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Brasserie De Stadstuin
Brasserie De Stadstuin
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Watervillapark Idskenhuizen - Oeral Thús
Watervillapark Idskenhuizen - Oeral Thús
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Terpensmole IJlst
Terpensmole IJlst
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Nature Centre and barefoot path
Nature Centre and barefoot path
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Hotel-Restaurant Greate Pier
Hotel-Restaurant Greate Pier
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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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Wellekom Watersport
Wellekom Watersport
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Camping Oan e Poel - Comfortabele stacaravan Bluebird
Camping Oan e Poel - Comfortabele stacaravan Bluebird
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Yachtcharter Friesland
Yachtcharter Friesland
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Lutz Watervilla's
Lutz Watervilla's
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Jan Durkspolder
Jan Durkspolder
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Watervillapark Idskenhuizen - Nije Dei
Watervillapark Idskenhuizen - Nije Dei
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Vakantiehuis Aquaholic
Vakantiehuis Aquaholic
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BurgGolf Golfclub Sint Nyk
BurgGolf Golfclub Sint Nyk
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The liberation of Friesland 1
The liberation of Friesland 1
In early April, it became clear that the liberation of Friesland was imminent. Although the province had not suffered a real Hunger Winter like other parts of the Netherlands, there were severe shortages of just about everything. And the terror of the occupying forces was growing. This also led to increased resistance against the occupying forces. The battle between the two was tougher than ever in early 1945.
In Friesland, assault groups known as Knokploegen (KP) were responsible for most acts of resistance. But there were other groups too. On the orders of the Dutch government in London, all these groups were merged into the Dutch Domestic Armed Forces (NBS). In Friesland, this happened on 12 December 1944.
The NBS, popularly referred to as the BS, gave the armed resistance an organisation with a clear structure. The NBS was also supposed to play a role in the upcoming liberation. To this end, resistance groups were provided with weapons from autumn 1944. These were dropped from the air.
On 8 April, Radio Orange broadcast the message "The bottle is empty." This was the signal for the NBS to start carrying out sabotage operations 36 hours later. The aim was to make it as difficult as possible for the Germans to defend themselves against the approaching Allied forces.
The resistance did this by putting bridges and railways out of order, blocking waterways and blocking roads. The response of the occupying forces was ruthless. In retaliation, dozens more prisoners were shot at different times and places.Once the Canadians entered Friesland on 12 April, they were supported extremely effectively by the Frisian resistance. Because it was superbly organised, they were able to help the Canadians take control of important bridges, repair damaged bridges, and advise on the most favourable route.
By 18 April, the whole province was liberated except for the Wadden Islands (these were liberated in late May and in June). Compared to other provinces, there was little fighting in Friesland. Overall, the few thousand German troops who had been unable to flee Friesland were defeated by the Canadians relatively quickly.
The commander of the Royal Canadian Dragoons, Lieutenant Colonel Landell, praised the actions of the resistance by stating "Friesland liberated herself." While that may be a bit of an exaggeration, the actions of the Frisian resistance undoubtedly accelerated the liberation. And reduced the number of casualties on the Allied side.
In confrontations with German troops and their Dutch accomplices, at least 31 resistance fighters lost their lives. On the Allied side, at least eleven Canadians and one Frenchman were killed. The fighting and shelling also resulted in dozens of civilian casualties. The number of casualties on the German side is not known, but probably ran into the hundreds. With 320 houses destroyed and 4,000 damaged and 80 bridges destroyed, Friesland was materially the least damaged province in the Netherlands.
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The Langweer Mill
The Langweer Mill
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B&B Oan't Wetter
B&B Oan't Wetter
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Artwork Maarten van der Weijden
Artwork Maarten van der Weijden
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Camping Oan e Poel
Camping Oan e Poel
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de Markestee - de Markestee
de Markestee - de Markestee
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BnB Slaap Lekker
BnB Slaap Lekker
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Bootverhuur Hospes - Motorboot IJsvogel
Bootverhuur Hospes - Motorboot IJsvogel
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Vegotel
Vegotel
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Epemastate
Epemastate
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