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Ljeppershiem Vakantiepark
Ljeppershiem Vakantiepark
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De Blesse - Schans aan de Bles-Brug - uitkijkpunt
De Blesse - Schans aan de Bles-Brug - uitkijkpunt
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Kunstwerk Prinsentuin | Baukje Venema
Kunstwerk Prinsentuin | Baukje Venema
Een foto van Baukje Venema. Deze foto laat de Prinsentuin zien in Leeuwarden en is uit een reeks van kunstwerken die bij de ijsbanen van de Iisbaankeunstrûte horen.
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Sint Annaparochie (Sint Anne)
Sint Annaparochie (Sint Anne)
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Dijkstra's wadlooptochten Pieterburen
Dijkstra's wadlooptochten Pieterburen
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Buwepleats - De Pronkkamer
Buwepleats - De Pronkkamer
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Tabak Lectuurshop en informatiepunt Kollum
Tabak Lectuurshop en informatiepunt Kollum
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The liberation of Friesland
The liberation of Friesland
By 18 April, the whole province of Friesland had been liberated, except for the Wadden Islands. Compared to other provinces, there was little fighting in Friesland. Overall, the few thousand German troops who had been unable to escape from 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 that "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.
At least 31 resistance fighters lost their lives in confrontations with German troops and their Dutch accomplices. At least eleven Canadians and one Frenchman were killed on the Allied side. Dozens of civilian victims were also killed in the fighting and shelling. The number of casualties on the German side is not known, but it is believed that the number ran into hundreds. With 320 destroyed and 4000 damaged homes and 80 destroyed bridges, Friesland was materially the least damaged province of the Netherlands.
Many German soldiers fled towards the western part of the country. The retreating German troops gathered mostly in Harlingen, Makkum and Lemmer. From there, they tried to get away by boat across the IJsselmeer or via the Afsluitdijk to North Holland. The Wadden Islands also became a refuge for collaborators and German soldiers. Here, liberation was longer in coming.
On the island of Terschelling, the last German troops were disarmed by a British artillery regiment on 29 May. Two days later, the British crossed from Terschelling to Vlieland, and the liberation of that island was also a fact. Ameland was liberated on 3 June.
Personnel from the infamous Scholtenhuis, the SD headquarters in Groningen, had entrenched themselves on Schiermonnikoog. After their departure on 31 May, there was a celebration on the island, in spite of the six hundred members of the occupying troops who still were there. Only on 11 June did the last German soldiers leave Schiermonnikoog, and then the whole province of Friesland was free.
Most Canadian units that had liberated Friesland continued the battle in Groningen and North Germany after 18 April. Their war ended on 8 May 1945, when the surrender of all German armed forces became effective.
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Rottige Meente - Lindedijk - Vogelkijkhut
Rottige Meente - Lindedijk - Vogelkijkhut
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Strandheem Lake and Leisure Park
Strandheem Lake and Leisure Park
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Voormalige directeurswoning vlasfabriek Mûnein
Voormalige directeurswoning vlasfabriek Mûnein
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Uitwellingerga - Uitkijkplateau Bloksloot
Uitwellingerga - Uitkijkplateau Bloksloot
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Boerderij naast de kerk
Boerderij naast de kerk
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Eeltsjemar Lake Beach
Eeltsjemar Lake Beach
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Polder
Polder
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Johanneskerk Britsum
Johanneskerk Britsum
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Boer & Breakfast It Hûske
Boer & Breakfast It Hûske
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Greenjoy Earnewâld
Greenjoy Earnewâld
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De Leijen - Bildreed - Uitkijktoren
De Leijen - Bildreed - Uitkijktoren
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Greenjoy Gytsjerk
Greenjoy Gytsjerk
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De Babbelaar
De Babbelaar
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Jachthaven De Lits
Jachthaven De Lits
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Hunsingosluis
Hunsingosluis
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Sint-Ceciliakerk Oosternijkerk
Sint-Ceciliakerk Oosternijkerk
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Wok Restaurant Lotusplaza
Wok Restaurant Lotusplaza
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Vakantiehuis De Keet
Vakantiehuis De Keet
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Kollum (Kollum)
Kollum (Kollum)
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Earnewâld Sloepverhuur
Earnewâld Sloepverhuur
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B&B Rêst en Romte
B&B Rêst en Romte
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Smoek
Smoek
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TOP Kollum
TOP Kollum
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Voormalig klooster Weerd
Voormalig klooster Weerd
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