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Opeindervaart Canal
Opeindervaart Canal
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TOP Kollum
TOP Kollum
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St. Godehardus' Church Marrum
St. Godehardus' Church Marrum
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Paviljoen De Leyen
Paviljoen De Leyen
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Waddenzee-Expedities
Waddenzee-Expedities
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Eleven Cities Tour sculpture Aukje in Sloten
Eleven Cities Tour sculpture Aukje in Sloten
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B&B Oan't Wetter
B&B Oan't Wetter
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TOP Feanwâlden
TOP Feanwâlden
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Iezumasyl
Iezumasyl
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Beleef Lauwersoog
Beleef Lauwersoog
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Huize Moddergat
Huize Moddergat
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Tourist Information Earnewâld
Tourist Information Earnewâld
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Lanterfanter
Lanterfanter
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National Park 'De Alde Feanen'
National Park 'De Alde Feanen'
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Hotel It Posthûs
Hotel It Posthûs
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Wierum (Wierum)
Wierum (Wierum)
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Outdoor Veldboom
Outdoor Veldboom
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Grill Restaurant Gewoan op 'e Dyk
Grill Restaurant Gewoan op 'e Dyk
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Dobben Hurdegarypsterwarren Nature Reserve
Dobben Hurdegarypsterwarren Nature Reserve
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Wadlopen Friese Wad - mudflat hiking
Wadlopen Friese Wad - mudflat hiking
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Hotel de ABDIJ Dokkum
Hotel de ABDIJ Dokkum
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The bombing of Terherne lock
The bombing of Terherne lock
On 11 November 1944, pilots of the Royal Canadian Air Force, based at Welschap airfield near Eindhoven, were ordered to bomb the lock at Terherne in two groups. The reason for the bombardment of Terherne lock was to restrict (German) transport movements. The lock complex was situated on the main shipping route from Germany via Groningen to the Randstad, along which the Germans transported goods and military equipment.
After the railway strike in September had already disrupted rail transport considerably, actions against shipping traffic followed in the months thereafter. The southern part of the country may have been liberated, but fierce battles were still to be fought in the other parts.
Such was the case on that 11th November just after nine o'clock in the morning when the two groups of Hawker Typhoon fighter-bombers took off shortly after each other from Eindhoven for their mission. Around 10:00, the lock at Terherne was bombed from the north for the first time and then again around 10:30.
The consequences were huge for the people living on the lock. The wives of both lock keepers, a one-year-old baby and a German soldier were killed. Also, pilot John Gordon Fraser's aircraft was damaged to such extent that he had to make an emergency landing at St. Johannesga. Although the bombing resulted in the northern passageway being deactivated and no longer usable, the southern passageway remained open and could still be used.
Today, a boathouse for the State yacht of the province of Friesland has been built over the southern passage. A new building, that serves as a guest house for the province, was put up on the site of the lock keeper's house on the south side.
A monument has been erected on the northern pier in memory of those who perished at the lock. This monument was unveiled on 10 November 1985 by Hattum Hoekstra, son of 1st lock keeper Wiemer and Tietje Hoekstra. Since then, the commemoration of the dead in Terherne has always taken place at the old lock, and the children of primary school 'It Kampke' have adopted the monument.
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Galeslot
Galeslot
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Aardappelhandel De Jong farm shop
Aardappelhandel De Jong farm shop
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Cultural and Historical Centre De Schierstins
Cultural and Historical Centre De Schierstins
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Sanjes Safari
Sanjes Safari
Tip
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Holwerd
Holwerd
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TOP Oostmahorn
TOP Oostmahorn
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Restaurant Herberg De Pater
Restaurant Herberg De Pater
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it Dreamlân holiday home
it Dreamlân holiday home
Direct boekbaar
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Greenjoy Earnewâld
Greenjoy Earnewâld
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Hotel Pub Restaurant de Posthoorn
Hotel Pub Restaurant de Posthoorn
