Friday marks 81 years since D-Day, the first day of the Normandy landings that laid the foundations for the Allied defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II. The invasion – codenamed Operation Overlord – ...
Leaders from around the world and veterans are to celebrate the D-Day landings' 80th anniversary. There are commemorative events being held in France and Britain in honour of the day. King Charles and ...
This means that D-Day actually stands for ‘Day-Day.’ According to the Royal British Legion, the phrase ‘D-Day’ was used fairly often before the Allied invasion in June 1944. After this, however, the ...