The actions of the division severely limited the ability of the German defenders to communicate and organise themselves, ensuring that the seaborne troops could not be attacked during the vital first few hours after landing when they were most vulnerable.
Divisionens indsats begrænsede i alvorlig grad de tyske forsvareres muligheder for at kommunikere og organisere sig, og sikrede derved at de allierede landsætninger ikke kunne angribes i de første timer, hvor de var mest sårbare.