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Boer & Breakfast Klein Berkensteijn
Boer & Breakfast Klein Berkensteijn
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Fries Landbouwmuseum (Frisian Agricultural Museum)
Fries Landbouwmuseum (Frisian Agricultural Museum)
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Camping It Wiid
Camping It Wiid
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Hegebeintum
Hegebeintum
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Accommodatie Claercamp
Accommodatie Claercamp
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Sloepverhuur Bootverhuur Wester watersport
Sloepverhuur Bootverhuur Wester watersport
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Hervormde kerk (Hofkerk)
Hervormde kerk (Hofkerk)
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Boerderij naast de kerk
Boerderij naast de kerk
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Kollumerwaard Hiking Trail
Kollumerwaard Hiking Trail
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Booking Dokkum
Booking Dokkum
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Boer & Breakfast It Hûske
Boer & Breakfast It Hûske
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Voormalig Bergklooster Burgum
Voormalig Bergklooster Burgum
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Speelplaats centrum Earnewâld
Speelplaats centrum Earnewâld
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Museum 'De Sûkerei' Damwâld
Museum 'De Sûkerei' Damwâld
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Surhuisterveen (Surhústerfean)
Surhuisterveen (Surhústerfean)
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Waddenmeer Vakantieverhuur
Waddenmeer Vakantieverhuur
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Houwinksreed
Houwinksreed
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Stadslogement Kleindiep Dokkum
Stadslogement Kleindiep Dokkum
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Burgumer Mar - Hoogzand - Atsmapolder - Uitkijkheuvel
Burgumer Mar - Hoogzand - Atsmapolder - Uitkijkheuvel
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Rustpunt de Zomerschuur
Rustpunt de Zomerschuur
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Pancake train
Pancake train
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Elektrosloep Fryslân (Burdaard)
Elektrosloep Fryslân (Burdaard)
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Holwerterpolder at Noard Fryslân Butendyks Nature Reserve
Holwerterpolder at Noard Fryslân Butendyks Nature Reserve
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Natuurlijk Kollumeroord Groepsaccommodatie 't Rif
Natuurlijk Kollumeroord Groepsaccommodatie 't Rif
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Vakantiehuisje Annex
Vakantiehuisje Annex
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Theeschenkerij de Útspanning
Theeschenkerij de Útspanning
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Vakantiewoning Holwerd
Vakantiewoning Holwerd
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Ryptsjerksterpolder - Uitzichtplateau
Ryptsjerksterpolder - Uitzichtplateau
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Hotel Restaurant Wad Oars
Hotel Restaurant Wad Oars
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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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Zee van Tijd
Zee van Tijd
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Vlieland - 2e Kroon's polder - Vogelkijkhut
Vlieland - 2e Kroon's polder - Vogelkijkhut
