Author: Joe Muscolino
The 75th anniversary of D-Day is coming up in just a few months and that made me think about the origins of the word D-Day. Why do we call it “D-Day”? What does the “D” stand for? The Meaning of D-Day Let’s start by getting one thing out of the way: “D-Day” doesn’t actually refer to a single date in history. The military term “D-Day” is actually a generic term that can refer to any day on which a particular plan of attack occurs. Over time, the word has become shorthand for the daring 1944 Allied invasion of Normandy…