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Landal Waterpark De Alde Feanen
Landal Waterpark De Alde Feanen
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Sail-a-Way Sneek
Sail-a-Way Sneek
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Recreatiepark de Uilenburg
Recreatiepark de Uilenburg
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Camping Oan 'e Poel
Camping Oan 'e Poel
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Zeilschool De Ulepanne
Zeilschool De Ulepanne
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Strand en kitesurf strand het Mirnser Klif
Strand en kitesurf strand het Mirnser Klif
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Surf N Sail Makkum
Surf N Sail Makkum
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Camping Blaauw
Camping Blaauw
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Doarpswinkel Aldegea Supermarkt
Doarpswinkel Aldegea Supermarkt
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Visrestaurant Sudersee - fresh fish and stories
Visrestaurant Sudersee - fresh fish and stories
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B&B Allingastate
B&B Allingastate
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Holiday Cottage It Koaiûs
Holiday Cottage It Koaiûs
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The liberation of Friesland 1
The liberation of Friesland 1
In early April, it became clear that the liberation of Friesland was imminent. Although the province had not suffered a real Hunger Winter like other parts of the Netherlands, there were severe shortages of just about everything. And the terror of the occupying forces was growing. This also led to increased resistance against the occupying forces. The battle between the two was tougher than ever in early 1945.
In Friesland, assault groups known as Knokploegen (KP) were responsible for most acts of resistance. But there were other groups too. On the orders of the Dutch government in London, all these groups were merged into the Dutch Domestic Armed Forces (NBS). In Friesland, this happened on 12 December 1944.
The NBS, popularly referred to as the BS, gave the armed resistance an organisation with a clear structure. The NBS was also supposed to play a role in the upcoming liberation. To this end, resistance groups were provided with weapons from autumn 1944. These were dropped from the air.
On 8 April, Radio Orange broadcast the message "The bottle is empty." This was the signal for the NBS to start carrying out sabotage operations 36 hours later. The aim was to make it as difficult as possible for the Germans to defend themselves against the approaching Allied forces.
The resistance did this by putting bridges and railways out of order, blocking waterways and blocking roads. The response of the occupying forces was ruthless. In retaliation, dozens more prisoners were shot at different times and places.Once the Canadians entered Friesland on 12 April, they were supported extremely effectively by the Frisian resistance. Because it was superbly organised, they were able to help the Canadians take control of important bridges, repair damaged bridges, and advise on the most favourable route.
By 18 April, the whole province was liberated except for the Wadden Islands (these were liberated in late May and in June). Compared to other provinces, there was little fighting in Friesland. Overall, the few thousand German troops who had been unable to flee Friesland were defeated by the Canadians relatively quickly.
The commander of the Royal Canadian Dragoons, Lieutenant Colonel Landell, praised the actions of the resistance by stating "Friesland liberated herself." While that may be a bit of an exaggeration, the actions of the Frisian resistance undoubtedly accelerated the liberation. And reduced the number of casualties on the Allied side.
In confrontations with German troops and their Dutch accomplices, at least 31 resistance fighters lost their lives. On the Allied side, at least eleven Canadians and one Frenchman were killed. The fighting and shelling also resulted in dozens of civilian casualties. The number of casualties on the German side is not known, but probably ran into the hundreds. With 320 houses destroyed and 4,000 damaged and 80 bridges destroyed, Friesland was materially the least damaged province in the Netherlands.
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Public toilet on Sint Jozefstraat in Bolsward
Public toilet on Sint Jozefstraat in Bolsward
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Organic food store 'De Eerlijkheid'
Organic food store 'De Eerlijkheid'
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Eco-Cathedral Project in Mildam
Eco-Cathedral Project in Mildam
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Museum de Grutterswinkel
Museum de Grutterswinkel
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Remains of the Atlantic Wall in Harlingen
Remains of the Atlantic Wall in Harlingen
The bunkers at Harlingen were part of the Atlantic Wall: the more than 6,000-kilometer-long German defense line from Norway to Spain. The Atlantic Wall is one of the largest structures of the 20th century.
The line was built during the Second World War between 1942 and 1945 to prevent an Allied invasion of the Western European mainland from the sea. The Atlantic Wall was a series of separate smaller and larger support points that could give each other fire support.
In many cases they consisted of bombproof bunkers, sometimes with a wall and roof thickness of at least two meters of reinforced concrete. Due to a lack of labour, equipment and fuel, only 510 bunkers of the planned 2000 had been built in the Netherlands. In the English Garden in Harlingen is a German bunker that was part of the Atlantic Wall. It concerns a Communications Command Post with which the Germans coordinated the Frisian coastal defences.
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De Vlinderplas Swimming Lake
De Vlinderplas Swimming Lake
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Pean-buiten Akkrum
Pean-buiten Akkrum
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Jachtwerf Oost B.V.
Jachtwerf Oost B.V.
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Motorcamping 't Witveen
Motorcamping 't Witveen
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Tollboot "It Driezumer Tolhús" near Dokkum
Tollboot "It Driezumer Tolhús" near Dokkum
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B&B Vossepark
B&B Vossepark
