory

operationProcess of working
assaultViolent offensive act
objectivePurpose or goal

countdown · briefing · coordination · planning · secrecy · timing · logistics · mobilization · zero hour · launch

Opposites

decisive action vs. inaction/delay

D-Dayspostponements

Official schedule changes backward

delays · cancellations · holding patterns · deferrals · stalemates

offensive advance vs. retreat/withdrawal

1940 Allied evacuation site

evacuations · retreats · withdrawals · routs · capitulations

liberation vs. occupation

D-Daysinvasions

Armed entries into territory

occupations · conquests · subjugations · annexations · Pearl Harbor

Family

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