The fighting at Messines was heavy, the enemy had held the town for three and a half years, during which time they had fortified the cellars and built concrete bunkers inside some of the buildings as well as an extensive trench network with machine gun posts and pill boxes. All situated on the crest of the hill, giving a huge advantage to the defenders.
Messines today from the Allied observation post on Hill 62.
The New Zealand troops were faced with machine gun fire and vicious hand to hand fighting to take the ruined town.
An account of the New Zealanders at Messines tells the story in greater detail than we could cover on this blog.
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