Locations
1921 to 1944 of 2768 results
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Camping Stoker - Farm Campsite
Camping Stoker - Farm Campsite
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Ferron
Ferron
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Koffiebar Knus
Koffiebar Knus
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Tusken de Marren
Tusken de Marren
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B&B De Scharren - Bosk
B&B De Scharren - Bosk
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Jachtwerf Hemmes Molenaar / J.M. Yachting
Jachtwerf Hemmes Molenaar / J.M. Yachting
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Noordwolde the first village to be liberated by land
Noordwolde the first village to be liberated by land
In the evening of 11 April 1945, units of the Canadian Reconnaissance Regiment Royal Canadian Dragoons arrived at Dwingeloo, just before the so-called Frieslandriegel. This line of defence had been constructed shortly before by the work of many Dutch forced labourers. However, the line was hardly occupied and eventually turned out to be incorrectly constructed.
The Dragoons' task was to scout the road well ahead of the rest of the Canadian units. And they noted that the Germans in this area were barely able to defend themselves effectively. Partly for this reason, it was decided on 11 April that units of the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division and supporting units would make a jump to Leeuwarden in the following days. If the Frisian capital and possibly the rest of Friesland could be taken, the Germans would be trapped in the western part of the Netherlands. After all, large parts of Overijssel and Gelderland had also been liberated at this point.
The infantry had to advance through Zwolle, Meppel, Steenwijk, Heerenveen to Leeuwarden. To get them to Leeuwarden as soon as possible, all kinds of extra vehicles had been arranged. Meanwhile, the Royal Canadian Dragoons, and not much later another reconnaissance regiment, the Duke of York´s Royal Canadian Hussars, would enter Friesland to scout the planned main route there. And to create as much chaos as possible among the German defenders.Thanks to the citizens of Dieverbrug in Drenthe, an emergency bridge was built over the Drentse Hoofdvaart canal so that the Canadian vehicles could advance to Friesland. Then, on the morning of 12 April, the Dragoons were the first Canadian land unit to enter the province of Friesland. The village of Noordwolde was the first to be liberated.
Although this first Frisian village could be taken without a fight, there was brief fighting immediately north of Noordwolde. About twenty Germans and Dutch accomplices tried to delay the Canadians. After a short fight, the Germans fled the scene, leaving all their equipment behind. Others, including ten Dutch accomplices of the Landwacht and Ordnungspolizei, were captured.But the very first liberators to set foot on Frisian soil were French SAS paratroopers from the 3e Régiment de Chasseurs Parachutistes. Just over 700 of them were dropped over Drenthe and south-east Friesland on the night of 7 to 8 April. Their mission was to support the Allied ground operation. They did so by creating chaos behind German lines, capturing bridges, and carrying out all kinds of operations together with the resistance. They had to keep this up until the Canadian ground units reached them. A small proportion ended up at Appelscha and Haulerwijk and carried out their assignments there. In the performance of these assignments, 21-year-old Chasseur de 2e Classe (Private 2nd Class) Henri Pintaud was killed on 8 April.
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Statue ‘Lapkepoep and Frisian farmer's wife’
Statue ‘Lapkepoep and Frisian farmer's wife’
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Church of Hindeloopen
Church of Hindeloopen
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Workers' cottages Wijnaldum
Workers' cottages Wijnaldum
The characteristic head-neck-barn farmhouses along the Foarryp were established in the 17th century as independent farms on the fertile marine clay. The nearby workers' cottages are a reminder of the many hands needed for mixed farming, combining arable crops with livestock.
Following the construction of the sea dikes, farms were built outside the terps. The fertile marine clay made mixed farming possible, with both livestock and arable cultivation. These characteristic head-neck-barn farmhouses were largely self-sufficient and provided employment for both resident and non-resident farm workers.
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Rent to Enjoy - Glamtainer Out of the box
Rent to Enjoy - Glamtainer Out of the box
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Greenjoy
Greenjoy
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Grand Café De Hofdame
Grand Café De Hofdame
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Beach Resorts Makkum - Appartement Residence Sudersee 4 personen
Beach Resorts Makkum - Appartement Residence Sudersee 4 personen
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Easterein (Oosterend)
Easterein (Oosterend)
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It Wiid Bathing Site and Water Playground
It Wiid Bathing Site and Water Playground
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Bed & Breakfast ByPaula
Bed & Breakfast ByPaula
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Public toilet on Geeuwkade in IJlst
Public toilet on Geeuwkade in IJlst
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Lewinski/Barry kookt
Lewinski/Barry kookt
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Camping Oan e Poel - Comfortabele stacaravan Bluebird
Camping Oan e Poel - Comfortabele stacaravan Bluebird
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Rent to Enjoy - Houseboat Hangloose
Rent to Enjoy - Houseboat Hangloose
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Information Point Witmarsum (Landal Elfstedenhart)
Information Point Witmarsum (Landal Elfstedenhart)
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Waterrecreatie Syperda - De Oolter
Waterrecreatie Syperda - De Oolter
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Appartementenboerderij De Gelukskever - Appartement 4
Appartementenboerderij De Gelukskever - Appartement 4
