The combined French-British and American force chose to defend heavily the center town while having a French infantry company with defending the southern town and bridge. The southern force had the two armored car platoon on the hill east of the river set to delay.

The Fallschirmjaegers decided to attack swiftly toward the southern town and bridge knowing that only their elan, due to their high morale, would carry the day. They attacked the hill driving off the two armored car platoons and hoped to gain the hill and bring up the guns, pound the town and move on to the bridge. They never progressed beyond the hill as the French moved their infantry and tanks from the center town and aggressively counterattacked the hill tying the Germans down in a life and death struggle for the hill. This prevented the Germans from having any chance to move on to their objectives. The Allies win.