Normandy's D-Day World War Two beaches become UNESCO heritage site
Some 177 French commandos also took part.• The assault marked a decisive stage in the liberation of Europe from Nazi Germany in World War Two.• In total, 156,115 Allied troops either landed by sea -- on to beaches codenamed Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno and Sword -- or were airdropped behind German coastal defences.
- ▪Some 177 French commandos also took part.• The assault marked a decisive stage in the liberation of Europe from Nazi Germany in World War Two.• In total, 156,115 Allied troops either landed by sea -- on to beaches codenamed Utah, Omaha, Gol
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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
- ▪ D-Day beaches now part of UNESCO World Heritage List — Le Monde (EN)
- ▪ Normandy’s D-Day World War Two beaches become UNESCO heritage site — Investing.com — News
- ▪ 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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Normandy's D-Day World War Two beaches become UNESCO heritage siteSign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inboxFILE PHOTO: U.S. reinforcements land on Omaha beach during the Normandy D-Day landings near Vierville sur Mer, France, on June 6, 1944 in this handout photo provided by the U.S. National Archives. Cpt Herman Wall/U.S. National Archives/Handout via Reuters/File Photo REUTERSPublished Jul 26, 2026, 05:45 PMUpdated Jul 26, 2026, 05:45 PMSet as preferred sourcePARIS, July 26 - The Normandy D-Day beaches where Allied forces landed on June 6, 1944, to fight Adolf Hitler's Nazi troops and go on to liberate France have become a UNESCO protected world heritage site, the United Nations body said on Sunday.• In a statement on its website, UNESCO said that the beaches formed an…
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