 The other key aspect of the next few hours was leadership . The original plan was in tatters , with so many units mis @-@ landed , disorganized and scattered . Most commanders had fallen or were absent , and there were few ways to communicate , other than shouted commands . In places , small groups of men , sometimes scratched together from different companies , in some cases from different divisions , were " ... inspired , encouraged or bullied ... " out of the relative safety of the shingle , starting the grueling task of reducing the defenses atop the bluffs . 
