ˌɔn sˈɛvən dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi, ðə tˈaʊn wʌz hˈɛvili ʃˈɛld baɪ ðə nˈæʃənəlˌɪst tɹˈuːps ænd ðə θˈɛlmən bɐtˈæliən sˈʌbsᵻkwəntli sˈʌfɚd ɐpˈɔːlɪŋ lˈɔsᵻz, wɪð ˈoʊnli θˈɜːɾi fˈaɪv mˈɛn sɚvˈaɪvɪŋ.
On 7 January, the town was heavily shelled by the Nationalist troops and the Thälmann Battalion subsequently suffered appalling losses, with only 35 men surviving.