 On 12 December 1943 , General Vokes sent the three battalions of the 3rd Canadian Infantry Brigade against German defences in The Gully . The assault started poorly , when Canadian artillery plans were captured by soldiers of the 90th Panzergrenadier Division 's 200th Regiment . When The West Nova Scotia Regiment attacked The Gully , they were subject to counterattacks by the 200th Panzergrenadier Regiment approximately 10 : 30 . By 14 : 00 , the regiment had called off its attacks and had taken heavy casualties . To the west , Princess Patricia 's Canadian Light Infantry fared little better , with C Company taking heavy casualties in their assault . Attempts were again made on 13 December , by two battalions of the 3rd Canadian Infantry Brigade , and the attacks were driven back by tenacious German resistance . On the evening of 13 December , the heavily depleted 90th Panzergrenadier Division were relieved from their positions in The Gully by units of the 1st Parachute Division . 
 On 12 December 1943 , General Vokes sent the three battalions of the 3rd Canadian Infantry Brigade against German defences in The Gully . The assault started poorly , when Canadian artillery plans <a href='uninflect' title='1'><mark>were</mark></a> captured by soldiers of the 90th Panzergrenadier Division <a href='null_genetive' title='2'><mark>'s</mark></a>200th Regiment . When The West Nova Scotia Regiment attacked The Gully , they<a href='been_done' title='3'><mark></mark></a> <a href='uninflect' title='4'><mark>were</mark></a> subject to counterattacks by the 200th Panzergrenadier Regiment approximately 10 : 30 . By 14 : 00 , the regiment <a href='been_done' title='5'><mark>had</mark></a> called off its attacks and <a href='been_done' title='6'><mark>had</mark></a> taken heavy casualties . To the west , Princess Patricia <a href='null_genetive' title='7'><mark>'s</mark></a>Canadian Light Infantry fared little better , with C Company taking heavy casualties in their assault . Attempts <a href='uninflect' title='8'><mark>were</mark></a> again made on 13 December , by two battalions of the 3rd Canadian Infantry Brigade , and the attacks <a href='uninflect' title='9'><mark>were</mark></a> driven back by tenacious German resistance . On the evening of 13 December , the heavily depleted 90th Panzergrenadier Division <a href='uninflect' title='10'><mark>were</mark></a> relieved from their positions in The Gully by units of the 1st Parachute Division . 
On 12 December 1943 , General Vokes sent the three battalions of the 3rd Canadian Infantry Brigade against German defences in da Gully . Tdaassault started poorly , when Canadian artillery plans was captured by soldiers of the 90th Panzergrenadier Division  200th Regiment . When The West Nova Scotia Regiment attacked Thdaully , they been was subject to counterattacks by the 200th Panzergrenadier Regiment approximately 10 : 30 . By 14 : 00 , the regiment done called off its attacks and done taken heavy casualties . To thedast , Princess Patricia  Canadian Light Infantry fared little better , wit C Company taking heavy casualties in their assault . Attempts was again made on 13 December , by two battalions of the 3rd Canadian Infantry Brigade , and the attacks was driven back by tenacious German resistance . On the daning of 13 December , the heavily depleted 90th Panzergrenadier Division was relieved from their positions in The Gully by units of the 1st Parachute Division .