Thus the Axis attack came when new organizations and promising, but untested, weapons were just beginning to trickle into operational units.
However, the Axis objectives were short of the Indian line and so the Axis attack was not pressed forward.
But the air superiority of the Allies stopped any further Axis attack to break south of the Gothic line.
In all, two waves of Axis attacks had struck.
Petrov found it difficult to respond to Axis attacks quickly.
By the time of the Axis attack, Petrov's force held a fairly strong defensive position.
In 1941-44 it was occupied by Romania following Axis attack on the Soviet Union.
By 23:02 the ships commenced laying a heavy smoke screen, and the Axis attacks were beaten off.
If this is true, these fires would be among the few successful (even if minor) Axis attacks on North America.
The Axis attack had been stopped all along the Allied line of defence.