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Museum Martena
Museum Martena
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Boutique Hotel Catshuis
Boutique Hotel Catshuis
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Boerderij Kleurrijk, wonen, werk & vertier
Boerderij Kleurrijk, wonen, werk & vertier
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Eetcafé de Pleats
Eetcafé de Pleats
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Poppebeam tree at Jubbega
Poppebeam tree at Jubbega
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Restaurant HANA
Restaurant HANA
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Wellekom Watersport
Wellekom Watersport
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Camping De Poel
Camping De Poel
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Bed & Breakfast ByPaula - Kamer Huishoudster
Bed & Breakfast ByPaula - Kamer Huishoudster
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The battle for the Tjonger bridge in Mildam
The battle for the Tjonger bridge in Mildam
In the afternoon of 12 April, rumours had reached Mildam that Englishmen or perhaps Canadians had been sighted at Peperga. The Canadian vanguards had entered Friesland. For the inhabitants of Mildam it was still a surprise when at first one and shortly afterwards another military vehicle with a few men in khaki-coloured overalls stopped at the bridge.
These vehicles were part of a patrol of "D" Squadron Royal Canadian Dragoons commanded by Lieutenant Homer Thomas. These Canadians established that unlike other bridges, the bridge in Mildam over the Tjonger had not yet been blown up by the occupying forces. The fact that the Tjonger bridge in Mildam had not been destroyed was due to the local resistance movement. The Germans had indeed planned to blow up this bridge as well. But at the risk of their own lives, resistance fighters had removed the detonators from the explosives affixed to the bridge.
The Squadron Commander immediately ordered all units to secure the bridge. And the Dutch Domestic Armed Forces were also requested to provide men. The precautions turned out to be justified. In the night of 12 to 13 April, German troops launched one of their few counter-attacks in the province of Friesland. From Heerenveen, they managed to surprise the Canadians in Mildam. They tried to regain control of the bridge three times. During the fierce fighting, Canadian vehicles were knocked out. But the Dragoons stood firm, and the Germans were driven off again. Mildam was freed.Four Canadian soldiers were injured in the fighting. The number of casualties on the German side is unknown. There was property damage in Mildam, but no civilians were killed. With a little less luck, though, there would have been several Dutch casualties. In the early morning of 13 April, a group of dozens of resistance fighters approached the bridge at dusk from the direction of Nieuweschoot. This was the reinforcement requested by the Canadians on 12 April when the undamaged bridge was discovered. The resistance fighters were partly carrying captured German weapons and were not noticed by the Dragoons in the semi-darkness until late.
Lieutenant Thomas, mentioned earlier, almost gave the order to open fire. It was only at the last moment that it became clear that they were not Germans. The resistance members had managed to make themselves known by singing songs in English.
The preservation of the bridge was important. During the following days, the Canadians would make extensive use of the bridge to advance further in the direction of Leeuwarden and liberate the province of Friesland.
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Monument Gaele Visser
Monument Gaele Visser
On May 2, 2015, a monument was unveiled here for the Frisian-Canadian soldier Gaele Visser, born in Haskerhorne in 1920 and emigrated to Canada in 1930. Gaele Visser enlisted in the Canadian army in 1942, specifically in the Algonquin Regiment. He fought in the liberation of Western Europe and was killed on April 23, 1945, near Oldenburg (Germany).
He is buried at the Canadian War Cemetery in Holten. The monument provides information about both his private life and military career.
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Watersportcamping de Bearshoeke - Studio aan het water
Watersportcamping de Bearshoeke - Studio aan het water
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Welgelegen - Vakantiehut
Welgelegen - Vakantiehut
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Wyldemerk
Wyldemerk
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The transient harbor Heegerwâl
The transient harbor Heegerwâl
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Kid's Farm, Camp-site, and Restaurant De Watsenster
Kid's Farm, Camp-site, and Restaurant De Watsenster
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Bed & Breakfast ByPaula - Kamer Kapelaan
Bed & Breakfast ByPaula - Kamer Kapelaan
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Neushoorn
Neushoorn
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Gates of Light
Gates of Light
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Stadscafé Artisante (City Café)
Stadscafé Artisante (City Café)
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B&B De Garaazje
B&B De Garaazje
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It Wikelslân Nature Reserve at De Alde Feanen National Park
It Wikelslân Nature Reserve at De Alde Feanen National Park
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Hotel de Wijnberg - Comfort kamer
Hotel de Wijnberg - Comfort kamer
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Grand Café De Brass
Grand Café De Brass
