Location
545 to 576 of 961 results
-
Sjuxmastate
Sjuxmastate
from your location
-
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.
from your location
-
Boerderijwinkel Bezigh
Boerderijwinkel Bezigh
from your location
-
Camping Johanna Hoeve
Camping Johanna Hoeve
from your location
-
Bartlehiem (Bartlehiem)
Bartlehiem (Bartlehiem)
from your location
-
Hegewiersterfjild - Uitkijktoren
Hegewiersterfjild - Uitkijktoren
from your location
-
Camping 't Groene Hart van Ternaard
Camping 't Groene Hart van Ternaard
from your location
-
Sint-Pauluskerk Aldtsjerk
Sint-Pauluskerk Aldtsjerk
from your location
-
Mokkebank - De Mok - Vogelkijkhut
Mokkebank - De Mok - Vogelkijkhut
from your location
-
Soestpolder Nature Reserve
Soestpolder Nature Reserve
from your location
-
Old Town Hall in Dokkum
Old Town Hall in Dokkum
from your location
-
Oudemirdumerklif - Uitkijkheuvel
Oudemirdumerklif - Uitkijkheuvel
from your location
-
Wadloper
Wadloper
from your location
-
NijKrúslãn Lodge
NijKrúslãn Lodge
New
KollumerpompDirect boekbaar
from your location
-
Kerk van Engwierum
Kerk van Engwierum
from your location
-
Van der Valk Hotel Hardegarijp
Van der Valk Hotel Hardegarijp
from your location
-
Simke Kloostermanhûs
Simke Kloostermanhûs
from your location
-
Natuurkampeerterrein de Reidplûm
Natuurkampeerterrein de Reidplûm
from your location
-
it Dreamlân holiday home
it Dreamlân holiday home
from your location
-
Spoekeloantsje
Spoekeloantsje
from your location
-
Aardappelhandel De Jong
Aardappelhandel De Jong
from your location
-
Vakantiehuis Burdaard
Vakantiehuis Burdaard
Direct boekbaar
from your location
-
Zwembad Wettervlecke
Zwembad Wettervlecke
from your location
-
Alde Feanen - Earnesleat - Uitkijktoren
Alde Feanen - Earnesleat - Uitkijktoren
from your location
-
Craft cotton printing factory, Kleine Lijn
Craft cotton printing factory, Kleine Lijn
from your location
-
Wyns
Wyns
from your location
-
Grand Café WALD
Grand Café WALD
from your location
-
Rondvaart Praamverhuur Dokkum
Rondvaart Praamverhuur Dokkum
New
Dokkumfrom your location
-
The liberation of Leeuwarden
The liberation of Leeuwarden
On 11 April 1945, it became clear that German resistance in the north of the Netherlands was limited. On 12 April, the Allies seized this opportunity to advance on Friesland as quickly as possible. One of the main goals was to liberate Leeuwarden. The 9th Canadian Infantry Brigade was designated for this purpose. But things would turn out differently.
On 12 April, the Royal Canadian Dragoons entered Friesland at Noordwolde. They were to conduct reconnaissance with their armoured vehicles and reach the Wadden Sea as quickly as possible. As a result, the German troops in Friesland and Groningen would be separated.
On the night of 14 to 15 April, three Squadrons of the Dragoons were at Suameer. Burgum could not be reached earlier that day, because the bridge at Burgummerdam had been blown up by the Germans.
Meanwhile, all sorts of things were happening in nearby Leeuwarden. On 12 April, the airfield had been blown up by the Germans. And they left the city on 14 April. Leeuwarden would not be defended. The Burgerweeshuis (Civil Orphanage) that had housed several German agencies was set on fire. An attempt to blow up the telephone exchange failed due to an ingenious intervention by the resistance. In the early morning of 15 April, the resistance also took to the streets en masse to occupy important points and to capture Germans who had remained behind.
The Dragoons in Suameer were in contact with the resistance in Leeuwarden. Due to various reports, it was unclear whether there was now heavy fighting in Leeuwarden or whether the Germans had left the city completely. Because the Germans had blown up important bridges on the route from Heerenveen to Leeuwarden, the infantry could not quickly provide assistance.
So, the Dragoons went to take a look for themselves. Initially, a patrol of four vehicles was sent via the Groningerstraatweg into the city around half past eleven. One of the Canadians in those vehicles recorded the following:
"As we entered the city, passing through the concrete barrier by the narrow passageway left for normal traffic, we were met by an almost hysterical patrol of Resistance men [...] In a few moments the news of our arrival had spread through the city, and we were given a fantastic welcome as we rolled slowly forward into the centre of town."A resident of Leeuwarden recalled:
"We lived close to the Groningerstraatweg, where our liberators passed. Many hundreds of us stood there, all happy spectators. All of a sudden, two ladies from the row flung themselves forward and threw their arms around the Canadians' necks, saying: "Oh darlings, you’re here at last!"After the patrol determined that the coast was clear, the entire C Squadron, a detachment of the Royal Canadian Engineers and Regimental Headquarters of Lieutenant-Colonel Landell followed. Leeuwarden had been liberated. After this, thousands took to the streets. One of the Canadians wrote:
"We halted, and were immediately surrounded by laughing, yelling mobs of people, bringing flowers to give to us, and cheering every move. The Resistance men were everywhere, doing their best to keep the people within bounds and off the cars, but their efforts were hardly necessary. I never saw a more satisfying gathering in my life."Leeuwarden had been liberated by the Dragoons through unexpected circumstances. On the night of 15 to 16 April, Canadian infantry moved into the city.
from your location
-
Sloepverhuur Bootverhuur Wester watersport
Sloepverhuur Bootverhuur Wester watersport
from your location
-
Toeristisch Informatie Punt Lauwersoog
Toeristisch Informatie Punt Lauwersoog
from your location
-
Hijum
Hijum
from your location
