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Wyldemerk
Wyldemerk
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Camping Ykema - Royale glamping tent
Camping Ykema - Royale glamping tent
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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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HappyWhale Leeuwarden
HappyWhale Leeuwarden
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De Witakker - 11Stedenkamer - Hylpen 205
De Witakker - 11Stedenkamer - Hylpen 205
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Bij de Genieterij - Tiny House Rhombus
Bij de Genieterij - Tiny House Rhombus
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Hotel Stedswal - Kamer 5 - Hylpen
Hotel Stedswal - Kamer 5 - Hylpen
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Theetuin Alie
Theetuin Alie
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de Markestee - de Markestee
de Markestee - de Markestee
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Makkum War Memorial
Makkum War Memorial
By 16 April, the major part of Friesland had been liberated. But some important targets of the Canadians had not yet been achieved. They wanted to win the Frisian ports and the Head of the Afsluitdijk from the Germans as quickly as possible. But they would be hard fought. Both the ports and the Afsluitdijk were used by German soldiers to escape to North Holland.
As elsewhere in Friesland, the Canadians were helped by resistance fighters from the Dutch Domestic Armed Forces (N.B.S.) They suffered several casualties near Makkum. On 16 April, Schelte Bruinsma and Simon Sipma were killed in an attack on a farm in which the Germans had entrenched themselves. The next day, another group tried to occupy a bridge under Makkum. However, the Germans caught sight of them and in the ensuing gunfight, Rinnert Anema, Roelof van der Meer and Hendrik Postma were killed. Makkum was liberated on 18 April, as one of the last villages in Friesland.
The monument at the Buren in Makkum was unveiled in 1952 in commemoration of the members of the Dutch Domestic Armed Forces who were killed around the village during the struggle for liberation.
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Friese Meren Villa's - Premium XL Watervilla (pc19)
Friese Meren Villa's - Premium XL Watervilla (pc19)
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Vakantiehuis Tjeukemeer de Friese Meren
Vakantiehuis Tjeukemeer de Friese Meren
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Aan het Water
Aan het Water
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Tourist Information Sneek
Tourist Information Sneek
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Schrijvers blokhut
Schrijvers blokhut
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Zijda Yachting - Star of Grace
Zijda Yachting - Star of Grace
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Tsjerke Oan It Dok Church - Lemster Tower
Tsjerke Oan It Dok Church - Lemster Tower
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Friese Hoeve Sneek
Friese Hoeve Sneek
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Swan Hunting in Wijnaldum
Swan Hunting in Wijnaldum
Fishing once took place here along the Ried, and swans were kept in the surrounding wetlands. The exclusive right to hunt swans was a valuable privilege and provided an important source of income for centuries.
In the past, the Frisians fought the sea by building dams. As a result, a marshy area developed north of Wijnaldum. The former tidal channel known as the Ried formed its southern boundary.
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HarTeluk Joure
HarTeluk Joure
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Jannum Church Museum
Jannum Church Museum
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Forest House ''Vroeg''
Forest House ''Vroeg''
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Súdergoabrêge Workum
Súdergoabrêge Workum
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Heechsicht
Heechsicht
