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Beach Resorts Makkum - Duinvilla+ 6 persoons
Beach Resorts Makkum - Duinvilla+ 6 persoons
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Bootverhuur Hospes - Zeilboot Dehler 32
Bootverhuur Hospes - Zeilboot Dehler 32
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Oldehûs Farm
Oldehûs Farm
Oldehûs Farm is located at the historic crossroads known as Bru(i)ningshoeke, the gateway to the former terp village of Wijnaldum. The farmstead is notable for its centuries-long history and its rare glass potato sprouting house, once used to prepare seed potatoes for planting.
The Bru(i)ningshoeke is a historic crossroads near Wijnaldum, named after a family that has owned farms in the area for generations. The nearby Oldehûs Farm has a long history and was owned by prominent and noble families for centuries. The farmyard also features a rare glass potato sprouting house, where seed potatoes were pre-sprouted under controlled conditions before planting. Only a small number of these distinctive buildings have survived to the present day.
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Schip Josefien
Schip Josefien
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Ambush at Oldeholtpade
Ambush at Oldeholtpade
On 12 April, the bridge over the Tjonger in Mildam fell into the hands of the Royal Canadian Dragoons reconnaissance regiment. Because the occupier had blown up many other bridges, the Canadians attached great importance to preserving this bridge for the crossing of other Canadian units. That is why dozens of armoured cars, mobile artillery guns and numerous other vehicles were sent to Mildam that day to reinforce the bridgehead over the Tjonger.
In one of those armoured cars, a Staghound, was 24-year-old Trooper Wilfred Robert George Berry from Ontario. The young Canadian had volunteered for military service in Europe. And had already fought with the Royal Canadian Dragoons in Italy. At the end of February 1945, they were transferred to Northwest Europe.
For Berry, the war ended in Friesland. In Oldeholtpade, on the road to Wolvega, his vehicle drove into an ambush along with at least one other Staghound. In the vicinity of a broken-down German car, German soldiers had hidden with Panzerfausts. The Panzerfaust was a very powerful and easy-to-use anti-tank weapon. The first shot missed, but the second projectile hit the front Staghound, on the side where driver Wilfred Berry was sitting at the time.2 The Staghound went off the road and overturned. The three other crew members got injured, but were able to leave the vehicle and took cover behind the second Staghound. One of them stated:
"[…]Flames burst through the turret, where the officer and I were half in and half out of the hatches. Any skin surface not covered was burned and the flames badly singed our eyebrows, eyelashes, moustaches and hands, sending me and the officer both wounded to the field hospital."3
Immediately after the first Staghound was hit, the second Staghound opened fire on the Germans. Seriously injured, Wilfred Berry remained in the vehicle. After about fifteen minutes of shooting back and forth, the other Staghounds retreated towards Oldeberkoop. The exact reason for this remains unclear. Berry was already dying and was briefly cared for by the elderly Andriesje Dekker-Oosterhof in the vehicle when the shooting had stopped. The tragedy had unfolded right in front of her house. He died in the wreck shortly afterwards.
Berry's remains were eventually transferred to the farm on "De Bult" in Oldeberkoop and buried there. After the war he would be reburied at the Canadian war cemetery in Holten. The other crew members were eventually able to return to their units after receiving medical treatment. The commander only had burns on his face.
The event made a deep impression on the inhabitants of Oldeholtpade. In 1945, a monument to Berry was erected. And in 1965, a street was named in his honour.
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Friesland Boating Yachtcharter - FB 1400 Gaast
Friesland Boating Yachtcharter - FB 1400 Gaast
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Recreatiepark de Bosrand - Chalet Bosrand 6p
Recreatiepark de Bosrand - Chalet Bosrand 6p
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Bed & Breakfast Joarum
Bed & Breakfast Joarum
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Thialf
Thialf
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Wellekom Watersport
Wellekom Watersport
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Landal Waterpark De Alde Feanen
Landal Waterpark De Alde Feanen
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Fellini City Lounge
Fellini City Lounge
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Vakantiewoning Sijsje
Vakantiewoning Sijsje
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Vakantiewoningen It Kolkje - Túnhûs
Vakantiewoningen It Kolkje - Túnhûs
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Burgum
Burgum
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Nij Wybranda - it Hokling
Nij Wybranda - it Hokling
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Aldehoeve-logies - Appartement Twa
Aldehoeve-logies - Appartement Twa
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Skiedingsboskje Forest and Pingos next to the A7
Skiedingsboskje Forest and Pingos next to the A7
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Pucks Pluktuin l flower-picking garden
Pucks Pluktuin l flower-picking garden
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11Fountains Hindeloopen
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Boutique Hotel Joure - DeLuxe kamer
Boutique Hotel Joure - DeLuxe kamer
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Pieltsjerke Church in Gaastmeer
Pieltsjerke Church in Gaastmeer
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De Trije Suskes
De Trije Suskes
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Wielinga Wine and Liquorstore
Wielinga Wine and Liquorstore
