On 15 August, the Second Army reported that German long-range artillery had been able to bombard the French artillery and infantry undisturbed and that dug-in German infantry had inflicted many casualties on the French as they attacked.
Den 15. august rapporterede 2. armé at langrækkende tysk artilleri havde været i stand til at bombardere og franske artilleri og infanteri uhindret og at tysk infanteri i nedgravede stillinger havde tilføjet franskmændene store tab da de angreb.