Location
193 to 224 of 1001 results
-
Mariakerk Oosterwijtwerd
Mariakerk Oosterwijtwerd
-
Alde Feanen - Romsicht - Uitkijktoren
Alde Feanen - Romsicht - Uitkijktoren
-
Onze Groene Koe
Onze Groene Koe
-
Korenmolen de Hoop
Korenmolen de Hoop
-
Petgaten
Petgaten
-
Eethuis de Waegh
Eethuis de Waegh
-
Schreiershoek recreation and vacation park
Schreiershoek recreation and vacation park
-
Salonboot De Nieuwe Liefde
Salonboot De Nieuwe Liefde
-
B&B The Wee White Hoose
B&B The Wee White Hoose
-
Oudebildtzijl (Ouwe-Syl)
Oudebildtzijl (Ouwe-Syl)
-
Outdoor Veldboom
Outdoor Veldboom
-
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.
-
-
Grand Café Hotel van der Meer
Grand Café Hotel van der Meer
-
Vissersmonument Wierum
Vissersmonument Wierum
-
IJlst (Drylts)
IJlst (Drylts)
-
Harteluk
Harteluk
-
B&B it Kuorke
B&B it Kuorke
-
Glamping Mearkas
Glamping Mearkas
-
Mientjes Morgen
Mientjes Morgen
-
Vakantiewoning Holwerd
Vakantiewoning Holwerd
-
Sint Catharinakerk Aalsum
Sint Catharinakerk Aalsum
-
Wellness op e' Klaai
Wellness op e' Klaai
-
Veerpont De Burd (De Burd)
Veerpont De Burd (De Burd)
-
Grytmanshoeve
Grytmanshoeve
-
Kinderboerderij Anna Zijlstra hoeve
Kinderboerderij Anna Zijlstra hoeve
-
Gedicht: Underwrâld | Elske Kampen
Gedicht: Underwrâld | Elske Kampen
Bekijk hier het gedicht in gebarentaal (NGT)
ÛNDERWRÂLD
moarn draach ik de bernespultsjes,
sjuery foar fersierde weinen, bûn fan jonge
feinten, de man dy’t stroffelet oer de grins
tusken dronken nacht en matinee
de band mei jierren-80-hits, froulju dy’t
as frije fammen út it sicht fan manlju dûnsje
oant stilte ûnferwacht nei middernacht
wreed de betsjoening brekt
ik dimp it roppen, razen, garje glês en
flessen, draach it doarpsfeest trije dagen oant
fantoomfoarm kantich giel neitiid oantsjut
wêr’t op myn fjild de tinte stie
krekt dan wit ik yn my in stille wrâld as
skielk mei kâlde hân winter boppe my it wetter
huverjend ta stilstân set, in souderflier fan
iis oer my hinne leit
fan grien nei brún myn gers rustkje mei yn
rêst, myn oerflak wurdt ta ûnderwrâld, ik my
ta sliepen lis en mins en feest ferjit, troch
myn dream it lûd fan izers sjit
-
-
Wok Restaurant Lotusplaza
Wok Restaurant Lotusplaza
-
Sint-Augustinuskerk
Sint-Augustinuskerk
-
Schwarzenbergerbos Forest
Schwarzenbergerbos Forest
-
Alde Feanen - Earnesleat - Uitkijktoren
Alde Feanen - Earnesleat - Uitkijktoren
-
Yn't Paradyske
Yn't Paradyske
-
Twijzelermieden Nature Reserve
Twijzelermieden Nature Reserve
