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Why France's D-Day landing beaches could join Unesco's heritage site list

Why France's D-Day landing beaches could join Unesco's heritage site list
France 24 Tuesday 21 July 2026, 14:31 UTC By FRANCE24 1 min read
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To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. Why France's D-Day landing beaches could join Unesco's heritage site list France Issued on: Modified: Share Normandy's D-Day landing beaches could soon be listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site -- marking the culmination of a project launched nearly 20 years ago. The designation would recognise "outstanding universal value" and raise the international profile of the beaches -- including one where Allied forces built an artificial harbour. The UN's cultural agency is set to announce its decision between July 24 and 27.
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