One of the New Zealand military unit’s historians described the fighting days as the 7th Indian Brigade’s most difficult, with the men of the 4/16th Punjab Battalion having "fought all morning to overcome resistance" and the German 12th Oasis Company having "formed the backbone of the defence of the whole position".
En af historikerne for den newzealandske enhed beskrev kampene som den 7. indiske brigades mest vanskelige, hvor mændene i 4/16th Punjab-bataljon "kæmpede hele morgenen for at overvinde modstanden" og hvor det 12. tyske oase-kompagni havde "dannet rygraden i forsvaret af hele stillingen".