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B&B Het Gele Huis Leeuwarden
B&B Het Gele Huis Leeuwarden
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Marina Resort Hart van Friesland
Marina Resort Hart van Friesland
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REM Yachtcharter - Motorjacht Capella
REM Yachtcharter - Motorjacht Capella
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Hotel 't Schippershuis
Hotel 't Schippershuis
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V.o.f. De Groede en Finistère
V.o.f. De Groede en Finistère
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Oudega Courthouse
Oudega Courthouse
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Landal Esonstad
Landal Esonstad
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Hylperhuis - Scheepskamer
Hylperhuis - Scheepskamer
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Harbor of Laaksum
Harbor of Laaksum
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Wommels
Wommels
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NENEK Fashion & Lifestyle
NENEK Fashion & Lifestyle
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Langweerder Wielen (Langwarder Wielen)
Langweerder Wielen (Langwarder Wielen)
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Public toilet at Skatting in Heeg
Public toilet at Skatting in Heeg
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Schreiershoek recreation and vacation park
Schreiershoek recreation and vacation park
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Scrokkia Pizza
Scrokkia Pizza
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Bootsma’s Poel Hiking Trail
Bootsma’s Poel Hiking Trail
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Waanzinnigleuk
Waanzinnigleuk
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Tryater
Tryater
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Van der Valk Hotel Sneek
Van der Valk Hotel Sneek
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Restaurant Spiezz
Restaurant Spiezz
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Landal Waterpark Oudehaske
Landal Waterpark Oudehaske
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Bed and Breakfast Kia Ora
Bed and Breakfast Kia Ora
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Heavy shelling on Pingjum
Heavy shelling on Pingjum
After the liberation of Sneek on April 15, 1945, Canadian troops advanced to the Afsluitdijk. The Frisian resistance advised against the attack. It remembered the May days at the beginning of the war in 1940.
After the Canadians had been festively welcomed in Leeuwaren, it was important to advance quickly to Franeker to prevent the last escape option of the Germans over the Afsluitdijk and the IJsselmeer. The attack against the Afsluitdijk was launched from the southeast on 16 April, but the tanks of the Queens Own Rifles soon ran into the strong German defenses.
After that, the village of Wons was surrounded, but the Germans defended themselves very fanatically at Pingjum. There were many snipers and the Canadians were fired on from the farms. Allied fighters and artillery were deployed to break the German resistance. During the shelling, five farms went up in flames, six civilians, one Canadian and 46 Germans were killed. On April 18, 1945, the Canadians were able to report that the entire area had been cleared of enemies.
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Golfbaan Gaasterland
Golfbaan Gaasterland
