Complex sentence: The German front-line was being maintained along the rest of the front; the possibility of a sudden German counter-offensive was not discounted and on 25 February the 2nd Australian Division advanced on Malt Trench and found it strongly held, being forced to retire with.
Split into simpler sentences: The German front-line was being maintained along the rest of the front and the possibility of a sudden German counter-offensive was not discounted. On 25 February the 2nd Australian Division advanced on Malt Trench and found it strongly held, being forced to retire with.