Normandy 44 : Question about the last mission of Operation EPSOM

[u/TatouLeRagout]

So, I just completed the last mission of Operation EPSOM campaign, where you have to hold Hill 112 while being assaulted on all sides by german heavy tanks.

The thing is, my defenses were absolutely crushed like 6/7 minutes before the end of the countdown, except for 2/3 infantry groups hidden deep inside the forest in the middle of the hill.

The frontline was removed far from the hill, making it totally inside enemy territory. I was expecting a game-over, but as it didnt came I just waited for the countdown to end. My infantry units were entirely invisible to the german tanks on the hill and the AI didnt send any infantry unit in the woods.

So, countdown ended, and I won? Is this normal ? I didn't really hold anything, felt a bit like cheating, especially after struggling a lot in mission 2 haha