 On the IX Corps front , the 33rd Brigade ( 11th Division ) had been ordered to advance to Vandamme Farm at 9 : 25 a.m. but the message was delayed and the troops did not reach the assembly area at Rommens Farm until 3 : 50 p.m. , half an hour late . To cover the delay , the corps commander ordered the 57th Brigade ( 19th Division ) from reserve , to take the Oosttaverne line from Van Hove Farm to Oosttaverne village then to Bug Wood , so that only the southern 1 @,@ 200 yards ( 1 @,@ 100 m ) were left for the 33rd Brigade . These orders were also delayed and the 19th Division commander asked for a postponement , then ordered the 57th Brigade to advance without waiting for the 33rd Brigade . The troops only knew that they were to advance downhill and keep up to the barrage but were able to occupy the objective in 20 minutes against light opposition , meeting the Australians at Polka Estaminet . 
