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Workumer Buitenwaard - Bijenkamp
Workumer Buitenwaard - BijenkampWorkum -
Stichting Wadloopcentrum Pieterburen
Stichting Wadloopcentrum PieterburenLauwersoog -
De Feroaring
De FeroaringOudwoude -
't Stee fan Anne P.
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Jachthaven Noordergat
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Makkum War Memorial
Makkum War Memorial
By 16 April, the major part of Friesland had been liberated. But some important targets of the Canadians had not yet been achieved. They wanted to win the Frisian ports and the Head of the Afsluitdijk from the Germans as quickly as possible. But they would be hard fought. Both the ports and the Afsluitdijk were used by German soldiers to escape to North Holland.
As elsewhere in Friesland, the Canadians were helped by resistance fighters from the Dutch Domestic Armed Forces (N.B.S.) They suffered several casualties near Makkum. On 16 April, Schelte Bruinsma and Simon Sipma were killed in an attack on a farm in which the Germans had entrenched themselves. The next day, another group tried to occupy a bridge under Makkum. However, the Germans caught sight of them and in the ensuing gunfight, Rinnert Anema, Roelof van der Meer and Hendrik Postma were killed. Makkum was liberated on 18 April, as one of the last villages in Friesland.
The monument at the Buren in Makkum was unveiled in 1952 in commemoration of the members of the Dutch Domestic Armed Forces who were killed around the village during the struggle for liberation.
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TOP Buitenpost
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Kleine Wielen - Vogelkijkhut
Kleine Wielen - VogelkijkhutLeeuwarden -
BinnenInn 12-Person House
BinnenInn 12-Person HouseMetslawier -
Zeedijk
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B&B Husterheide
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Farm Shop Wâldpleats
Farm Shop WâldpleatsBurgum -
Eastermar | Laadpalen aan het water
Eastermar | Laadpalen aan het waterEastermar -
Annage Skûtsjesilen
Annage SkûtsjesilenEarnewald -
Epey Mole
Epey MoleRyptsjerk -
De Oare Keamer
De Oare KeamerKollum -
Hervormde Kerk Morra
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Papegaaienbuurt Drachten
Papegaaienbuurt DrachtenDrachten -
Greate Buorren
Greate BuorrenGaryp -
Sint Catharinakerk Aalsum
Sint Catharinakerk AalsumAalsum -
Camping de Hammerslag
Camping de HammerslagWestergeest -
De Leijen - De Putten - Uitkijktoren
De Leijen - De Putten - UitkijktorenEastermar -
Camperplaats Eastermar
Camperplaats EastermarEastermar -
Walburga Tsjerke Drogeham
Walburga Tsjerke DrogehamDrogeham -
Bloemenhoeve
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Kerk Hegebeintum
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Zwembad It Paradyske
Zwembad It ParadyskeKollum -
Kollumerwaard Hiking Trail
Kollumerwaard Hiking TrailKollumerpomp -
Stadswandeling Dokkum
Stadswandeling DokkumDokkum -
Hotel Restaurant Toxopeus
Hotel Restaurant ToxopeusAnjum -
Harlingen (Harns)
Harlingen (Harns)Harlingen -
Veenkloosterbos Forest on Fogelsangh State Country Estate
Veenkloosterbos Forest on Fogelsangh State Country EstateVeenklooster