 The New Zealanders emerged from cover to wave them in, only to find that they had been overrun by Italian tanks and "Bersaglieri", who took about the 21st Battalion prisoner.Howard Kippenberger wrote after the war,

The 24th and 26th battalions met a similar fate at Sidi Rezegh on 30 November and on 1 December, a German armoured attack on Belhamed, practically destroyed the 20th Battalion.In the attacks, the New Zealanders suffered and The leading elements of the 15th Panzer Division reached Ed Duda but before nightfall, made little progress against determined resistance.