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Luxe appartement
Luxe appartement Gaastmeer
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Rispens polder mill Easterein
Rispens polder mill Easterein Hidaard
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De Berkenhof - appartement B
De Berkenhof - appartement B Workum
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Tuin naast de Branding
Tuin naast de Branding Schiermonnikoog
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Bootverhuur Hospes - Motorboot Stern
Bootverhuur Hospes - Motorboot Stern Sneek
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Puzzelmuseum Joure
Puzzelmuseum Joure Joure
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Buitenhuis Zonneroos
Buitenhuis Zonneroos Munnekeburen
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Hotel Dichtbijzee
Hotel Dichtbijzee Oosterend Terschelling
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Herberg de Wildeman - 2 persoons appartement
Herberg de Wildeman - 2 persoons appartement Lemmer
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B&B De Oude Dame - Kamer 'De Oude Dame'
B&B De Oude Dame - Kamer 'De Oude Dame' Easterein
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Tourist Information Sneek
Tourist Information Sneek Sneek
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De Koperen Tuin
De Koperen Tuin Leeuwarden
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WTC EXPO Leeuwarden
WTC EXPO Leeuwarden Leeuwarden
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Stadsherberg 'Het Wapen van IJlst'
Stadsherberg 'Het Wapen van IJlst' IJlst
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Under de Wol - Boerderij appartement Twa
Under de Wol - Boerderij appartement Twa Oudega (gemeente Súdwest-Fryslân)
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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.
Pingjum
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B&B Zathe de Spieker - van Gogh kamer
B&B Zathe de Spieker - van Gogh kamer Itens
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Osinga State
Osinga State Langweer
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Zeilschool Neptunus
Zeilschool Neptunus Idskenhuizen
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Heempark Heeg
Heempark Heeg Heeg
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de Drijfveer - Friendship 22 Free - Seagull
de Drijfveer - Friendship 22 Free - Seagull Akkrum
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Oudemirdumer Klif (cliff at Oudemirdum)
Oudemirdumer Klif (cliff at Oudemirdum) Oudemirdum
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Kameleondorp Terherne
Kameleondorp Terherne Terherne
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De Oranjerie
De Oranjerie Joure