The Normandy beaches, where allied troops landed on June 6, 1944, to fight against Nazi forces and liberate France, have been included in the UNESCO World Heritage list.
According to sea-news.az citing the UN, that UNESCO evaluated the Normandy beaches as an exceptional cultural landscape in terms of the events of 1944 and the preservation of this historical memory to this day, granting the territory the status of a protected cultural heritage site.
Within the framework of the “D-Day” operation, considered one of the main turning points in the course of World War II, a total of 156,115 servicemen from the US, Great Britain, Canada, and other allied countries landed by sea or parachuted into the “Utah”, “Omaha”, “Gold”, “Juno”, and “Sword” beaches.
These shores, where the historical landing operation of the allied troops took place, host international commemoration ceremonies held every year with the participation of world leaders.
