Beaches of the D-Day Landings, Normandy, 1944
The serial property comprises six component parts along approximately 80 km of the Normandy coastline, encompassing Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno, and Sword Beaches, as well as Pointe du Hoc. These sites are directly associated with the Allied landings of 6 June 1944, the opening phase of Operation Overlord, which marked the beginning of the liberation of Western Europe from Nazi occupation during the Second World War. The property preserves significant remains of the German Atlantic Wall, including casemates, artillery batteries, fire‑control posts, and resistance nests, alongside battlefield traces, original wartime equipment, and major commemorative landscapes such as the American Cemetery at Colleville‑sur‑Mer. Together, these elements form an exceptional cultural landscape shaped both by the events of 1944 and by their enduring remembrance.
1944年诺曼底登陆海滩
该系列遗产沿诺曼底海岸绵延约80公里，由6个部分构成，包括犹他（Utah）、奥马哈（Omaha）、黄金（Gold）、朱诺（Juno）、宝剑（Sword）等海滩以及奥克角（Pointe du Hoc）。这些地点与1944年6月6日盟军登陆行动直接相关。这场作为“霸王行动”（Operation Overlord）开端的登陆战，标志着第二次世界大战期间西欧摆脱纳粹占领、走向解放的开始。遗产保存了德国“大西洋壁垒”防御体系的重要遗存，包括穹窖、炮兵阵地、火力控制哨和防御据点，同时还保留了战场遗迹、原始战时装备以及包括滨海科勒维尔美国公墓（Colleville-sur-Mer American Cemetery）在内的重要纪念景观。这些要素共同构成一处独特的文化景观，既见证了1944年的历史事件，也体现后世对这些事件持续不断的纪念。
Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1581
