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Kerk Hegebeintum
Kerk Hegebeintum
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Mariakerk Oosterwijtwerd
Mariakerk Oosterwijtwerd
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De Bolstienpleats
De Bolstienpleats
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Lunchroom De Koffiepot
Lunchroom De Koffiepot
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Michaëlkerk Anjum
Michaëlkerk Anjum
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Woonark Friesland
Woonark Friesland
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St Vitus church Wetsens
St Vitus church Wetsens
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Gedicht: Timen | Gerard de Jong
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Vakantiewoning Holwerd
Vakantiewoning Holwerd
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Cabiner - Lauwersmeer
Cabiner - Lauwersmeer
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Dokkumer Admiraliteit
Dokkumer Admiraliteit
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De Leijen Nature Reserve
De Leijen Nature Reserve
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Oudebildtzijl (Ouwe-Syl)
Oudebildtzijl (Ouwe-Syl)
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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.
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Alde Feanen - Otterproject - Observatietoren
Alde Feanen - Otterproject - Observatietoren
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Vakantiehuis Burdaard
Vakantiehuis Burdaard
Direct boekbaar
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Waterspeeltuin Lauwersoog
Waterspeeltuin Lauwersoog
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Buddhist Centre at Hantum
Buddhist Centre at Hantum
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AquaZoo Leeuwarden
AquaZoo Leeuwarden
Direct boekbaar
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Zorgbedrijf De Leidraad
Zorgbedrijf De Leidraad
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Hervormde kerk Gerkesklooster
Hervormde kerk Gerkesklooster
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Herberg Het Rechthuis
Herberg Het Rechthuis
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Marboei MB95
Marboei MB95
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Mariakerk Bornwird
Mariakerk Bornwird
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Theaterkerk Nes
Theaterkerk Nes
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Avontuurlijk Wadlopen
Avontuurlijk Wadlopen
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Aanlegsteiger LM72A
Aanlegsteiger LM72A
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Sint-Agathakerk Oudega
Sint-Agathakerk Oudega
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Salonboot De Nieuwe Liefde
Salonboot De Nieuwe Liefde
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De Leijen - De Putten - Uitkijktoren
De Leijen - De Putten - Uitkijktoren
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B&B Thús yn Hantum
B&B Thús yn Hantum
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It Griene Libben
It Griene Libben
