Small snowflakes fluttered in the air like cotton tufts carried by the wind, following different trajectories before disappearing into the muddy ground.
Jangbulu, a small town located between Brussels and Namur, greeted its first snowfall of the year.
The 6th Army Group took several days to move from the River Somme to here. The soldiers felt a bit relieved looking at the snow, as they preferred it to uncontrollable rain that would flood the trenches while they slept.
However, they soon realized they had celebrated too early.
Kristen was promptly stripped of his acting command of the 6th Army Group and returned to his position as the head of the 1st Specialized Artillery Division. The entire Army Group maintained radio silence with no contact with the outside world permitted.
Then, a large number of unfamiliar officers took over the 6th Army Group, with nearly all officers from regiment level and above being replaced, leaving only a few staff familiar with the situation.
