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Landal Natuurdorp Suyderoogh
Landal Natuurdorp Suyderoogh
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Hempolders
Hempolders
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Stek Leeuwarden
Stek Leeuwarden
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B&B Nieuwe buren
B&B Nieuwe buren
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Ny-Na
Ny-Na
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Museum It Tsiispakhûs
Museum It Tsiispakhûs
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Waddenzee-Expedities
Waddenzee-Expedities
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Vakantiewoningen It Kolkje - Túnhûs
Vakantiewoningen It Kolkje - Túnhûs
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Heerenveen
Heerenveen
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Legemeer Bell Tower
Legemeer Bell Tower
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Logement Nij Bonga
Logement Nij Bonga
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Irish Pub Paddy O'Ryan
Irish Pub Paddy O'Ryan
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Landal Esonstad
Landal Esonstad
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Sail-a-way Sneekermeer - Appartement 8-8
Sail-a-way Sneekermeer - Appartement 8-8
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Boerderij Kleurrijk, wonen, werk & vertier
Boerderij Kleurrijk, wonen, werk & vertier
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Friese Hoeve Sneek
Friese Hoeve Sneek
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Tusken de Marren - Bungalow Eneva 4p miva
Tusken de Marren - Bungalow Eneva 4p miva
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Paviljoen De Potvis
Paviljoen De Potvis
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Fisherman's monument Wierum
Fisherman's monument Wierum
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Tao Tapas
Tao Tapas
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Kraanlannen Nature Reserve
Kraanlannen Nature Reserve
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Nero: coffee & foodbar
Nero: coffee & foodbar
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Aan het Water - Torenwoning GB 28
Aan het Water - Torenwoning GB 28
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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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