st , ▁ 6 2 nd , ▁ 1 6 1 st ▁and ▁ 1 6 2 nd ▁inf antry ▁reg iments ). ▁The ▁foc al ▁points ▁of ▁the ▁assault ▁were ▁the ▁powerful ▁positions ▁on ▁Hill ▁ 1 0 2 0 ▁and ▁Hill ▁ 1 0 5 0 . ▁To ▁the ▁right ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁ 6 1 st ▁regiment ▁took ▁advantage ▁of ▁the ▁dust ▁cloud , ▁left ▁by ▁the ▁bar rage , ▁and ▁managed ▁to ▁capture ▁a ▁forward ▁tren ch ▁that ▁the ▁Bulg ari ans ▁had ▁ev acu ated ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁preserve ▁their ▁inf antry ▁from ▁the ▁Al lied ▁art illery ▁fire . ▁The ▁Bulgar ian ▁inf antry ▁respond ed ▁soon ▁after ▁with ▁a ▁counter - att ack ▁that ▁pushed ▁back ▁the ▁It ali ans ▁and ▁re capt ured ▁the ▁tren ch . ▁Meanwhile , ▁further ▁to ▁the ▁right ▁of ▁these ▁events ▁the ▁troops ▁of ▁the ▁Italian ▁ 6 1 st ▁Regiment ▁advanced ▁against ▁the ▁Bulgar ian ▁I / 9 ▁inf antry ▁batt alion ▁but ▁were ▁rep uls ed ▁by ▁art illery ▁fire . ▁The ▁ 1 st ▁and ▁ 3 rd ▁batt al ions ▁of ▁this ▁regiment ▁however ▁had ▁greater ▁success ▁and ▁managed ▁to ▁take ▁control ▁the ▁first - line ▁tren ch ▁of ▁the ▁ 9 th ▁German ▁J äger ▁Battalion , ▁between ▁Hill ▁ 1 0 2 0 ▁and ▁Hill ▁ 1 0 5 0 . ▁The ▁Italian ▁soldiers ▁continued ▁adv ancing ▁towards ▁the ▁second - line ▁of ▁tren ches ▁and ▁succeeded ▁in ▁entering ▁it ▁because ▁most ▁of ▁the