 By dawn the South Africans were short, having knocked out about of the "Ariete" Division.At on 1 December, the 15th Panzer Division attacked again towards Belhamed, supported by a massed artillery bombardment, to drive the New Zealanders back from the Tobruk perimeter.The 4th New Zealand Brigade was eventually forced back and the 20th Battalion was overrun, cutting the division in two.