Harlingen and the Canadian liberators
In April 1945, German troops were evacuated en masse to North Holland via Harlingen harbour. The occupying forces therefore wanted to hold the town for as long as possible. Thanks in part to information from the resistance and Canadian scouts, the locations of the Germans were known. The Canadian artillery was therefore able to eliminate almost all major targets without causing major damage to the city. The Canadian troops then advanced determinedly towards the centre and port of the Harlingen. The liberation of the city ended the German evacuation by water.

War Graves of Allied Airmen in Wijnaldum
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Barka: from Nazi barracks to collaborators’ internment camp
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Bunkers of the Atlantikwall in Harlingen

The days before liberation in Harlingen
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Destruction in Harlingen to slow the Allied advance

Midlum and the attack on Harlingen
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German forces fear of a "Normandy" in Harlingen

German prisoners of war transported to Germany via Harlingen

Artillery near Herbaijum

Rollsperre in Harlingen

Civilian casualties at Harlingen during the liberation

Bells stolen from the towers of Harlingen

The last skirmishes in Harlingen

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