Although it would have been difficult to persuade the beleaguered soldiers in the bridgehead that opposition was slackening, 9 Brigade's operations on their flank had forced the Germans to disperse their resources. ###>Il serait difficile de persuader les pauvres soldats de la tête de pont que la résistance se relâche, même si les opérations de la 9e Brigade, sur leur flanc, ont obligé les Allemands à disperser leurs ressources.