Indoor activities in Friesland
Even if the weather lets us down, you won't get bored in Friesland. Come enjoy our indoor activities. How about an indoor playground, arcade or go-kart track, for example? And don't forget our paresl in Franeker and Lemmer: the Eise Eisinga Planetarium and the Woudagemaal. Are you coming through the Afsluitdijk? Then take a look at the Afsluitdijk Wadden Center!
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Tusken de Marren - Lodge Knilles luxe 2p
Tusken de Marren - Lodge Knilles luxe 2p
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By Peek - Familie appartement
By Peek - Familie appartement
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Safaritent Medley
Safaritent Medley
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't Golfje
't Golfje
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Friesland Charter
Friesland Charter
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Leeuwarden city walking tours
Leeuwarden city walking tours
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De Friese Bierbrouwerij Us Heit
De Friese Bierbrouwerij Us Heit
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Ambush at Oldeholtpade
Ambush at Oldeholtpade
On 12 April, the bridge over the Tjonger in Mildam fell into the hands of the Royal Canadian Dragoons reconnaissance regiment. Because the occupier had blown up many other bridges, the Canadians attached great importance to preserving this bridge for the crossing of other Canadian units. That is why dozens of armoured cars, mobile artillery guns and numerous other vehicles were sent to Mildam that day to reinforce the bridgehead over the Tjonger.
In one of those armoured cars, a Staghound, was 24-year-old Trooper Wilfred Robert George Berry from Ontario. The young Canadian had volunteered for military service in Europe. And had already fought with the Royal Canadian Dragoons in Italy. At the end of February 1945, they were transferred to Northwest Europe.
For Berry, the war ended in Friesland. In Oldeholtpade, on the road to Wolvega, his vehicle drove into an ambush along with at least one other Staghound. In the vicinity of a broken-down German car, German soldiers had hidden with Panzerfausts. The Panzerfaust was a very powerful and easy-to-use anti-tank weapon. The first shot missed, but the second projectile hit the front Staghound, on the side where driver Wilfred Berry was sitting at the time.2 The Staghound went off the road and overturned. The three other crew members got injured, but were able to leave the vehicle and took cover behind the second Staghound. One of them stated:
"[…]Flames burst through the turret, where the officer and I were half in and half out of the hatches. Any skin surface not covered was burned and the flames badly singed our eyebrows, eyelashes, moustaches and hands, sending me and the officer both wounded to the field hospital."3
Immediately after the first Staghound was hit, the second Staghound opened fire on the Germans. Seriously injured, Wilfred Berry remained in the vehicle. After about fifteen minutes of shooting back and forth, the other Staghounds retreated towards Oldeberkoop. The exact reason for this remains unclear. Berry was already dying and was briefly cared for by the elderly Andriesje Dekker-Oosterhof in the vehicle when the shooting had stopped. The tragedy had unfolded right in front of her house. He died in the wreck shortly afterwards.
Berry's remains were eventually transferred to the farm on "De Bult" in Oldeberkoop and buried there. After the war he would be reburied at the Canadian war cemetery in Holten. The other crew members were eventually able to return to their units after receiving medical treatment. The commander only had burns on his face.
The event made a deep impression on the inhabitants of Oldeholtpade. In 1945, a monument to Berry was erected. And in 1965, a street was named in his honour.
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Public toilet Veemarktplein in Sneek
Public toilet Veemarktplein in Sneek
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Yachtcharter de Brekken
Yachtcharter de Brekken
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By Peek
By Peek
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Harbour Crane in Harlingen
Harbour Crane in Harlingen
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Vakantiehuisjes Marsherne - Vakantiewoning Arie
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Dax Gastrobar
Dax Gastrobar
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the guesthouse
the guesthouse
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Zijda Yachting - Triton
Zijda Yachting - Triton
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de Drijfveer - Friendship 26 Free - Heron
de Drijfveer - Friendship 26 Free - Heron
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Escaperooms Sneek
Escaperooms Sneek
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Vakantiewoning Aldwar
Vakantiewoning Aldwar
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it Dreamlân family house
it Dreamlân family house
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Watersportcamping de Bearshoeke - Studio aan het water
Watersportcamping de Bearshoeke - Studio aan het water
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Vakantiehuis Aquaholic
Vakantiehuis Aquaholic
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All-In Pool Snooker Darts
All-In Pool Snooker Darts
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Holiday Park Bergumermeer
Holiday Park Bergumermeer
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