By this time the Germans were south of the river. GHQ also reported that the Germans were well dug-in and had strong patrols, supported by light armoured cars, between the bridgeheads and the Bresle. On 25 May Georges ordered (through the HQ of ) that the German bridgeheads were to be destroyed. Evans was put under the command of the Seventh Army, with War Office agreement, which ordered a maximum effort. The War Office was unaware that the French were incapable of an attack from the south bank of the Somme sufficiently powerful to succeed or that while preparing for the Germans would reinforce the bridgeheads, two divisions having already dug in from Amiens to the sea, with more divisions moving into the area. On 26 May, orders for the attack were issued, the 2nd Armoured Brigade came under the (2e DLC, Colonel Berniquet) to take high ground from Bray to Les Planches, which overlooks the Somme south-east of Abbeville, with support from French artillery and infantry. The 3rd Armoured Brigade was subordinated to the (5e DLC) for an attack on high ground from Rouvroy to St Valery-sur-Somme, also with French artillery and infantry in support. British tank commanders stressed to Besson, the commander of and Frère the Seventh Army commander, that the British tanks were light tanks (Light Tank Mk VI) and cruiser tanks, similar to the equipment in French mechanised light divisions, not slow, heavily armoured infantry tanks like those in French armoured divisions. Battle 27 May The Allied attack began at after an hour's delay while the French artillery got ready. The 2e DLC and the attached British armoured brigade on the right flank, attacked from Hocquincourt, Frucourt and St Maxent, east of the Blangy–Abbeville road and the 5e DLC from the Bresle to north of Gamaches. Both of the DLCs had been depleted by earlier engagements and were unable to deploy any armour. There had been little time to reconnoitre and information about German dispositions was sparse. To succeed, armoured attacks would need to be combined with artillery and infantry but there were far too few troops and guns; co-operation between the British and French was far from adequate. On the right flank, the tanks failed to advance far and many were knocked out at close-range by 37 mm Pak 36 anti-tank fire from Caumont and Huppy as they moved over ridges in between. On the