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Camping Half-Hichtum - Kampeerplaatsen Half-Hichtum
Camping Half-Hichtum - Kampeerplaatsen Half-Hichtum
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Swimming Pool De Sawn Doarpen
Swimming Pool De Sawn Doarpen
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Loënga Bell Tower
Loënga Bell Tower
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Camping Mounewetter - Lodge
Camping Mounewetter - Lodge
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Pip's Delicious
Pip's Delicious
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Church of Brantgum
Church of Brantgum
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Recreatiecentrum Sneek
Recreatiecentrum Sneek
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Blokslootpolder Nature Reserve
Blokslootpolder Nature Reserve
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Filmhuis Stiens
Filmhuis Stiens
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Oranjewoud Park Landscape
Oranjewoud Park Landscape
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Luxe appartement
Luxe appartement
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Rispens polder mill Easterein
Rispens polder mill Easterein
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De Berkenhof - appartement B
De Berkenhof - appartement B
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B&B Zathe de Spieker
B&B Zathe de Spieker
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Tuin naast de Branding
Tuin naast de Branding
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Puzzelmuseum Joure
Puzzelmuseum Joure
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Buitenhuis Zonneroos
Buitenhuis Zonneroos
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Hotel Dichtbijzee
Hotel Dichtbijzee
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B&B De Oude Dame - Kamer 'De Oude Dame'
B&B De Oude Dame - Kamer 'De Oude Dame'
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Tourist Information Sneek
Tourist Information Sneek
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De Koperen Tuin
De Koperen Tuin
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WTC EXPO Leeuwarden
WTC EXPO Leeuwarden
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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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Osinga State
Osinga State
