The division was the first to be established for the sole purpose of undertaking division-level airborne operations rather than contributing to a range of smaller operations, and there was considerable debate over what the unit should do.
Divisionen var den første, som var blevet etableret for at gennemføre luftbårne operationer af divisionsstørrelse frem for at bidrage til en række mindre operationer, og der var en betydelig debat om, hvad enheden skulle foretage sig i praksis.