By the end of 17 March the Gurkhas held Hangman's Hill (point 435), 250 yards (230 m) from the monastery, in battalion strength (although their lines of supply were compromised by the German positions at point 236 and in the northern part of the town) and whilst the town was still fiercely defended, New Zealand units and armour had got through the bottleneck and captured the station.
Ved slutningen af den 17. marts holdt gurkhaerne Hangman's Hill (punkt 435), 225 meter fra klosteret, i bataljonsstyrke, (om end deres forsyningslinjer var truet af den tyske stilling på punkt 236 og i den nordlige del af byen), og mens byen stadig blev kraftigt forsvaret, var newzealandske enheder og kampvogne trængt igennem flaskehalsen og havde erobret stationen.