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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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When Rich was just 10 months old, Hy enlisted in the U.S. Army at the height of World War II, was deployed to Normandy, and landed on Omaha Beach four days after D-Day.
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Taryn White, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Drafted by the Army a few years after reaching Detroit, Howard landed on Normandy’s Omaha Beach one day after D-Day.
—Julie Hinds, Freep.com, 14 Nov. 2025
The dial displays a historical map of Omaha Beach, a codename given to one of the five landing areas — alongside Utah, Gold, Juno and Sword Beaches — used by Allied troops on D-Day.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
Invading Taiwan would be the most complex military operation in modern history, dwarfing even the D-Day landing of World War II, and must be coordinated by generals who have not waged a major war in over seven decades.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
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Taryn White, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Drafted by the Army a few years after reaching Detroit, Howard landed on Normandy’s Omaha Beach one day after D-Day.
—Julie Hinds, Freep.com, 14 Nov. 2025
The dial displays a historical map of Omaha Beach, a codename given to one of the five landing areas — alongside Utah, Gold, Juno and Sword Beaches — used by Allied troops on D-Day.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
Invading Taiwan would be the most complex military operation in modern history, dwarfing even the D-Day landing of World War II, and must be coordinated by generals who have not waged a major war in over seven decades.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
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“D-Day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/D-Day. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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