D-Day beaches now part of UNESCO World Heritage List
This picture, taken on October 2, 2018, shows Omaha beach in Colleville-sur-Mer, on the French western Norman coast. DAMIEN MEYER / AFP The iconic D-Day landing beaches in Normandy were on Sunday, July 26, inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage List, marking the culmination of a project launched nearly two decades ago. Stretching for more than 80 kilometers of coastline, the beaches where Allied forces landed on June 6, 1944, were the scene of a decisive battle to liberate Europe from Nazism and bring an end to World War II.
- ▪This picture, taken on October 2, 2018, shows Omaha beach in Colleville-sur-Mer, on the French western Norman coast.
- ▪DAMIEN MEYER / AFP The iconic D-Day landing beaches in Normandy were on Sunday, July 26, inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage List, marking the culmination of a project launched nearly two decades ago.
- ▪Stretching for more than 80 kilometers of coastline, the beaches where Allied forces landed on June 6, 1944, were the scene of a decisive battle to liberate Europe from Nazism and bring an end to World War II.
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- ▪ D-Day beaches inscribed on UNESCO World Heritage List — France 24 (EN)
- ▪ Sarnath recognised as UNESCO World Heritage Site — The Hindu — Top
- ▪ Normandy’s D-Day beaches are awarded Unesco heritage status — NZ Herald
- ▪ France’s D-Day landing beaches, Greece’s Mount Olympus among sites added to World Heritage List — The Globe and Mail
- ▪ UNESCO adds France's D-Day landing beaches, Greece's Mount Olympus to World Heritage List — RFI English
- ▪ Normandy’s D-Day World War Two beaches become UNESCO heritage site — Investing.com — News
- ▪ Normandy's D-Day World War Two beaches become UNESCO heritage site — Straits Times — World
- ▪ UNESCO adds France's D-Day landing beaches, Greece's Mount Olympus to World Heritage List — ABC News — International
- ▪ 28 years on tentative list, Sarnath now a UNESCO World Heritage Site — The Indian Express
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This picture, taken on October 2, 2018, shows Omaha beach in Colleville-sur-Mer, on the French western Norman coast. DAMIEN MEYER / AFP The iconic D-Day landing beaches in Normandy were on Sunday, July 26, inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage List, marking the culmination of a project launched nearly two decades ago. Stretching for more than 80 kilometers of coastline, the beaches where Allied forces landed on June 6, 1944, were the scene of a decisive battle to liberate Europe from Nazism and bring an end to World War II. The nomination included the five D-Day beaches known by their code names: Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno and Sword. "This decision places a responsibility upon us," said Hervé Morin, president of the Normandy Region.
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