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Church of Hindeloopen
Church of Hindeloopen
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Ouwster-Nijega Bell Tower
Ouwster-Nijega Bell Tower
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Allied War Graves in Workum
Allied War Graves in Workum
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Sail Events Friesland
Sail Events Friesland
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De Witakker
De Witakker
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Stichting Skûtsjes Doniawerstal
Stichting Skûtsjes Doniawerstal
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De Walrus
De Walrus
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Gerbrandy state
Gerbrandy state
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Grote of Jacobijnerkerk
Grote of Jacobijnerkerk
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Makkum War Memorial
Makkum War Memorial
By 16 April, the major part of Friesland had been liberated. But some important targets of the Canadians had not yet been achieved. They wanted to win the Frisian ports and the Head of the Afsluitdijk from the Germans as quickly as possible. But they would be hard fought. Both the ports and the Afsluitdijk were used by German soldiers to escape to North Holland.
As elsewhere in Friesland, the Canadians were helped by resistance fighters from the Dutch Domestic Armed Forces (N.B.S.) They suffered several casualties near Makkum. On 16 April, Schelte Bruinsma and Simon Sipma were killed in an attack on a farm in which the Germans had entrenched themselves. The next day, another group tried to occupy a bridge under Makkum. However, the Germans caught sight of them and in the ensuing gunfight, Rinnert Anema, Roelof van der Meer and Hendrik Postma were killed. Makkum was liberated on 18 April, as one of the last villages in Friesland.
The monument at the Buren in Makkum was unveiled in 1952 in commemoration of the members of the Dutch Domestic Armed Forces who were killed around the village during the struggle for liberation.
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It Lytse Slot Manor
It Lytse Slot Manor
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City Walk Dokkum
City Walk Dokkum
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De Mariahoeve
De Mariahoeve
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Harkema (De Harkema)
Harkema (De Harkema)
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Harichsterbos
Harichsterbos
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Tao Tapas
Tao Tapas
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Nieuw Allardsoog
Nieuw Allardsoog
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Fer Koffie
Fer Koffie
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Bed and Breakfast Noflik Haule
Bed and Breakfast Noflik Haule
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St. Paul's Church in Aldtsjerk
St. Paul's Church in Aldtsjerk
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Boat trip company Neptunus
Boat trip company Neptunus
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Artwork Het Baken
Artwork Het Baken
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Zeilschool De Ulepanne
Zeilschool De Ulepanne
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Snoozz Hotels - Comfort kamer met pantry
Snoozz Hotels - Comfort kamer met pantry
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