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Tornado Yachting Makkum - Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 319- Zout
Tornado Yachting Makkum - Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 319- Zout
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De Appelhof - Tiny Houseboat
De Appelhof - Tiny Houseboat
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B&B 7de Hemel
B&B 7de Hemel
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Camping de Finne - Pipowagen Blauw
Camping de Finne - Pipowagen Blauw
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Grutte Tsjerke Church in Sloten
Grutte Tsjerke Church in Sloten
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Yachtcharter De Drait Drachten - Impression Drait 60 & 61
Yachtcharter De Drait Drachten - Impression Drait 60 & 61
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Jantje Slot Hoeve
Jantje Slot Hoeve
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Nature Centre and barefoot path
Nature Centre and barefoot path
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Zijda Yachting - Aqua Cosmos
Zijda Yachting - Aqua Cosmos
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Crush Concept Store
Crush Concept Store
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The Waag building is on fire
The Waag building is on fire
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Rent to Enjoy - Houseboat Chill
Rent to Enjoy - Houseboat Chill
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Grand Café Levels
Grand Café Levels
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National Park 'Drents-Friese Wold'
National Park 'Drents-Friese Wold'
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Weeruusz - Kamer Twa
Weeruusz - Kamer Twa
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TOP Oostmahorn
TOP Oostmahorn
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Appartementen Harkema - Appartement Lânsicht
Appartementen Harkema - Appartement Lânsicht
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Stadsherberg 'Het Wapen van IJlst'
Stadsherberg 'Het Wapen van IJlst'
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't Bûterhûs
't Bûterhûs
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Hoeve aan de Waddenzee
Hoeve aan de Waddenzee
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Holiday Home LAVITAeBELLA
Holiday Home LAVITAeBELLA
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Occupation of the Blesse bridge by the NBS
Occupation of the Blesse bridge by the NBS
On 8 April 1945, the words "The bottle is empty" sounded on Radio Orange. This code message was the go-ahead for the resistance to start putting bridges, roads and railway lines out of order thirty-six hours later. The Frisian resistance answered this call en masse.
As soon as the Allied vanguard drew near, the armed resistance was also deployed to support their advance. And that sometimes meant that there were also bridges that had to be occupied rather than deactivated. One such action took place in the municipality of Weststellingwerf.
On 12 April 1945, the Canadian vanguard approached the village of De Blesse. The local section of the Dutch Domestic Armed Forces (NBS) was instructed by the resistance leadership to scout the railway bridge and road bridge (the Blesse bridge) over the Linde and, if possible, to occupy them.These bridges were important for maintaining the speed of the Canadian advance. Partly for this reason, they were also often guarded by German soldiers. In most cases, the bridges were also fitted with explosives. This allowed the bridge to be blown up if the Germans eventually had to retreat.
The reconnaissance revealed that the Blesse bridge was guarded by a total of about 10 soldiers. The NBS then decided to attack the bridge from two sides in the evening. Thanks to several aerial arms drops, the resistance fighters were well armed. In the dark, the men set off and split up into three groups. They eventually took up posts north and south of the bridge. The plan was to storm the bridge at two in the morning from the south.To their surprise, their fire was not returned as they approached the bridge. The guards appeared to have disappeared. With that, the bridge had unexpectedly fallen into the hands of the NBS without bloodshed. Moreover, no explosives were found to be affixed to bridge. After the bridge was secured, it was guarded until the Canadians arrived.
News of the occupation of the bridge was reported to the section commander the same night. And through other means of communication, the news also reached the Canadians. Holding the bridge facilitated and accelerated the Canadians' advance later in the day.
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Rent to Enjoy - Houseboat Enjoy
Rent to Enjoy - Houseboat Enjoy
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Yachtcharter De Drait Drachten
Yachtcharter De Drait Drachten
