a diversion was staged and the garrison retreated to the second position, making it back despite being fired on as they approached the position. IR 183 counter-attacked III (Fourth Street) again at but collided with the 111th and 112th Brigades of the 34th Division, co-operating with the 69th Brigade attack on Contalmaison. The 111th Brigade was forced back to III with having taken and the 112th Brigade gave ground until a battalion made a bayonet counter-attack. The IR 183 report blamed fire on the left flank and rear, from the British who had got into Contalmaison, as the Germans reached the and at the regiment was ordered to retire to and trenches and hold Pozières at all costs. The flank attack on the north end also reached its objective, met the main attacking force at and sniped at the Germans as they retreated towards the second position; only of the I Battalion, GR 9 making it back. The village was consolidated with the help of an engineer field company inside a box barrage, maintained all night and a large counter-attack was repulsed by bombers at Two more field companies were delayed by German artillery-fire and then by congestion and took until morning to arrive. The troops of the 23rd Division began to be relieved by the 1st Division (Major-General Peter Strickland). 11 July By dawn, IR 183 had completed a retirement to and trenches, having lost about and in the centre, RIR 122 was back in the second position from Pozières to Bazentin le Petit behind a screen of machine-gun posts north of Mametz Wood and extending towards Contalmaison, having lost in two days but IR Lehr was still holding Flat Iron Copse. By noon on 11 July, the 23rd Division was relieved by the 1st Division, having lost up to 10 July. The German positions between Mametz Wood and Contalmaison, were captured by the 17th (Northern) Division, after they were outflanked by the capture of the village and the southern part of the wood, although bombing attacks up trenches on 9 July had failed. At a surprise bayonet charge was attempted by a battalion each from the 50th and 51st brigades, which reached part of Quadrangle Support Trench on the left but eventually failed with many casualties. After the capture of Contalmaison next day, an afternoon attack by part of the 51st Brigade advanced from the sunken road east