to set sail for Breskens from where she wished to lead the resistance against the invading armies. One of the reasons was that Breskens, having two fortresses...
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The Breskens Pocket was a pocket of fortified German resistance against the Canadian First Army in the Battle of the Scheldt during the Second World War...
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municipality is made up of the following population centres: Aardenburg Breskens Cadzand Draaibrug Eede Groede Heille Hoofdplaat IJzendijke Nieuwvliet Oostburg...
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159 countries. Van Melle NV was a Dutch confectionery company based in Breskens, Netherlands. Some of the brands are: Airheads Alpenliebe Aprilla Big Babol...
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on the south shore of the Scheldt around the Dutch town of Breskens, called the "Breskens pocket". The Polish 1st Armoured Division simultaneously pushed...
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RV Pax (redirect from HNLMS Breskens (M855))
they were known as the Beemster class and where she was known as MS855, Breskens. In 1976 when she was no longer required as a minesweeper she was offered...
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Maarten Gerritszoon Vries (section Breskens in Yamada)
Breskens arrived in a promising bay and was received in a friendly manner by the population of Yamada on Tohoku, Japan. Six weeks later the Breskens again...
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Willem van Hanegem (category People from Breskens)
most recent job as manager was for FC Utrecht, from 2007 to 2008. Born in Breskens, Van Hanegem played for Velox SC, Xerxes/DHC, Feyenoord, AZ'67, Chicago...
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Belgian sweet with a lightly acidic core originating in Antwerp, produced in Breskens in the Netherlands. It was created in 1914 by the baker Louis Janssen....
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Westerschelde estuary only, passing Terneuzen to reach the North Sea between Breskens in Zeelandic Flanders and Vlissingen (Flushing) on Walcheren.[citation...
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until its approaches were clear of heavily fortified German positions. The Breskens pocket on the southern bank of the Scheldt was cleared with heavy casualties...
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Railway stations: Vlissingen, Vlissingen Souburg. Ferry connection to Breskens, since March 2003 (opening of the Western Scheldt Tunnel) for pedestrians...
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Schaep and nine members of the crew of the Breskens were captured in Yamada in Iwate Prefecture. The Breskens and her sister ship the Castricum (under Maarten...
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of 2011, Human started playing in VC Vlissingen. Next Human managed VV Breskens. Upon disappointing results, Human returned to play in January 2016 for...
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Jan van Elseracq (section Breskens affair)
December 1643. Van Elseracq was in Japan when sailors from the Dutch ship Breskens were imprisoned by the Tokugawa shogunate. He played an important role...
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implementation that have often caused the greatest damage. The cities of Amsterdam, Breskens, Den Helder, Rotterdam, and The Hague suffered immense losses in civilians...
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Sakhalin) in the 1640s. The Dutch captain Maarten Gerritsz Vries in the Breskens entered the Sea of Okhotsk from the south-east in 1643, and charted parts...
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from Perkpolder to Kruiningen on Zuid-Beveland and the second one from Breskens to Flushing on Walcheren. This last ferry service still exists, but can...
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the month to clear the waterways. Large battles were fought to clear the Breskens Pocket, Woensdrecht and the Zuid-Beveland Peninsula of German forces, primarily...
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Breskens-Eylant discovered on the Dutch expedition of Maarten Gerritszoon Vries (in the Castricum) and Hendrik Corneliszoon Schaep (in the Breskens)...
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Antwerp and secure access to South Beveland. The second was to clear the Breskens pocket north of the Leopold Canal (Operation Switchback). The third—Operation...
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from the West-Zeelandic-Flemish dialects spoken in the region surrounding Breskens), or sometimes with the name of their own village, such as Wasschappels...
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municipality also included the following towns, villages and townships: Breskens Cadzand Groede Hoofdplaat IJzendijke Nieuwvliet Schoondijke Waterlandkerkje...
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Battle honours include Caen, Falaise, clearing the Channel ports, the Breskens pocket, and the final offensives of 1945. During the Battle of the Scheldt...
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province of Zeeland. It is located on the Westerschelde, about 7 km east of Breskens, in the municipality of Sluis. The village was first mentioned in 1665...
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Zeeland. It is located in the municipality of Sluis, about 5 km south of Breskens. Originally, the village was called Wlendike from 1150 onwards, and means...
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thousands of German troops were encircled by a Canadian Army force in the Breskens Pocket during the Battle of the Scheldt. In winter of 1944–1945, a large...
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Giovanni on the Italian mainland. With the opening of the road tunnel, the Breskens-Vlissingen ferry was restricted to pedestrians and cyclists. It is operated...
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the advance from Normandy and spent almost two months engaged at the Breskens Pocket as well as Operation Pheasant. It wintered in the Netherlands and...
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of Isaak van Melle who started the production of candies and toffees at Breskens in 1900. Between 5:00 pm and 9:00 pm alcoholic beverage drinks (borrel)...
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