Zazwyczaj wakacji przyczynkiem do ludźmi niewinności (jest dziecka biegającego fragmenty troops on the left flank inadvertently crossed the Lekkerboterbeek, advanced 80 yd and then formed a flank with troops from the 18th Division. Except on the right flank, the attack was stopped by the Germans only 100 yd from the start line, despite the 27th Brigade being sent to reinforce the attack, which some of the British infantry drowned shell-holes. The new front line ran from the junction with the New Zealand Division at the cemetery near Wallemolen, to Houses then back to the old front line. The barrage began at and the 18th Division infantry advanced snake formation. The divisional field artillery suffered the same fate as those of the divisions to the south, guns sinking into the soft A counter-barrage began within a minute of the advance and as British troops took cover, machine-gunners fired at the crater lips of shell-holes, through which bullets penetrated and hit the soldiers sheltering inside. The effect of the barrage was worst on the right flank and added to machine-gun fire from the Brewery and Helles House strong points; the situation at Requette Farm was not known as all runners sent from the area were killed. Mud clogged weapons of all types and at a British trench-mortar battery and some supporting machine-guns had to cease fire, because of wet and dirty ammunition. At noon, counter-attacks towards the west end of Poelcappelle began and lasted all afternoon, the Germans trying to exploit a gap between the British 4th and 18th divisions. Defensive positions shell-holes were held by the survivors of the British attack. The northern flank of the Fifth Army, on the boundary with the French First Army, was held by XIV Corps, which also attacked with a brigade of each division to close up to Houthoulst After dark on 11 October, tape was laid beyond the front line the corps area, for the troops to form up on, beyond a possible counter-barrage. To avoid detection, scouts patrolled further forward, to ambush patrols. The 3rd Guards Brigade of the Guards Division moved up on the night of 11 October, through heavy rain and a gas barrage which caused casualties this part of the front. The artillery barrage began on schedule at and the counter-barrage was slow to begin, falling mostly behind the attacking waves. The XIV Corps divisions had much better artillery and machine-gun barrages than the divisions further south and the creeping barrage moved at a very slow rate of 100 yd ten minutes, two 300 yd bounds. The 12th Brigade headquarters of the 4th Division next to the XVIII Corps area, was to attack with a composite force of two battalions of the 10th Brigade and two from the 12th Brigade. Two battalions were to lead, with a battalion each support and reserve, following on to a first objective about 200 yd forward and then pivot on the right to the final objective, another 300 yd forward on the left at Water House. The had been soaked again by overnight rain and the advance by the right-hand battalion was stopped at Requette Farm, by determined resistance and massed machine-gun fire, during which contact with the neighbouring 18th Division battalion was lost. The left-hand battalion advance faced less opposition and by had crossed the Poelcappelle–le Cinq Chemins road, captured Memling Farm and Senegal Farm and then made contact with the 17th Division. After the capture of Requette Farm by the right-hand battalion, more machine-gun fire was received from the Brewery and Helles House, which stopped the attack on the right flank. Requette Farm was lost to a counter-attack around noon and attempts by reinforcements to re-take the farm were abandoned as dark fell. The brigade extended a defensive flank on the right, to maintain contact with the 18th Division. The new front line curved back through Besace Farm to west of Helles House, south-west of Requette Farm, north of Poelcappelle. The 51st Brigade of the 17th Division was to advance for 1 yd astride the Ypres–Staden railway, to meet the left flank of the 4th Division north of Poelcappelle and the right flank of the Guards Division, 400 yd north of the railway. Beyond the railway, the advance of the 51st Brigade veered slightly south, away from a strongpoint which caused casualties and lost touch with the Guards Division. South of the embankment, astride the Broombeek and Watervlietbeek streams, several farm strongpoints, pillboxes and shell-hole positions were overrun by the infantry, who were able to keep well up to the very-slow-moving barrage. The brigade reached its first objective by despite a number of reinforcements arriving through the British artillery barrages. The final objective was reached at and on the right a defensive flank was thrown back from Memling Farm at the final objective, to meet troops of the 4th Division. By noon the advance was complete, had been taken and no counter-attack followed, resistance being limited to a small amount of rifle fire. cold, wet