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Pean-buiten Akkrum - Waterlodge Reade Wikel
Pean-buiten Akkrum - Waterlodge Reade Wikel
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De Gauwe Krakeling
De Gauwe Krakeling
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Dekema State
Dekema State
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Yachtcharter Wetterwille - Privateer 34 Vienne
Yachtcharter Wetterwille - Privateer 34 Vienne
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Bed & Breakfast Boszicht Leeuwarden
Bed & Breakfast Boszicht Leeuwarden
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The bombing of Terherne lock
The bombing of Terherne lock
On 11 November 1944, pilots of the Royal Canadian Air Force, based at Welschap airfield near Eindhoven, were ordered to bomb the lock at Terherne in two groups. The reason for the bombardment of Terherne lock was to restrict (German) transport movements. The lock complex was situated on the main shipping route from Germany via Groningen to the Randstad, along which the Germans transported goods and military equipment.
After the railway strike in September had already disrupted rail transport considerably, actions against shipping traffic followed in the months thereafter. The southern part of the country may have been liberated, but fierce battles were still to be fought in the other parts.
Such was the case on that 11th November just after nine o'clock in the morning when the two groups of Hawker Typhoon fighter-bombers took off shortly after each other from Eindhoven for their mission. Around 10:00, the lock at Terherne was bombed from the north for the first time and then again around 10:30.
The consequences were huge for the people living on the lock. The wives of both lock keepers, a one-year-old baby and a German soldier were killed. Also, pilot John Gordon Fraser's aircraft was damaged to such extent that he had to make an emergency landing at St. Johannesga. Although the bombing resulted in the northern passageway being deactivated and no longer usable, the southern passageway remained open and could still be used.
Today, a boathouse for the State yacht of the province of Friesland has been built over the southern passage. A new building, that serves as a guest house for the province, was put up on the site of the lock keeper's house on the south side.
A monument has been erected on the northern pier in memory of those who perished at the lock. This monument was unveiled on 10 November 1985 by Hattum Hoekstra, son of 1st lock keeper Wiemer and Tietje Hoekstra. Since then, the commemoration of the dead in Terherne has always taken place at the old lock, and the children of primary school 'It Kampke' have adopted the monument.
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Camping it Krúswetter - Stacaravan Skries
Camping it Krúswetter - Stacaravan Skries
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Nature- and culture Park Vijversburg
Nature- and culture Park Vijversburg
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Yachtcharter Wetterwille - Vacance 1200 Amazone
Yachtcharter Wetterwille - Vacance 1200 Amazone
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Yachtcharter Wetterwille - Smelne 1180 Mayenne
Yachtcharter Wetterwille - Smelne 1180 Mayenne
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B&B Sleeping at Bonanza
B&B Sleeping at Bonanza
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Grutte Pier Brewery
Grutte Pier Brewery
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Oan Tafel | Proeflokaal
Oan Tafel | Proeflokaal
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AquaZoo Leeuwarden
AquaZoo Leeuwarden
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Yachtcharter Wetterwille - Curtevenne 850 Melissa
Yachtcharter Wetterwille - Curtevenne 850 Melissa
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Buitenverblijf Boksum
Buitenverblijf Boksum
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Restaurant WeidumerHout
Restaurant WeidumerHout
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Camping it Krúswetter - Ingerichte caravan
Camping it Krúswetter - Ingerichte caravan
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Pean-buiten Akkrum - de Jister
Pean-buiten Akkrum - de Jister
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Noarderleech Bunker and Training Base
Noarderleech Bunker and Training Base
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It Noarderleech - Noard Fryslan Butendyks
It Noarderleech - Noard Fryslan Butendyks
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Camping de Kleine Wielen
Camping de Kleine Wielen
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Holiday home Vrij aan het Water
Holiday home Vrij aan het Water
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Yachtcharter Wetterwille - Tjeukemeer 900 Limanda
Yachtcharter Wetterwille - Tjeukemeer 900 Limanda
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