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De Zee Restaurant
De Zee Restaurant
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Kollumerwaard Hiking Trail
Kollumerwaard Hiking Trail
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Camping de Slypstien
Camping de Slypstien
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Zijda Yachting - Jordy Elite
Zijda Yachting - Jordy Elite
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Recycle Boulevard
Recycle Boulevard
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Former Mountain Monastery Burgum
Former Mountain Monastery Burgum
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Lutz Watervilla's - Wettervilla Santjin
Lutz Watervilla's - Wettervilla Santjin
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De Swanneblom Swimming Pond
De Swanneblom Swimming Pond
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Heavy shelling on Pingjum
Heavy shelling on Pingjum
After the liberation of Sneek on April 15, 1945, Canadian troops advanced to the Afsluitdijk. The Frisian resistance advised against the attack. It remembered the May days at the beginning of the war in 1940.
After the Canadians had been festively welcomed in Leeuwaren, it was important to advance quickly to Franeker to prevent the last escape option of the Germans over the Afsluitdijk and the IJsselmeer. The attack against the Afsluitdijk was launched from the southeast on 16 April, but the tanks of the Queens Own Rifles soon ran into the strong German defenses.
After that, the village of Wons was surrounded, but the Germans defended themselves very fanatically at Pingjum. There were many snipers and the Canadians were fired on from the farms. Allied fighters and artillery were deployed to break the German resistance. During the shelling, five farms went up in flames, six civilians, one Canadian and 46 Germans were killed. On April 18, 1945, the Canadians were able to report that the entire area had been cleared of enemies.
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Sint-Gertrudiskerk Lytsewierrum
Sint-Gertrudiskerk Lytsewierrum
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Scharl Bell Tower
Scharl Bell Tower
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Beach Suites
Beach Suites
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Hotel Country Rose
Hotel Country Rose
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