By 05:50 the airborne troops had secured the area as well as the nearby village of Kanne, but they were then subjected to a strong counter-attack which was only repulsed with the aid of air support from Stuka divebombers.
Klokken 5.50 havde de luftbårne tropper sikret området og den nærliggende landsby Canne, men de blev derefter udsat for et kraftigt modangreb fra belgiske styrker, der kun blev slået tilbage med hjælp fra Stuka styrtbombere.