Walking the Ypres Salient with Mat McLachlan: Part 3

Battlefield historians Mat McLachlan and Simon Louagie explore the battlefield of Messines, scene of one of the most successful attacks of the First World War. In June 1917 New Zealand, Australian, Irish and British troops stormed the heights of Messines Ridge, and inflicted a crushing defeat on the Germans in one of the first all-arms battles in history. Sites visited: New Zealand Memorial Park bunkers New Zealand Memorial Messines Church Messines Church Crypt Bonus! Rumours about Adolf Hitler's time in Messines Join us on a tour of the world's great battlefields! Visit https://battlefields.com.au/ for details.