The Sixth Army, in the midst of chaos, began to build defensive lines, hampered by the lack of fuel, ammunition and rations, and further burdened by the advancing Russian winter.
Šesta armija, u središtu kaosa je započela s izgradnjom obrambenih linija, otežanom zbog nedostatka goriva, streljiva i namirnica i opterećeni nadolazećom ruskom zimom.