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Beach and Recreational Meadow Indijk (Yndyk)
Beach and Recreational Meadow Indijk (Yndyk)
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De Babbelaar Café in Burgum
De Babbelaar Café in Burgum
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Tsjûke and Marchje statue
Tsjûke and Marchje statue
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Camping de Finne - Pipowagen aan het water
Camping de Finne - Pipowagen aan het water
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De Herbergh van Flielant
De Herbergh van Flielant
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Lutz Watervilla's - Wettervilla Alve
Lutz Watervilla's - Wettervilla Alve
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Museum Joure
Museum Joure
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Fellini City Lounge
Fellini City Lounge
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Walking Tours Leeuwarden - A Guide to Leeuwarden
Walking Tours Leeuwarden - A Guide to Leeuwarden
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Beach Resorts Makkum - Duinvilla+ 6 persoons
Beach Resorts Makkum - Duinvilla+ 6 persoons
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WestCord WTC Hotel - City View Kamer
WestCord WTC Hotel - City View Kamer
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Leeuwarden UNESCO City of Literature
Leeuwarden UNESCO City of Literature
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Recreatiebedrijf Gouden Plakje - Moderne groepsaccommodatie
Recreatiebedrijf Gouden Plakje - Moderne groepsaccommodatie
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Hotel Café Restaurant Oostergoo
Hotel Café Restaurant Oostergoo
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Mini Camping Sathe Landzicht
Mini Camping Sathe Landzicht
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De Kan Hoeve - Groepsaccommodatie Veenhoop
De Kan Hoeve - Groepsaccommodatie Veenhoop
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Grote of Jacobijnerkerk
Grote of Jacobijnerkerk
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Bastion Hotel Leeuwarden
Bastion Hotel Leeuwarden
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Jachtwerf Oost B.V. - De Drait Impression 42 ‘Impression’
Jachtwerf Oost B.V. - De Drait Impression 42 ‘Impression’
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Stadslogies
Stadslogies
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Kitesurfing Spot at Stavoren
Kitesurfing Spot at Stavoren
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Watervillapark Idskenhuizen
Watervillapark Idskenhuizen
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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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Public toilet on Sint Jozefstraat in Bolsward
Public toilet on Sint Jozefstraat in Bolsward
