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TOP Dokkumer Nieuwe Zijlen
TOP Dokkumer Nieuwe Zijlen
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Sint-Martinuskerk Ferwert
Sint-Martinuskerk Ferwert
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Zwemcentrum Kollum
Zwemcentrum Kollum
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Oude rechthuis
Oude rechthuis
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Toutenburger bos
Toutenburger bos
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Kunstwerk Britsum | Hendrik Elings
Kunstwerk Britsum | Hendrik Elings
Een kunstwerk van Hendrik Elings. Dit schilderij laat de ijsbaan van Britsum zien en is uit een reeks van kunstwerken die bij de ijsbanen van de Iisbaankeunstrûte horen.
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Theaterkerk Nes
Theaterkerk Nes
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B&B By ús thús
B&B By ús thús
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Nieuwe Smederij Ferwert
Nieuwe Smederij Ferwert
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Rustpunt de Zomerschuur
Rustpunt de Zomerschuur
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Waddeninzicht botenverhuur
Waddeninzicht botenverhuur
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Gytsjerk - 't Set - Vogelkijkhut
Gytsjerk - 't Set - Vogelkijkhut
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Boerenthuis de Prikkebosk
Boerenthuis de Prikkebosk
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Dekema State
Dekema State
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Pettebosk Forest Playground
Pettebosk Forest Playground
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Workumer Buitenwaard - Observatietoren
Workumer Buitenwaard - Observatietoren
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Beleef Lauwersoog
Beleef Lauwersoog
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Ljeppersklup Burgum
Ljeppersklup Burgum
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B&B it Kuorke
B&B it Kuorke
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Boer & Breakfast It Hûske
Boer & Breakfast It Hûske
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Villa Nova
Villa Nova
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Gewoan op 'e Dyk BBQ & Grill
Gewoan op 'e Dyk BBQ & Grill
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De Oare Keamer
De Oare Keamer
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Hotel Restaurant Princenhof
Hotel Restaurant Princenhof
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Nature- and culture Park Vijversburg
Nature- and culture Park Vijversburg
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Bonifatius Brewery
Bonifatius Brewery
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zalencentrum De Lantearne
zalencentrum De Lantearne
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Eastermar | Laadpalen aan het water
Eastermar | Laadpalen aan het water
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Papegaaienbuurt Drachten
Papegaaienbuurt Drachten
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Lauwersmeer - De Baak - Uitkijktoren
Lauwersmeer - De Baak - Uitkijktoren
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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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Anne-Famkes Pleats
Anne-Famkes Pleats
