champ69 Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 what does the D stand for ?? Arguement in the pub. Operation Overlord was NOT the actual invasion, it was the 'bit' after the landing.The operational name of the landing was ??? WAS it PLUTO (I know there was also Pipeline Under The Ocean. What was the LANDING called then (Bit like the Market garden thing. Market was the drop and Garden once they have landed) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick W Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 Now from my limited knowledge. D Day was Disembarkation D 8-)ay, D Day +1 was the day after. And yes PLUTO, was pipeline under the ocean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chappers Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 Heres your answers :-) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D-Day D-Day is the unnamed day on which an operation commences or is due to commence. This may be the commencement of hostilities or any other operation. The most famous is D-Day, June 6, 1944, when "Operation Overlord" began. Contrary to popular belief, the "D" does not stand for any specific word-the most popular being disembark. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_designation_of_days_and_hours regards Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
champ69 Posted January 31, 2007 Author Share Posted January 31, 2007 thanks folks any answer on the 2nd part of the Q ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karoshi Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 Neptune. take a look here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Neptune. Oh and should you go to the P.R.O. you best ask for Petrol Line Under the Ocean !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joris Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 Re Market Garden: Market was the entire airborne phase and Garden was ground forces attack towards Arnhem (and 50k beyond that). After the linkup the paratroopers fell into what was left of operation Garden. Re D-Day: D-Day was a way of speaking about the day an operation would take place and was used throughout the war,. September 17th was D-Day for operation Market Garden. Besides D-Day, H-hour was used. D+1 H 1500, for Market Garden would have been september 18, 15:00h. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 Oh and should you go to the P.R.O. you best ask for Petrol Line Under the Ocean !! Pipe Line Under The Ocean to be correct, because they were also pushing diesel through it. Richard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karoshi Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 As I said, should you go to the PRO, you best ask for the Petrol Line Under The Ocean files ! to be correct, or else you wont get it ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghasp! Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 Operation Neptune was the seaborne element of Operation Overlord, which was the overarching name for all elements of the operation. If you're interested in PLUTO, there's still a piece of the original pipe in situ, running down Shaklin Chine on the Isle or Wight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snapper Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 D just means Day. There is no other meaning - same as H means Hour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 So there you have it...............Day Day it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enigma Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 Wasn't it D for Decision, so Decision Day? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karoshi Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 The same reason the French call it J-Jour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marmite!! Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 Wasn't it D for Decision, so Decision Day? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D-Day D-Day is a term often used in military parlance to denote the day on which a combat attack or operation is to be initiated. While the initial D in D-Day does not stand for anything, it often represents a variable, designating the day upon which some significant event will or has occurred; see Military designation of days and hours for similar terms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snapper Posted February 3, 2007 Share Posted February 3, 2007 cheers Lee. There are lot of people outside of this forum who assume there was only ever one D-Day. As we know, it is just the most famous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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