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Grand Café De Walrus
Grand Café De Walrus
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d'Oude Herbergh - Vakantiewoning de Jonge Jelle
d'Oude Herbergh - Vakantiewoning de Jonge Jelle
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Eleven Cities Tour sculpture Aukje in Workum
Eleven Cities Tour sculpture Aukje in Workum
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Waterherberg It Beaken - De Kombuis + Het Vooronder
Waterherberg It Beaken - De Kombuis + Het Vooronder
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B&B Pension Perruque - Luxe Twin met aanpassingen
B&B Pension Perruque - Luxe Twin met aanpassingen
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Beach Resorts Makkum - Strandvilla+ 8 persoons
Beach Resorts Makkum - Strandvilla+ 8 persoons
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St Michael’s Church in Woudsend
St Michael’s Church in Woudsend
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Skydiving Ameland
Skydiving Ameland
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de Fluessen - Schippershuis 2023
de Fluessen - Schippershuis 2023
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Stuttebosch Forest
Stuttebosch Forest
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Klein Humalda
Klein Humalda
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KB Food & Drinks
KB Food & Drinks
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Kitesurfing Spot at Stavoren
Kitesurfing Spot at Stavoren
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B&B Zathe de Spieker
B&B Zathe de Spieker
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Notiz Hotel
Notiz Hotel
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Van der Valk Hotel Sneek - Comfortkamer - Waterzijde
Van der Valk Hotel Sneek - Comfortkamer - Waterzijde
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Yachtcharter De Drait Drachten
Yachtcharter De Drait Drachten
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Proeflokaal 'Het gerechtshof'
Proeflokaal 'Het gerechtshof'
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Werf IJlst - De Takomst
Werf IJlst - De Takomst
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Het Molenhuis - Jelleshuis
Het Molenhuis - Jelleshuis
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Execution of ten Dutch collaborators near Oldeberkoop
Execution of ten Dutch collaborators near Oldeberkoop
On the afternoon of 12 April, Oldeberkoop was liberated by "D" Squadron of the Royal Canadian Dragoons. Later that day, they established a temporary headquarters in the village. The movements of "D" squadron were coordinated from the headquarters. This was also the place where prisoner of war from the immediate surroundings were gathered.
These prisoners of war were often Germans, but sometimes also Dutch who served voluntarily in the Waffen-SS, the NSKK (a paramilitary section of the Nazi party NSDAP) or the Dutch Landwacht. On this 12th of April, ten of these collaborators were brought into the encampment in Oldeberkoop amid great interest. Hatred of people who fought with or for the Germans was strong among most of the Dutch population. A resident of Oldeberkoop described the moment the men were brought in:
"The crowd booed and whistled, some spat, and some could not keep their hands off them. One of them got such a blow to the head that hit made his head spin."Not much later, these POWs were taken away again. Presumably with the aim of taking them to a real prison camp in Vledder. But the men would never get there. All ten of them were shot without trial in the Koepelbos just outside Oldeberkoop.
It was long thought that the Canadians were responsible for these unlawful executions. But by 1995, it became clear that Canadian involvement had been minimal. Stories about the involvement of two former resistance fighters were confirmed when one of them confessed to having fired the shots. In addition to himself, a colleague, a Canadian driver and some men who had dug the graves were present at the execution.
The exact reason for the murder of the Dutch collaborators and the exact role of the two Dutchmen and the Canadian have never been fully clarified. There are different accounts of the events leading up to the shooting. On 14 April, the bodies were finally buried in a mass grave on the side of the road. Later they were transferred to the German war cemetery in Ysselsteyn. The names of most of the victims also became known at that time:
Egbert Jan Hommes, Ordnungspolizei
Otto Frikken, Ordnungspolizei
Gerrit Jan Seevinck, Dutch Landwacht
Hendrik Dales, Dutch Landwacht
Heike Ham, Dutch Landwacht
Douwe Jonkman, Dutch Landwacht
Bernard Janssen, Dutch Landwacht
Arnold Pieter Post, Dutch Landwacht
The identities of two men from the Dutch Landwacht could not yet be ascertained.
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Tuinhuisje
Tuinhuisje
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Hotel de Wijnberg
Hotel de Wijnberg
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Information Point Sneek (RCN de Potten)
Information Point Sneek (RCN de Potten)
