Michiel 2005's photos with the keyword: oorlog

Sometimes aeroplanes crashed in the Netherlands on their way to or from Germany.

480 BC

Scaliger was invited in 1593 to become professor at the new university in Leiden.

The Augusto de Castilho was escorting the merchant ship Sao Miguel, when the São Miguel was attacked by the German submarine U-139 on October 13, 1918. The Augusto de Castilho engaged with the far superior sub, allowing the São Miguel to escape. After two hours of combat several of the Portuguese sailors were dead, including the captain Carvalho Araújo. The survivors were put on life boats by the Germans and the Augusto was sunk. See here for a film of the aftermath of the battle. www.rtp.pt/noticias/portugal-na-1-grande-guerra/em-1918-submarino-alemao-filmou-navio-portugues-a-ser-afundado_v757114 Painted by Elisa Felismino in 1970.

The landing was done by No. 4 Commando of the British Army. The monument was unveiled in 1952.

Canadian Home Journal , November 1935. Made by Rex Woods.

In the night of May 25–26, 1943 a British Short Stirling bomber crashed in the IJsselmeer. All the six crew members died. The six young men were between 21 and 34 years old. The Kerkbuurt is one of the neighbourhoods on Marken. It is located on the (artificial) hill around the church. Marken is an island originally located in the Zuyderzee. Before the Afsluitdijk (Closing Dam) the island of Marken was subjected to frequent flooding. Houses were built on artificial hills and on stilts. In the 1930s the Afsluitdijk was built and the Zuyderzee became the IJsselmeer. Although Marken no longer suffered floods, they could not earn money with fishing either, as there was no longer a connection with the North Sea. It remained an relatively isolated island until the late 1950, when a dam was made to connect Marken to the mainland. The people now had access to basic services as running water, gas and electricity. The children could go to school on the mainland too. Thanks to the relative isolation, the inhabitants of Marken remained rather traditional, wearing their beautiful local dress. That attracted the tourists too, so you can find pictures of the people of Marken from the beginning of modern tourism. See for instance here, at the photostream of the Library of Congress: