At around 10 am, there was a pause in the fighting to allow the women and children to be removed from the vicinity of the fighting. At 10:30, the fight resumed with increased ferocity and the "Volksmarinedivision" now was on the offensive. According to reports, some government troops switched sides. In addition, the "Sicherheitswehr", part of the Berlin police force commanded by Emil Eichhorn of the USPD, as well as armed and unarmed civilians joined the division and opposed the regular troops.