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Bij De Pastorie Boutique Hotel
Bij De Pastorie Boutique Hotel
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It Breahûs Church
It Breahûs Church
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Group accommodation at ‘De Blikvaart’
Group accommodation at ‘De Blikvaart’
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Restaurant Herberg De Pater
Restaurant Herberg De Pater
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Sailingvessel Nil Desperandum
Sailingvessel Nil Desperandum
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Aquacamping en Jachthaven De Rakken - Vrijstaand vakantiehuis
Aquacamping en Jachthaven De Rakken - Vrijstaand vakantiehuis
Direct boekbaar
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Sint-Gertrudiskerk Lytsewierrum
Sint-Gertrudiskerk Lytsewierrum
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B&B Langweer - Kamer 1
B&B Langweer - Kamer 1
Direct boekbaar
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Holiday Park De Kuilart
Holiday Park De Kuilart
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Eesterga Bell Tower and Graveyard with Mausoleum
Eesterga Bell Tower and Graveyard with Mausoleum
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Grote of Jacobijnerkerk
Grote of Jacobijnerkerk
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Villa Vink
Villa Vink
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Camping de Bearshoeke - Vakantiehuis Foarn
Camping de Bearshoeke - Vakantiehuis Foarn
Direct boekbaar
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Van der Valk Hotel Sneek - Comfortkamer - Waterzijde
Van der Valk Hotel Sneek - Comfortkamer - Waterzijde
Direct boekbaar
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Historic Centre Leeuwarden
Historic Centre Leeuwarden
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Brasserie Spiegelaar
Brasserie Spiegelaar
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Notiz Hotel
Notiz Hotel
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Hotel It Posthûs
Hotel It Posthûs
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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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Redbadtsjerke Jorwert
Redbadtsjerke Jorwert
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Fountain Church
Fountain Church
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Stichting Praamvaren Leeuwarden
Stichting Praamvaren Leeuwarden
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Tourist Info
Tourist Info
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Broken Jug
Broken Jug
