UNESCO considers D-Day landing beaches as world heritage site

Normandy's D-Day landing beaches could soon become a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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00:00 Famous World War II D-Day landing beaches could soon become a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

00:06 This year is the 80th anniversary of the day 150,000 men landed on Omaha, Juneau or Gold Beach in Normandy, France.

00:16 Operation Overlord marked the beginning of the liberation of Europe from the Nazis grip.

00:21 10,000 young men never made it.

00:24 Until now, UNESCO has refused to classify war sites, but the institution has changed its mind and is ready to study this application.

00:33 [WHOOSH]