However , at the beginning of March , patrols found that the Germans were beginning to retreat from the Gommecourt defences .
Early 1917 saw the 46th Division still holding the line in the same area .
At the beginning of March , patrols found that the Germans were beginning to retreat from the Gommecourt defences .
Early 1917 saw the 46th Division still holding the line in the same area .