 Wireless intercepts had led the Eighth Army Headquarters to believe that the 21st Panzer Division and the "Ariete" Division were in trouble and Lieutenant-General Neil Ritchie ordered the 7th Armoured Division to "stick to them like hell".Following the rebuff at Ed Duda, Rommel withdrew the 15th Panzer Division to Bir Bu Creimisa, to the south, for an attack north-eastwards on 30 November, aiming between Sidi Rezegh and Belhamed, leaving Ed Duda outside the encirclement.In the mid-afternoon, the 6th New Zealand Brigade, whose four battalions were down to about each, was attacked at the western end of the Sidi Rezegh position.