Strijen (population: 9,525) is a town in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality covers an area of 57.74 km² (of which 6.37 km² water).
... German garrison. Victory did not come easily. In July 14 in Vercors[?] a newly reinforced maquis group fought 200.000 Waffen SS soldiers under general Karl Fraum[?] ...