 The Irish brigade then had the difficult task of house to house fighting which proved difficult against the tough paratroopers, by the evening it was thought the town was cleared but the Germans counterattacked and although it was largely repelled some units sneaked back in to snipe as the Irish cleared the streets and houses.Throughout the night more men from 38th Brigade moved into the town to reinforce those already there.Finally the Germans launched another counterattack but this time it was weak and easily repelled after which resistance began to fade.