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Padel Grou
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De Hagen Zelfpluktuingaard
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Boerderijrecreatie
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Vogelkijkhut Rottige Meente
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Bed & Breakfast ByPaula
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De Friese trots, het zwarte goud
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Kerk Harich
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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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De Kop van de Afsluitdijk
De Kop van de Afsluitdijk
De Afsluitdijk was op 18 april nog één van de laatste open routes naar Noord-Holland. De bezetter was er veel aan gelegen om de Canadezen zo lang mogelijk tegen te houden. Toch wisten de Canadezen de Duitse troepen hier in korte tijd en zonder eigen verliezen te verslaan.
In de ochtend van 18 april werd er nog op enkele plekken in Friesland strijd geleverd. De Kop van de Afsluitdijk was nog onder Duitse controle. En ook Makkum was nog niet vrij. Daar zou in de middag de strijd losbarsten. Op de Kop van de Afsluitdijk hadden de Duitse troepen zich stevig ingegraven. Er waren tal van versperringen aangebracht. En de Duitsers hadden veel zogenoemde betonnen ‘Tobruk’ bunkertjes laten aanleggen die meestal door twee militairen met een mitrailleur werden bemand. Ondersteund door ook nog eens een stuk 75 mm. geschut en vele stukken licht luchtafweergeschut wachtten zij de Canadese aanval af. De Canadezen wisten precies wat hun te wachten stond. Het Friese verzet had kaarten gemaakt van de Duitse posities. En met luchtverkenningen was door de geallieerden ook veel informatie verzameld. De Canadezen voelden er weinig voor om grote risico’s te nemen tegen zo’n goed verdedigde positie. Er was bovendien een zeer geringe kans dat er burgers geraakt konden worden. Alvorens de Canadezen de aanval inzetten werd de Kop van de Afsluitdijk daarom beschoten met artillerie. En de geallieerde jagers voerden luchtaanvallen uit. Nederlandse ingenieurs hielden hun hart vast tijdens de beschieting. Zij vreesden voor grote schade aan de Lorentzsluizen.
Op 18 april om 10:00 uur opende het geschut van de Royal Canadian Artillery het vuur. Een half uur later zetten de Queens Own Rifles of Canada de aanval in. Zij ondervonden nog nauwelijks weerstand. De artilleriebeschieting had zijn werk gedaan. De Duitsers waren verslagen. Nadat ook Makkum in de middag alsnog bevrijd werd, waren nu alle vluchtroutes geblokkeerd. Hiermee werd één van de hoofddoelen van de Canadezen bereikt. Met uitzondering van de Waddeneilanden was de hele provincie Friesland op 18 april bevrijd. De vrees van de Nederlandse ingenieurs was niet onterecht geweest. Het bombardement had schade aan de Afsluitdijk veroorzaakt. Maar de meeste schade was daarvoor al toegebracht door Duitse Sprengkommandos. Vanaf medio mei marcheerden nog enkele malen groepen Duitse militairen over de Afsluitdijk. Ditmaal kwamen ze uit Noord-Holland en werden ze afgevoerd naar krijgsgevangenkampen in Duitsland.
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Veerpont Jacob Petrus (Dronrijp Dykshoek)
Veerpont Jacob Petrus (Dronrijp Dykshoek)
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Kunstcafé de Dream
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Café Restaurant De Kajuit
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dbieb
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Haghakerk Heeg
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Kornwerderzand - Afsluitdijk - Vogelkijkpunt
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Occupation of the Blesse bridge by the NBS
Occupation of the Blesse bridge by the NBS
On 8 April 1945, the words "The bottle is empty" sounded on Radio Orange. This code message was the go-ahead for the resistance to start putting bridges, roads and railway lines out of order thirty-six hours later. The Frisian resistance answered this call en masse.
As soon as the Allied vanguard drew near, the armed resistance was also deployed to support their advance. And that sometimes meant that there were also bridges that had to be occupied rather than deactivated. One such action took place in the municipality of Weststellingwerf.
On 12 April 1945, the Canadian vanguard approached the village of De Blesse. The local section of the Dutch Domestic Armed Forces (NBS) was instructed by the resistance leadership to scout the railway bridge and road bridge (the Blesse bridge) over the Linde and, if possible, to occupy them.These bridges were important for maintaining the speed of the Canadian advance. Partly for this reason, they were also often guarded by German soldiers. In most cases, the bridges were also fitted with explosives. This allowed the bridge to be blown up if the Germans eventually had to retreat.
The reconnaissance revealed that the Blesse bridge was guarded by a total of about 10 soldiers. The NBS then decided to attack the bridge from two sides in the evening. Thanks to several aerial arms drops, the resistance fighters were well armed. In the dark, the men set off and split up into three groups. They eventually took up posts north and south of the bridge. The plan was to storm the bridge at two in the morning from the south.To their surprise, their fire was not returned as they approached the bridge. The guards appeared to have disappeared. With that, the bridge had unexpectedly fallen into the hands of the NBS without bloodshed. Moreover, no explosives were found to be affixed to bridge. After the bridge was secured, it was guarded until the Canadians arrived.
News of the occupation of the bridge was reported to the section commander the same night. And through other means of communication, the news also reached the Canadians. Holding the bridge facilitated and accelerated the Canadians' advance later in the day.
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GalerieF
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Binnendyk 106
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Appartement Sneekermeer
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Watervillapark Idskenhuizen - Grutte Pier
Watervillapark Idskenhuizen - Grutte Pier
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TIP punt B&B Lyts Kanaän Mantgum
TIP punt B&B Lyts Kanaän Mantgum
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Monument Canadian regiment Queen's Own Rifles of Canada
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Het voetpad
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Zeilschool De Ulepanne
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