At 4am the next morning the first attack is beaten off. But it gets worse. From the tower, Gangl and Lee see 100 - 150 troops of the 17th SS Panzer-Granadier arriving, an 80mm gun, a 20mm anti-aircraft cannon, a 75mm PAK and more.
A fresh assault soon begins.
The US and Wehrmarcht troops cling on, but it becomes so desperate that the VIPs arm themselves to help hold against attacks from all directions.
Soon Gamelin, Weygand, Clemenceau and Reynaud are fighting alongside, holding off the SS /9