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It Lytse Slot Manor
It Lytse Slot Manor
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Bed and Breakfast Noflik Haule
Bed and Breakfast Noflik Haule
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Beleef Lauwersoog
Beleef Lauwersoog
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GalerieF
GalerieF
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Onder 't Duin
Onder 't Duin
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de Drijfveer
de Drijfveer
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Jachthaven Jutrijp
Jachthaven Jutrijp
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Parkhotel Tjaarda - Sfeervolle luxe kamer
Parkhotel Tjaarda - Sfeervolle luxe kamer
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Wijn-, Tap- & Eethuis Amicaal
Wijn-, Tap- & Eethuis Amicaal
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Museum Joure
Museum Joure
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Old Town Hall in Dokkum
Old Town Hall in Dokkum
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IJsbaan Balk
IJsbaan Balk
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de Tijnjehoeve - Groepsaccommodatie de Tijnjehoeve (18p)
de Tijnjehoeve - Groepsaccommodatie de Tijnjehoeve (18p)
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Studio 8
Studio 8
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Yachtcharter Sneek
Yachtcharter Sneek
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Heeg (Heech)
Heeg (Heech)
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De Kan Hoeve
De Kan Hoeve
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De Fochtel Monument
De Fochtel Monument
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Marina Resort Hart van Friesland
Marina Resort Hart van Friesland
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Sint Gertrudis church
Sint Gertrudis church
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Kolmeersland Starteiland Sneekermeer
Kolmeersland Starteiland Sneekermeer
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Elfstedentocht Turning Point - Dokkum
Elfstedentocht Turning Point - Dokkum
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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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