In contrast, the commander of the ground forces, Major-General Pierse Mackesy, was ordered not to land his forces in any area strongly held by the Germans and to avoid damaging populated areas.
I modsætning hertil havde chefen for landstyrkerne, generalmajor Pierse Mackesy, ordre til ikke at landsætte sine styrker et sted, hvor tyskerne var koncentreret og til at undgå at beskadige befolkede områder.