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Burgum - Soestpolder - Vogelkijkhut
Burgum - Soestpolder - Vogelkijkhut
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Foto Groeneveld
Foto Groeneveld
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Greate Buorren
Greate Buorren
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Veerpont De Burd (Grouw Yne Lyte)
Veerpont De Burd (Grouw Yne Lyte)
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Hervormde kerk (Hofkerk)
Hervormde kerk (Hofkerk)
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Sloepverhuur - Elfsteden Recreatie (Johanna Hoeve)
Sloepverhuur - Elfsteden Recreatie (Johanna Hoeve)
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Bed and Breakfast het Heirhuys
Bed and Breakfast het Heirhuys
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Voormalig klooster van de Grauwe Bagrijnen
Voormalig klooster van de Grauwe Bagrijnen
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Sloep, toerboot en sup verhuur Dokkum
Sloep, toerboot en sup verhuur Dokkum
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Tabak Lectuurshop en informatiepunt Kollum
Tabak Lectuurshop en informatiepunt Kollum
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TIP Toko Toeristen Informatie Post Eastermar (zomermaanden)
TIP Toko Toeristen Informatie Post Eastermar (zomermaanden)
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Sluis Dokkumer Nieuwe Zijlen
Sluis Dokkumer Nieuwe Zijlen
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Gastenverblijf In De Wij
Gastenverblijf In De Wij
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Rondvaartbedrijf Lauwersmeer
Rondvaartbedrijf Lauwersmeer
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Ameland - Ballumerbocht - Vogelkijkpunt
Ameland - Ballumerbocht - Vogelkijkpunt
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Theetuin Blotevoetenhof
Theetuin Blotevoetenhof
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SUP Centre Fryslân
SUP Centre Fryslân
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Rustpunt Anjum
Rustpunt Anjum
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Sup Sud Ie Dokkum
Sup Sud Ie Dokkum
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Skiedingsboskje Forest and Pingos next to the A7
Skiedingsboskje Forest and Pingos next to the A7
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Hotel Restaurant Wad Oars
Hotel Restaurant Wad Oars
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Museumboerderij Ot en Sien
Museumboerderij Ot en Sien
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Ottema Wiersmareservaat - Nynke Rixt Jukema - uitkijktoren
Ottema Wiersmareservaat - Nynke Rixt Jukema - uitkijktoren
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Woonark Friesland
Woonark Friesland
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Museum Ruurd Wiersma Hûs
Museum Ruurd Wiersma Hûs
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Hotel Pub Restaurant de Posthoorn
Hotel Pub Restaurant de Posthoorn
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Klein Zwitserland Lakeside Beach
Klein Zwitserland Lakeside Beach
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Brasserie De Waegh, Landal Esonstad
Brasserie De Waegh, Landal Esonstad
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Grytmanshoeve
Grytmanshoeve
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Campsite Tjaerda State
Campsite Tjaerda State
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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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De Broekophâlder
De Broekophâlder
