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Crush Concept Store
Crush Concept Store
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De Burgemeester van Napels
De Burgemeester van Napels
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Appartement Vissersburen
Appartement Vissersburen
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Vakantiepark De Kuilart - vakantiehuizen - Waterchalet 6 persoons
Vakantiepark De Kuilart - vakantiehuizen - Waterchalet 6 persoons
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Tourist Information Makkum
Tourist Information Makkum
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It Flinkeboskje
It Flinkeboskje
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Van Buren Bolsward sheepskin tannery
Van Buren Bolsward sheepskin tannery
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Lutz Watervilla's - Wettervilla Fiiftjin
Lutz Watervilla's - Wettervilla Fiiftjin
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Boat Hire Ouwe Seun
Boat Hire Ouwe Seun
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Attack on the port of Oostmahorn
Attack on the port of Oostmahorn
The liberation of the north-eastern part of Friesland was not achieved without a struggle. The Dutch Domestic Armed Forces (NBS) and Canadian troops fought fierce battles, partly side by side. It was mainly occupiers fleeing in panic who caused fights and shootings that claimed victims on both sides. A fierce battle was also fought over the port of Oostmahorn.
After the liberation of Dokkum, Kollum and Dokkumer Nieuwe Zijlen, the attention of the Canadian troops turned to the port of Oostmahorn. It was the gateway to the island of Schiermonnikoog, which was part of the German defence line, the Atlantic Wall. This bulwark ran along the coasts of France to Norway. During the war, and extensive occupying force was stationed on the Wadden Island.
The village of Oostmahorn was "relieved" by the Dutch Domestic Armed Forces (NBS) on Saturday, 14 April, after the German Grenzschutz (border control) left in silence for Schiermonnikoog. Meanwhile, a group of more than a hundred fleeing SS and SD men and a dozen women crossed the Lauwerszee from Groningen near Zoutkamp with three boats to the island. A number of them were high-ranking SD members of the infamous Scholtenhuis in Groningen. When the NBS saw them sailing past from the port of Oostmahorn, shots were fired back and forth.
The German occupying forces on Schiermonnikoog then wanted to take revenge. The village and the port of Oostmahorn were attacked from the island for two hours on Monday, 16 April. A convoy of three Dutch boats left for the port with the aim of landing there. Meanwhile, the help of the B-Squadron of the Royal Canadian Dragoons (1st Armoured Carrier Regiment) in Dokkum had been called in. The attack was narrowly repelled, but two Canadian soldiers from a reconnaissance group were killed. A defence line of foxholes and armoured vehicles was erected around the village.
Further reinforcements were called in that day from Leeuwarden, where C Company of the North Nova Scotia Highlanders were sent to the coastal strip to patrol for German landing attempts.
After a brief but heavy shelling from the Canadians as a warning, a mediator was sent to the island the next day. The highest-ranking SD officer refused to surrender. They were waiting for an escape with a Schnell boat that was to take them to the German Wadden island of Borkum on 3 May. That turned out to be in vain, but in the meantime they kept the island occupied, even after the general capitulation of the whole of the Netherlands on 5 May.It was not until 11 June that two boats, the MS Waddenzee and the MS Brakzand, transported the last occupiers of Schiermonnikoog to the port of Oostmahorn. A column of army trucks packed with prisoners of war left the port under the guard of the Allies. From there they went to the POW camp in Beerta (Groningen).
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Waterrecreatie Syperda - Boter Polle
Waterrecreatie Syperda - Boter Polle
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Aan het Water
Aan het Water
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Restaurant De Fûke
Restaurant De Fûke
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Ottenhome Heeg- boten - Barkas 1100 C
Ottenhome Heeg- boten - Barkas 1100 C
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Camperplaats Leeuwarden
Camperplaats Leeuwarden
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Camping de Domp
Camping de Domp
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Villapark de Herne - Meinesleat- Ark
Villapark de Herne - Meinesleat- Ark
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Aqua State - Brekkense Wiel 229
Aqua State - Brekkense Wiel 229
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Monument Gaele Visser
Monument Gaele Visser
On May 2, 2015, a monument was unveiled here for the Frisian-Canadian soldier Gaele Visser, born in Haskerhorne in 1920 and emigrated to Canada in 1930. Gaele Visser enlisted in the Canadian army in 1942, specifically in the Algonquin Regiment. He fought in the liberation of Western Europe and was killed on April 23, 1945, near Oldenburg (Germany).
He is buried at the Canadian War Cemetery in Holten. The monument provides information about both his private life and military career.
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Mata Hari birth house
Mata Hari birth house
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Hotze Schuil Statue
Hotze Schuil Statue
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Iselmar Sporthotel - Comfort kamer met havenzicht
Iselmar Sporthotel - Comfort kamer met havenzicht
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Cultural and Historical Centre De Schierstins
Cultural and Historical Centre De Schierstins
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It Reade Hynder
It Reade Hynder
