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Makkum War Memorial
Makkum War Memorial
By 16 April, the major part of Friesland had been liberated. But some important targets of the Canadians had not yet been achieved. They wanted to win the Frisian ports and the Head of the Afsluitdijk from the Germans as quickly as possible. But they would be hard fought. Both the ports and the Afsluitdijk were used by German soldiers to escape to North Holland.
As elsewhere in Friesland, the Canadians were helped by resistance fighters from the Dutch Domestic Armed Forces (N.B.S.) They suffered several casualties near Makkum. On 16 April, Schelte Bruinsma and Simon Sipma were killed in an attack on a farm in which the Germans had entrenched themselves. The next day, another group tried to occupy a bridge under Makkum. However, the Germans caught sight of them and in the ensuing gunfight, Rinnert Anema, Roelof van der Meer and Hendrik Postma were killed. Makkum was liberated on 18 April, as one of the last villages in Friesland.
The monument at the Buren in Makkum was unveiled in 1952 in commemoration of the members of the Dutch Domestic Armed Forces who were killed around the village during the struggle for liberation.
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Yachtcharter De Drait Drachten - Renal 45 Drait 31
Yachtcharter De Drait Drachten - Renal 45 Drait 31
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Molen Doris Mooltsje
Molen Doris Mooltsje
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B&B Easy to Sleep - Kamer Superior
B&B Easy to Sleep - Kamer Superior
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Information Point Church Wiuwert
Information Point Church Wiuwert
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De Marlijn
De Marlijn
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Sense of Place: Waiting for high tide
Sense of Place: Waiting for high tide
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Zijda Yachting - Regina
Zijda Yachting - Regina
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Visitor Centre and Tourist Information Langweer
Visitor Centre and Tourist Information Langweer
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Outdoor cooking
Outdoor cooking
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Frisian Maritime Museum
Frisian Maritime Museum
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Scrokkia Pizza
Scrokkia Pizza
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Scharsterrijnbrug
Scharsterrijnbrug
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Camping de Finne - Kampeerplekken aan het water
Camping de Finne - Kampeerplekken aan het water
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RCN de Potten
RCN de Potten
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B&B Pension Perruque - Luxe Twin met eigen terras
B&B Pension Perruque - Luxe Twin met eigen terras
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Public mooring spot SN09A
Public mooring spot SN09A
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it Dreamlân holiday home
it Dreamlân holiday home
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Lutz Watervilla's - Wettervilla Trettjin
Lutz Watervilla's - Wettervilla Trettjin
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Eanjumer Kolken
Eanjumer Kolken
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Tweemastklipper Manna
Tweemastklipper Manna
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Textielatelier Durkje de Boer
Textielatelier Durkje de Boer
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Titus Brandsma monument
Titus Brandsma monument
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Beach Nannewijd
Beach Nannewijd
