translate English to French: Although the weather was cold and rainy, there were compensations; as one officer observed, "the route was enlivened by the enthusiastic demonstrations of the recently liberated Dutch people, who had their red, white and blue flags flying, and who all wore orange-coloured rosettes".
Au centre, la 2 e division, sous le commandement du général Matthews, avance très rapidement et établit une tête de pont de l’autre côté du canal Twente dans la nuit du 2 au 3 avril.