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Hindeloopen (Hylpen)
Hindeloopen (Hylpen)
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Het Landzicht
Het Landzicht
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Camping Sudersé - Trekkershut It Lurkje en It Sweltsje
Camping Sudersé - Trekkershut It Lurkje en It Sweltsje
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De Appelhof - Tiny House aan het water- Type B
De Appelhof - Tiny House aan het water- Type B
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St. Paul's Church in Aldtsjerk
St. Paul's Church in Aldtsjerk
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Blauwhoek Bathing Site
Blauwhoek Bathing Site
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B&B Dearsum
B&B Dearsum
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Bij de Genieterij - Tiny House Rhombus
Bij de Genieterij - Tiny House Rhombus
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Smaak van Water
Smaak van Water
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Snowcentrum Leeuwarden
Snowcentrum Leeuwarden
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Recreatiecentrum Sneek
Recreatiecentrum Sneek
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Titus Brandsma monument
Titus Brandsma monument
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Forest House ''Vroeg''
Forest House ''Vroeg''
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Former railway station Wijnaldum
Former railway station Wijnaldum
The former Wijnaldum railway station recalls the local railway line that connected the village with Harlingen, Leeuwarden and Stiens between 1903 and 1936. The carefully restored station building is one of the few surviving reminders of this historic railway connection.
Wijnaldum (station abbreviation: Wnd) was a stop on the former railway line between Stiens and Harlingen. Located near the hamlet of Voorrijp, the station opened on 1 October 1903. Passenger services continued until 15 May 1935.
The station building was constructed according to the NFLS Standard Type, a design used by the North Frisian Local Railway Company for several stations and halts throughout Friesland. Wijnaldum was classified as a third-class halt within this standard design.
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Skûtsje De Leafde
Skûtsje De Leafde
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Iselmar Sporthotel - Comfort hotelkamer
Iselmar Sporthotel - Comfort hotelkamer
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Fruithof De Struikrover
Fruithof De Struikrover
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The Hannemahuis
The Hannemahuis
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Doughpamine
Doughpamine
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Vakantiepark de Pharshoeke
Vakantiepark de Pharshoeke
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Eysinga State - Bungalow 'Expatria'
Eysinga State - Bungalow 'Expatria'
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Theaterrestaurant De Hofleverancier
Theaterrestaurant De Hofleverancier
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Welgelegen - VW Bus hut
Welgelegen - VW Bus hut
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The liberation of Friesland
The liberation of Friesland
By 18 April, the whole province of Friesland had been liberated, except for the Wadden Islands. Compared to other provinces, there was little fighting in Friesland. Overall, the few thousand German troops who had been unable to escape from Friesland were defeated by the Canadians relatively quickly.
The commander of the Royal Canadian Dragoons, Lieutenant Colonel Landell, praised the actions of the resistance by stating that "Friesland liberated herself". While that may be a bit of an exaggeration, the actions of the Frisian resistance undoubtedly accelerated the liberation. And reduced the number of casualties on the Allied side.
At least 31 resistance fighters lost their lives in confrontations with German troops and their Dutch accomplices. At least eleven Canadians and one Frenchman were killed on the Allied side. Dozens of civilian victims were also killed in the fighting and shelling. The number of casualties on the German side is not known, but it is believed that the number ran into hundreds. With 320 destroyed and 4000 damaged homes and 80 destroyed bridges, Friesland was materially the least damaged province of the Netherlands.
Many German soldiers fled towards the western part of the country. The retreating German troops gathered mostly in Harlingen, Makkum and Lemmer. From there, they tried to get away by boat across the IJsselmeer or via the Afsluitdijk to North Holland. The Wadden Islands also became a refuge for collaborators and German soldiers. Here, liberation was longer in coming.
On the island of Terschelling, the last German troops were disarmed by a British artillery regiment on 29 May. Two days later, the British crossed from Terschelling to Vlieland, and the liberation of that island was also a fact. Ameland was liberated on 3 June.
Personnel from the infamous Scholtenhuis, the SD headquarters in Groningen, had entrenched themselves on Schiermonnikoog. After their departure on 31 May, there was a celebration on the island, in spite of the six hundred members of the occupying troops who still were there. Only on 11 June did the last German soldiers leave Schiermonnikoog, and then the whole province of Friesland was free.
Most Canadian units that had liberated Friesland continued the battle in Groningen and North Germany after 18 April. Their war ended on 8 May 1945, when the surrender of all German armed forces became effective.
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