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Eysinga State - Camperplaats
Eysinga State - Camperplaats
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Hotze Schuil Statue
Hotze Schuil Statue
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Explosion of an ammunition train
Explosion of an ammunition train
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Biologische kaasmakerij de Nylander
Biologische kaasmakerij de Nylander
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Holiday home Blomsteech
Holiday home Blomsteech
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Scrokkia Pizza
Scrokkia Pizza
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Logement Hartje Leeuwarden
Logement Hartje Leeuwarden
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De Zomerschuur (The Summer Barn)
De Zomerschuur (The Summer Barn)
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Vakantiehuisjes Marsherne - Appartement Pastorie Marsherne
Vakantiehuisjes Marsherne - Appartement Pastorie Marsherne
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Van der Valk Hotel Sneek - Comfortkamer - Waterzijde
Van der Valk Hotel Sneek - Comfortkamer - Waterzijde
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Reidswâl
Reidswâl
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REM Yachtcharter - Motorjacht Capella
REM Yachtcharter - Motorjacht Capella
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By Peek - Standaard appartement
By Peek - Standaard appartement
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Earnewâld
Earnewâld
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Sacrifice for freedom
Sacrifice for freedom
Near the crash site, the "Monument to Allied Airmen" was unveiled by the sister of one of the crew members in 2004 as a tribute to the fallen crew. A boulder with a plaque and a panel with background information on what happened keep the memory alive.
Of seven soldiers killed, five were British, one Canadian and one Australian. They were buried side by side. Identical white natural stone tombstones with an embossed emblem and cross have been placed at each grave. The cross is not only a symbol of the Christian faith, but also a reminder of the sacrifice made by war victims for a life of freedom.
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Zijda Yachting - Fantasy Elite
Zijda Yachting - Fantasy Elite
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Remains of the Atlantic Wall in Harlingen
Remains of the Atlantic Wall in Harlingen
The bunkers at Harlingen were part of the Atlantic Wall: the more than 6,000-kilometer-long German defense line from Norway to Spain. The Atlantic Wall is one of the largest structures of the 20th century.
The line was built during the Second World War between 1942 and 1945 to prevent an Allied invasion of the Western European mainland from the sea. The Atlantic Wall was a series of separate smaller and larger support points that could give each other fire support.
In many cases they consisted of bombproof bunkers, sometimes with a wall and roof thickness of at least two meters of reinforced concrete. Due to a lack of labour, equipment and fuel, only 510 bunkers of the planned 2000 had been built in the Netherlands. In the English Garden in Harlingen is a German bunker that was part of the Atlantic Wall. It concerns a Communications Command Post with which the Germans coordinated the Frisian coastal defences.
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De Wolvetinte
De Wolvetinte
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Aqua State - Grutto 8
Aqua State - Grutto 8
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Camping Sotterum en Sotterum Chaletverhuur
Camping Sotterum en Sotterum Chaletverhuur
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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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The Meat Room
The Meat Room
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IJlst (Drylts)
IJlst (Drylts)
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The Bakery Leeuwarden
The Bakery Leeuwarden
