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D-Day Landing Beaches
Official UNESCO name: Beaches of the D-Day Landings, Normandy, 1944
The Normandy beaches of the 1944 Allied landings.
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The Story
On 6 June 1944 Allied forces landed on these Normandy beaches, opening the Western Front of the Second World War. The coastline, with its remains, cemeteries and memorials, is a place of remembrance and peace.
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