Two precarious, separate footholds were established, but the enemy recovered from the shock of the flamethrowers and counter-attacked, though they were unable to move the Canadians from their extremely vulnerable bridgeheads.
To udsatte og adskilte fodfæster blev dannet, men fjenden kom sig over choket og gik til modangreb, men kunne ikke fjerne canadierne fra deres yderst udsatte brohoveder.