10.30 when the other two battalions passed through to carry out Phase 2, following a creeping barrage fired by the field guns, with the medium guns 'superimposed' ahead. The supporting tanks pushed on to keep up with the barrage, but the infantry got left behind and waited for a fresh artillery programme to be arranged. By 15.00, when the air attacks for Phase 3 went in, the divisional commander decided to 'rush' the final objective with a single tank battalion (4th Tank Battalion, Grenadier Guards) driving through rearguards; a squadron was held up by anti-tank fire but this was dealt with by one of the artillery's CB concentrations. By 19.00 the tanks were on the final objective, with the infantry catching up later. The fighting continued on 1 August, 8 AGRA and Royal Air Force Typhoon fighter-bombers bombarding a concentration of German tanks and infantry that had been located in the Bois de Homme, and massed artillery fire helped to break up German counter-attacks. However the battle was quickly moving out of range, so 61st (C&DY) Med Rgt was put at the disposal of the neighbouring XXX Corps. The situation was so confused that after the cancellation of one target 61st (C&DY) Med Rgt's guns had to remain loaded because there was no safe place to shoot. By 2 August the German front was cracked wide open and units were following up. 61st (C&DY) Medium Rgt remaining on call to support 15th (S) Division. On 5 August the regiments of 8th AGRA followed the advance as far as Le Bény-Bocage. German resistance was stiffening. Next day, against light opposition, the fireplan was not required, but that evening 8th AGRA fired defensive fire (DF) tasks to break up counter-attacks on 11th Armoured Division. The dumping of 300 rpg of ammunition suggested to 61st (C&DY) Med Rgt that thtechase was over, and a set-piece action would be needed. Next day 15th (S) Divion attacked, but despite the support of 8th AGRA was held up at its first objectives and could get no further. A further attack on 7 August by 3rd Division, supported by 61st (C&DY) Med Rgt and other units of 8th AGRA, was unsuccessful. By now VIII Corps' offensive had run out of momentum, and the lead was taken over by XXX Corps. VIII Corps renewed its attack with Operation Grouse on 11 August. BY niow 61st (C&DY) Med Rgt