variants
or D-day
: a day set for launching an operation
specifically
: June 6, 1944, on which Allied forces began the invasion of France in World War II
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The deportation trains continued for two months after D-Day.
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Sarah Federman, The Conversation, 16 Apr. 2025
The state visit came to fruition in June 2019 and coincided with the 75th anniversary of D-Day then.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 27 Feb. 2025
The last person to accomplish this feat was Charles Guggenheim in 1994, for feature length D-Day Remembered and short subject A Time for Justice, winning for the latter.
—Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Jan. 2025
Choose between community members rallying together to support those affected by Hurricane Helene, the return to Normandy on the 80th Anniversary of D-Day, and UNC Chapel Hill fraternity brothers defending the American Flag.
—Fox News Staff, Fox News, 31 Dec. 2024
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Sarah Federman, The Conversation, 16 Apr. 2025
The state visit came to fruition in June 2019 and coincided with the 75th anniversary of D-Day then.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 27 Feb. 2025
The last person to accomplish this feat was Charles Guggenheim in 1994, for feature length D-Day Remembered and short subject A Time for Justice, winning for the latter.
—Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Jan. 2025
Choose between community members rallying together to support those affected by Hurricane Helene, the return to Normandy on the 80th Anniversary of D-Day, and UNC Chapel Hill fraternity brothers defending the American Flag.
—Fox News Staff, Fox News, 31 Dec. 2024
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“D-Day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/D-Day. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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