Thus, Montgomery's objections to the operation were proved correct: the Eighth Army could not tie down German units that refused battle and the main obstacle to their advance was the terrain and German demolitions of roads and bridges.
Således viste Montgomerys indvendinger mod operationen sig at være korrekte: Eighth Army kunne ikke binde tyske enheder, der nægtede kamp, og den største hindring for deres fremrykning var terrænet og tyske nedrivninger af veje og broer.