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Stichting Signaal Beheer
Stichting Signaal Beheer
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Veenkloosterbos Forest on Fogelsangh State Country Estate
Veenkloosterbos Forest on Fogelsangh State Country Estate
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Landal Waterpark Oudehaske
Landal Waterpark Oudehaske
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Holiday home Blomsteech
Holiday home Blomsteech
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Blokslootpolder Nature Reserve
Blokslootpolder Nature Reserve
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Botenverhuur Polboten
Botenverhuur Polboten
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Luxe Vakantie Friesland - Simmertwirre
Luxe Vakantie Friesland - Simmertwirre
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LE 50 - Cruises with the fisherman’s barge
LE 50 - Cruises with the fisherman’s barge
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Lutz Watervilla's - Wettervilla Fiiftjin
Lutz Watervilla's - Wettervilla Fiiftjin
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Artwork Het Grote Gezicht
Artwork Het Grote Gezicht
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Marina Resort Hart van Friesland - Tweepersoons beneden appartement
Marina Resort Hart van Friesland - Tweepersoons beneden appartement
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B&B De Garaazje
B&B De Garaazje
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IJsbaan Balk
IJsbaan Balk
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Beleef Lauwersoog
Beleef Lauwersoog
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Werf IJlst - Sinnehuske 3
Werf IJlst - Sinnehuske 3
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Museum Hindeloopen
Museum Hindeloopen
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Beach Resorts Makkum - Solo 6 persoons
Beach Resorts Makkum - Solo 6 persoons
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Beaches at Nieuwe Robbengat
Beaches at Nieuwe Robbengat
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Ichthustsjerke (Ichthuskerk gereformeerde kerk)
Ichthustsjerke (Ichthuskerk gereformeerde kerk)
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Wind Engine at De Veenhoop
Wind Engine at De Veenhoop
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De Pluymgraaff
De Pluymgraaff
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Veenwouden (Feanwâlden)
Veenwouden (Feanwâlden)
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Execution of ten Dutch collaborators near Oldeberkoop
Execution of ten Dutch collaborators near Oldeberkoop
On the afternoon of 12 April, Oldeberkoop was liberated by "D" Squadron of the Royal Canadian Dragoons. Later that day, they established a temporary headquarters in the village. The movements of "D" squadron were coordinated from the headquarters. This was also the place where prisoner of war from the immediate surroundings were gathered.
These prisoners of war were often Germans, but sometimes also Dutch who served voluntarily in the Waffen-SS, the NSKK (a paramilitary section of the Nazi party NSDAP) or the Dutch Landwacht. On this 12th of April, ten of these collaborators were brought into the encampment in Oldeberkoop amid great interest. Hatred of people who fought with or for the Germans was strong among most of the Dutch population. A resident of Oldeberkoop described the moment the men were brought in:
"The crowd booed and whistled, some spat, and some could not keep their hands off them. One of them got such a blow to the head that hit made his head spin."Not much later, these POWs were taken away again. Presumably with the aim of taking them to a real prison camp in Vledder. But the men would never get there. All ten of them were shot without trial in the Koepelbos just outside Oldeberkoop.
It was long thought that the Canadians were responsible for these unlawful executions. But by 1995, it became clear that Canadian involvement had been minimal. Stories about the involvement of two former resistance fighters were confirmed when one of them confessed to having fired the shots. In addition to himself, a colleague, a Canadian driver and some men who had dug the graves were present at the execution.
The exact reason for the murder of the Dutch collaborators and the exact role of the two Dutchmen and the Canadian have never been fully clarified. There are different accounts of the events leading up to the shooting. On 14 April, the bodies were finally buried in a mass grave on the side of the road. Later they were transferred to the German war cemetery in Ysselsteyn. The names of most of the victims also became known at that time:
Egbert Jan Hommes, Ordnungspolizei
Otto Frikken, Ordnungspolizei
Gerrit Jan Seevinck, Dutch Landwacht
Hendrik Dales, Dutch Landwacht
Heike Ham, Dutch Landwacht
Douwe Jonkman, Dutch Landwacht
Bernard Janssen, Dutch Landwacht
Arnold Pieter Post, Dutch Landwacht
The identities of two men from the Dutch Landwacht could not yet be ascertained.
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Boutique Hotel Joure - DeLuxe kamer
Boutique Hotel Joure - DeLuxe kamer
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