Some evoked the (failed) battle of Arnhem bridge in 1944; others drew a parallel with the (successful) lifting of the siege of Mafikeng (then Mafeking) in 1900.

• 有人想起了1944年的（失败的）阿纳姆大桥战役;有人认为此行动足以同1900年（成功）解除梅富根之围的胜利相提并论。