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Werf IJlst - Sinnehuske 1
Werf IJlst - Sinnehuske 1
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Stadsherberg Sneek - Comfort kamer met kitchenette
Stadsherberg Sneek - Comfort kamer met kitchenette
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Buismanskoai and Dyksfearten Nature Reserves
Buismanskoai and Dyksfearten Nature Reserves
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Rondvaarten Heeg/ Saloncharters Piet Hettinga
Rondvaarten Heeg/ Saloncharters Piet Hettinga
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Bed & Breakfast ByPaula
Bed & Breakfast ByPaula
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Recreatiepark de Bosrand - Chalet Bosrand 6p
Recreatiepark de Bosrand - Chalet Bosrand 6p
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St. Vituskerk
St. Vituskerk
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Trip on a Lemsteraak
Trip on a Lemsteraak
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Franeker (Frjentsjer)
Franeker (Frjentsjer)
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Buitenhuis Zonneroos
Buitenhuis Zonneroos
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Potschar Nature Reserve and Groene Dijk Cycle Track and Footpath
Potschar Nature Reserve and Groene Dijk Cycle Track and Footpath
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Demonstration horse-driven lifeboat
Demonstration horse-driven lifeboat
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Eysinga State - Vakantievilla Eyland 8p
Eysinga State - Vakantievilla Eyland 8p
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Birthplace Titus Brandsma
Birthplace Titus Brandsma
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Camping Alkenhaer
Camping Alkenhaer
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Kaldi Leeuwarden
Kaldi Leeuwarden
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Tresoar
Tresoar
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Het Molenhuis
Het Molenhuis
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Tao Tapas
Tao Tapas
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Huize Goede Reede - Studio appartement
Huize Goede Reede - Studio appartement
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Jachthaven Hoora Heeg - Safaritent Deluxe
Jachthaven Hoora Heeg - Safaritent Deluxe
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Luxe Vakantie Friesland - Reidkraach
Luxe Vakantie Friesland - Reidkraach
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Broerekerk (church)
Broerekerk (church)
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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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