Complex sentence: The German attack was stopped for a loss of five British tanks and in the evening, the 2/48th Battalion counter-attacked Ras el Medauar but met determined resistance and was repulsed.
Split into simpler sentences: The German attack was stopped for a loss of five British tanks. In the evening, the 2/48th Battalion counter-attacked Ras el Medauar but met determined resistance and was repulsed.