In total the Germans fired 590 rounds of shells and 2,130 shells onto the forts, which could offer only slight resistance to an enemy who bombarded them from a distance.
The Germans fired 590 rounds of shells onto the forts. This was in total. The Germans fired 590 rounds of 2,130 shells onto the forts. This was in total. The forts could offer only slight resistance to an enemy. This enemy bombarded them from a distance.