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Vakantiepark De Kuilart - vakantiehuizen - Watervilla 8 persoons
Vakantiepark De Kuilart - vakantiehuizen - Watervilla 8 persoons
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Huisboot Vakanties - Boothuisje Sneekermeer
Huisboot Vakanties - Boothuisje Sneekermeer
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Camping de Finne - Basis camperplekken
Camping de Finne - Basis camperplekken
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Reformed Church Iens
Reformed Church Iens
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Strandcamping Terherne
Strandcamping Terherne
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Sint Jorischurch Britswert
Sint Jorischurch Britswert
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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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11Fountains Hindeloopen
11Fountains Hindeloopen
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Marinaveste Campevaer
Marinaveste Campevaer
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Iselmar Sporthotel - Standaard hotelkamer
Iselmar Sporthotel - Standaard hotelkamer
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Alde Feanen Rentals
Alde Feanen Rentals
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Potschar Nature Reserve and Groene Dijk Cycle Track and Footpath
Potschar Nature Reserve and Groene Dijk Cycle Track and Footpath
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Wielinga Wine and Liquorstore
Wielinga Wine and Liquorstore
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Aldehoeve-logies - Appartement Twa
Aldehoeve-logies - Appartement Twa
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Hotel Workum - Royal Comfort kamer
Hotel Workum - Royal Comfort kamer
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De Witakker - Groepsaccommodatie De Witakker
De Witakker - Groepsaccommodatie De Witakker
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Moai fuort
Moai fuort
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Sanzi Yacht Charter - Walburga
Sanzi Yacht Charter - Walburga
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Fietsverhuur SWF
Fietsverhuur SWF
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Camping Hiddema State
Camping Hiddema State
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Boat spaces at Mini Camping Synneveer
Boat spaces at Mini Camping Synneveer
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Burgum
Burgum
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Frieschepalen Fort
Frieschepalen Fort
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Museum de Grutterswinkel
Museum de Grutterswinkel
