With the vehicles of Army Group Becker unable to cross the road, the force made the fatal decision to hold at Vukov Gorge. The commander of Army Group Becker could have in theory continued towards Metković without his heavy equipment, but he was convinced that it was not worth losing so much armor and motorized war materiel. So it was that over the night of 21/22 October the entire force of Becker was left completely exposed to the war-seasoned Partisans' guerrilla tactics and suffered heavy casualties. Wounded had to be carried by stretcher across the long, exposed stretch of destroyed road to be evacuated to Metković. Engineers arrived the next day, 22 October, and the commander of the German force was told it would take a minimum of two weeks to repair the road. The force of Army Group Becker, now surrounded, held out for another night, under constant attack from Partisans of the 1st Brigade. At dawn on 23 October, Army Group Becker capitulated. Only a quarter of the German force managed to escape back to Metković. At the scene of the battle remained all German machinery and equipment, destroyed or damaged. On 23 October, Chief of Staff of the 26th Division, Ante Biočic reported to the Division Headquarters: "Bitter battles were fought with the enemy who sought to break through from Oštrikovac to Metković. Even the smallest remnants would probably have been destroyed had the 11th Brigade not been pulled out for a new task during the battle." The total losses of the enemy in the area of Ston-Vukov Gorge, according to the report of the 26th Division Headquarters of 17 November 1944, delivered to the 8th Corps Headquarters, amounted to 2,000 dead and 1,070 captured German soldiers and officers. 12 tanks and 20 trucks were destroyed. 211 motor vehicles were seized, one intact tank, 60 various cannons, 289 horses and various other equipment was taken. The 1st and 11th Dalmatian Brigade units had 56 dead and about 260 wounded.