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Battle Pin- The Battle of Messines

$16.00
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This Limited Edition pin commemorates the Battle of Messines. This battle saw a significant loss for the New Zealand Division, which had suffered 3,700 casualties, and 700 of them fatal. Wear this pin to remember the sacrifice and celebrate the bravery of our New Zealand soldiers.

 

This is a Limited Edition Battle Pin produced to commemorate the Battle of Messines, 7 June 1917.

The Battle of Messines during the First World War was a prelude to the much larger Third Battle of Ypres − better known as Passchendaele − which began on 31 July 1917.
This was a carefully prepared attack on Messines which was a striking success. At 3.10 a.m. on 7 June, huge mines that had been placed under the German lines by hard-working tunnellers exploded. Almost immediately, New Zealand troops of the 2nd and 3rd (Rifle) Brigades left their trenches and advanced towards the ridge in front of them, on which lay the ruins of Messines village. Australian and British troops moved forward on their flanks.
The New Zealanders paid a heavy price for success: by the time the New Zealand Division was withdrawn on 9 June, it had suffered 3700 casualties, 700 of them fatal.

Wear this pin to remember the sacrifice and celebrate the bravery of our New Zealand soldiers.
We will remember them.

Size: pin- 2.3 x 2.2cm including card- 9 x 6cm

Size: pin- 2.3 x 2.2cm including card- 9 x 6cm

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