<prompt> Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: A first-line Territorial Army TA formation then stationed in Yorkshire, the division comprising George Suttons 125th, Eric Miless 126th and John Smyths 127th Infantry Brigades, plus divisional troops had recently fought in France and subsequently participated in the Dunkirk evacuation, suffering severe losses in both manpower and equipment, and needed to be brought up to strength to face a potential German invasion of Britain which, in the aftermath of the  <response>: Kuzviisa pasi kweFrance, kwairangarirwa kuva kunobvira zvikuru. The 42nd, ipapo kushumira pasi William Holmes kuti X Corps, akanga nokukurumidza vakauya simba varume kuburikidza nokupinza zviuru conscripts vashoma vakanga vane chero mhando ruzivo zvechiuto kunyange weboka akanga achiri pfupi chaizvo pamusoro midziyo zvose zvamarudzi uye, mugore rose uye kupinda 1941, weboka akafamba kakawanda kumativi nyika, alternating pakati pamhenderekedzo kudzivirira uye kurovedza kuti adzivise kutarisirwa German nechisimba. 