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The meanings of "D-day" &
"H-hour"
The terms D-day and H-hour are used for the day
and hour on which a combat attack or operation is to be initiated.
They designate the day and hour of the operation when the day and
hour have not yet been determined, or where secrecy is essential.
The letters are derived from the words for which they stand, "D"
for the day of the invasion and "H" for the hour operations
actually begin.
There is but one D-day and one H-hour for all units participating in a given operation. It is unnecessary to state that H-hour is on D-day. When used in combination with figures and plus or minus signs, these terms indicate the length of time preceding or following a specific action. Thus, H-3 means 3 hours before H-hour, and D+3 means 3 days after D-day. H+75 minutes means H-hour plus 1 hour and 15 minutes. Planning papers for large-scale operations are
made up in detail long before specific dates are set. Thus, orders
are issued for the various steps to be carried out on the D-day or
H-hour minus or plus a certain number or days, hours, or minutes.
At the appropriate time, a subsequent order is issued that states
the actual day and times.
The earliest use of these terms by the U.S.
Army that the Center of Military History has been able to find was
during World War I. In Field Order Number 9, First Army, American
Expeditionary Forces, dated September 7, 1918: "The First Army will
attack at H hour on D day with the object of forcing the evacuation
of the St. Mihiel Salient."
D-day for the invasion of Normandy was set for
June 6, 1944, and that date has been popularly referred to by the
short title "D-day."
Source: The General Service Schools, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, Combat Orders (Fort Leavenworth, Kansas: The General Service Schools Press, 1922). |
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