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Eleven Cities Tour monument in Vrouwenparochie
Eleven Cities Tour monument in Vrouwenparochie
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Swimming Pool De Sawn Doarpen
Swimming Pool De Sawn Doarpen
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It Lytse Slot Manor
It Lytse Slot Manor
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Boutique Hotel Dokkum
Boutique Hotel Dokkum
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Timpelsteed
Timpelsteed
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Museum 't Wâldhúske
Museum 't Wâldhúske
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Eleven Cities Tour sculpture Aukje in Workum
Eleven Cities Tour sculpture Aukje in Workum
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Ka & Ko
Ka & Ko
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Friesland Holland Tourist Information & Travel Service
Friesland Holland Tourist Information & Travel Service
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St. Mary's Church in Oentsjerk
St. Mary's Church in Oentsjerk
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Workum (Warkum)
Workum (Warkum)
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Camping de Veldboom
Camping de Veldboom
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Dobben Hurdegarypsterwarren Nature Reserve
Dobben Hurdegarypsterwarren Nature Reserve
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Klein Zwitserland Lakeside Beach
Klein Zwitserland Lakeside Beach
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Anne-Famkes Pleats Room
Anne-Famkes Pleats Room
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Bennema State
Bennema State
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St. Anthony's Church Paesens
St. Anthony's Church Paesens
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TOP Harkema
TOP Harkema
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Suvelfabryk
Suvelfabryk
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Dijkstra wadlooptochten
Dijkstra wadlooptochten
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Pioneer of the Eleven Cities Tour, Pim Mulier
Pioneer of the Eleven Cities Tour, Pim Mulier
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Dekema State
Dekema State
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Mill de Swarte Prinsch
Mill de Swarte Prinsch
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Grill Restaurant Gewoan op 'e Dyk
Grill Restaurant Gewoan op 'e Dyk
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TOP Earnewâld
TOP Earnewâld
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Grou
Grou
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It Noarderleech - Noard Fryslan Butendyks
It Noarderleech - Noard Fryslan Butendyks
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Iezumasyl
Iezumasyl
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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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Jan Durkspolder
Jan Durkspolder
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Skrins - Bird watching cabin
Skrins - Bird watching cabin
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Boerenthuis de Prikkebosk
Boerenthuis de Prikkebosk
