 The arrival of the French SS men bolstered the "Nordland" Division whose "Norge" and "Danmark" regiments had been decimated in the fighting.Just midday as Krukenberg reached his command, the last German bridgehead south of the Teltow Canal was being abandoned.During the night Krukenberg informed General Hans Krebs, Chief of the General Staff of "Oberkommando des Heeres" (OKH) that within 24 hours the "Nordland" would have to fall back to the central sector Z (Z for "Zentrum" or "Mitte").