Location
225 to 256 of 268 results
-
Klein Zwitserland Lakeside Beach
Klein Zwitserland Lakeside Beach
-
Steenbakkerij Oostrum
Steenbakkerij Oostrum
-
St Boniface Chapel
St Boniface Chapel
-
Rinsma State Country House and Estate
Rinsma State Country House and Estate
-
Strandpaviljoen Meerzicht Beach Pavilion
Strandpaviljoen Meerzicht Beach Pavilion
-
Bungalowpark It Wiid
Bungalowpark It Wiid
-
Waddenzee-Expedities
Waddenzee-Expedities
-
B&B De Hoffstee
B&B De Hoffstee
-
Oan 'e Dyk
Oan 'e Dyk
-
IJlst (Drylts)
IJlst (Drylts)
-
Dobbepaarden photo artwork
Dobbepaarden photo artwork
-
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.
-
-
EAstay apartment 2
EAstay apartment 2
-
Camping De Stjelp
Camping De Stjelp
-
Kafee It wapen fân Fryslân
Kafee It wapen fân Fryslân
-
Schuilenburg Beach
Schuilenburg Beach
-
Twijzelermieden Nature Reserve
Twijzelermieden Nature Reserve
-
Gast op stal
Gast op stal
-
Hindeloopen (Hylpen)
Hindeloopen (Hylpen)
-
Aerden Plaats Visitor Centre
Aerden Plaats Visitor Centre
-
Electrosloop Fryslân (Aldtsjerk)
Electrosloop Fryslân (Aldtsjerk)
-
Schwarzenbergerbos Forest
Schwarzenbergerbos Forest
-
Pancake train
Pancake train
-
Wierum (Wierum)
Wierum (Wierum)
-
Saint Martin's Church Gytsjerk
Saint Martin's Church Gytsjerk
-
National Park 'Lauwersmeer'
National Park 'Lauwersmeer'
-
Het Lage Noorden
Het Lage Noorden
-
Strandheem Lake and Leisure Park
Strandheem Lake and Leisure Park
-
De 4 Elementen
De 4 Elementen
-
Buddhist Centre at Hantum
Buddhist Centre at Hantum
-
Kollumerwaard Hiking Trail
Kollumerwaard Hiking Trail
-
B&B The Wee White Hoose
B&B The Wee White Hoose
