The D-Day landing beaches of Normandy were officially inscribed on UNESCO World Heritage List on July 26, 2026, in recognition of their historic significance during World War II.
Stretching more than 80 kilometers along France’s northern coast, the beaches where Allied forces landed on June 6, 1944, were the scene of the military operation that marked the beginning of the liberation of Western Europe from Nazi occupation.
The inscription includes the five D-Day landing beaches Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno and Sword; as well as Pointe du Hoc, where U.S. Army Rangers carried out one of the invasion’s most daring assaults.
“This decision places a responsibility upon us,” said Herve Morin, president of the Normandy Region.
“It compels us to preserve this property, to protect it, to cherish it even more, and to promote its value,” he added.
