Complex sentence: One German or Ottoman battery was put out of action during the operations by the Auckland Mounted Rifles Regiment's machine guns on top of Hill 3039 which forced this forward battery to withdrawal from its position near the Citadel in front of the Imperial Camel Corps Brigade.
Split into simpler sentences: One German or Ottoman battery was put out of action during the operations by the Auckland Mounted Rifles Regiment's machine guns on top of Hill 3039 which silenced a forward Ottoman battery. This enemy battery was forced to withdrawal from its position near the Citadel in front of the Imperial Camel Corps Brigade.