 SS General Kurt Meyer , commander of the 12th SS Panzer Division , had already ordered infantry from various formations shattered by the bombers and by the armoured attack , to occupy Cintheaux . He also moved forward two battlegroups from his division , consisting of assault guns , infantry and Tiger tanks , positioning them across the Canadian front . Shortly after midday , he ordered these two battlegroups to counter @-@ attack the leading Allied troops . 
