With the Allies dominating the air over Normandy, any German movement during daylight became dangerous. This situation along with the Allied advances on the ground greatly disrupted the German supply chain. The 352nd Infantry Division was already unable to provide adequate food and ammunition to its front line troops and now the supply depot at La Foret was threatened. As the "Dandy Fifth" (the U.S. 175th Infantry Regiment) raced forward, a German battle group of stragglers and rear-echelon troops struggled to delay them until the few supplies they had could be moved.

The makeshift battle group managed to save most of the supplies by holding off the Americans for several hours before slipping away. Anything they could not move was destroyed instead of allowing it to fall into enemy hands. The crater left behind by the German engineers was big enough to park three trucks side by side at the bottom. While not listed in the marketing material for "Cerisy La Foret", a pleasant modern day inn in the area, a visit to the crater is almost certainly possible today. La Foret is nearly 2/3 of the way from Omaha Beach to St. Lo. Things seemed to be opening up for the Americans after a very tough four days.