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Eysinga State - Vakantievilla Eyland 10p
Eysinga State - Vakantievilla Eyland 10p
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Lakes Area near Heeg, Gaastmeer and Oudega
Lakes Area near Heeg, Gaastmeer and Oudega
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Camping Zwanenburg
Camping Zwanenburg
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St. Cecilia's Church Oosternijkerk
St. Cecilia's Church Oosternijkerk
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Plaque Blauwpoortsbrug
Plaque Blauwpoortsbrug
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Wereldwinkel Leeuwarden
Wereldwinkel Leeuwarden
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Boerderijcamping
Boerderijcamping
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Stoker coffeebar
Stoker coffeebar
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Koester Conceptstore
Koester Conceptstore
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Tropical Greenhouse
Tropical Greenhouse
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Skûtsjeverhuur Twee Gezusters
Skûtsjeverhuur Twee Gezusters
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Eysinga State - Landhuisbungalow seis
Eysinga State - Landhuisbungalow seis
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The Kûfurd
The Kûfurd
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Watertorenhotel Nes
Watertorenhotel Nes
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Forest House ''Vroeg''
Forest House ''Vroeg''
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Cannon Firing in Sloten
Cannon Firing in Sloten
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Noflik by Zwigt & Bosma
Noflik by Zwigt & Bosma
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Jewish Memorial Sneek
Jewish Memorial Sneek
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Verblijf bij Bynt
Verblijf bij Bynt
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Sail Charter Friesland
Sail Charter Friesland
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Public toilet on island Rakkenpolle in Heeg
Public toilet on island Rakkenpolle in Heeg
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Passantenhaven Joure
Passantenhaven Joure
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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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Stadslogement Valentijn
Stadslogement Valentijn
