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Bennema State
Bennema State
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Jan Cooks 4 you
Jan Cooks 4 you
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Hotel Country Rose
Hotel Country Rose
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Legemeer Bell Tower
Legemeer Bell Tower
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Buddhist Centre at Hantum
Buddhist Centre at Hantum
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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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Aan het Water - Wetterhaghe - Meerzicht
Aan het Water - Wetterhaghe - Meerzicht
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Public toilet Starteileind Sneekermeer
Public toilet Starteileind Sneekermeer
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Smoek
Smoek
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Holwerd
Holwerd
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Hotel 't Schippershuis - Ruime kamer
Hotel 't Schippershuis - Ruime kamer
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The WasWadPad
The WasWadPad
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Restaurant Aan de Gracht
Restaurant Aan de Gracht
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Camper site Dokkum
Camper site Dokkum
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Parkhotel Tjaarda
Parkhotel Tjaarda
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Sondeler Leien Nature Reserve
Sondeler Leien Nature Reserve
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Yucatán
Yucatán
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11Fountains Stavoren
11Fountains Stavoren
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Theater Sneek
Theater Sneek
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Watervillapark Idskenhuizen
Watervillapark Idskenhuizen
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Herberg de Gekroonde Leeuw
Herberg de Gekroonde Leeuw
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Watersportcamping de Bearshoeke - Ruime blokhut
Watersportcamping de Bearshoeke - Ruime blokhut
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Varen met Sil
Varen met Sil
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Yachtcharter De Drait Woudsend - Kotterjacht Antoinette/ Victoria
Yachtcharter De Drait Woudsend - Kotterjacht Antoinette/ Victoria
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