Dumas’ patrol immediately turned to the left down the trench, and, in a few steps, came upon a half-destroyed machine gun emplacement. Reservist Nadolny, of Stradtmann’s patrol, was already occupied in digging out the buried machine gun. Lieutenant Dumas penetrated further along the enemy’s trench, and soon reached the communication trench which runs, roughly along the dividing line between Target Sectors 79 and 80, towards the Weisse Steinmauer. At this point a large dug-out had been wrecked, apparently by a direct hit. Lieutenant Dumas had previously sent three men of his patrol along behind the enemy’s trench; they reached the communication trench about 11 yards behind the front line trench. A few Englishmen, who came out of this communication trench, endeavored to reach the parados of the front line trench, whence they evidently intended to defend it. They were, however, surprised by our three men and bayoneted. Meanwhile, Lieutenant Dumas, with the rest of his men, forced his way further along the trench, and just north of Besenhecke reached the communication trench which leads to the brown prolongation of the Weisse Steinmauer (white stone wall). They passed another wrecked dug-out, in which dead bodies were seen. Adjoining the above-mentioned communication trench, another large dug-out was found, which the patrol intended to clear. As, however, a number of Englishmen advanced upon Dumas’ patrol from the communication trench and alongside it, a mêlée ensued with grenades, rifles and pistols, in the course of which the enemy, after suffering evident loss, either retreated or surrendered, while none of Dumas’ patrol received wounds of any account. Meanwhile, Lieutenant Böhlefeld advanced along the enemy’s trench to the right of the point of entry, and, in a few yards, came to three large dug-outs, of which one was wrecked and full of dead and wounded. At his summons, the enemy came out of the others and surrendered without more ado. Lieutenant Böhlefeld sent back the prisoners and asked for reinforcements in order to clear the dug-outs, undertaking, meanwhile, to hold the enemy’s trench with two men.