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Ruins of Polderhoek Chateau, 1917

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The New Zealand Division launched an attack on the fortified ruins of Polderhoek Chateau in the Ypres Salient on 3 December 1917. The assault, carried out by the 1st Otago and 1st Canterbury battalions, quickly ground to a halt against determined German resistance. The New Zealanders suffered some 500 casualties, including over 100 dead.

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Ruins of Polderhoek Chateau, 1917, URL: https://nzhistory.govt.nz/media/photo/ruins-polderhoek-chateau-1917, (Manatū Taonga — Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated