▁left ▁Northern ▁Ireland ▁and ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁ 1 4 8 th ▁Infantry ▁Brigade ▁of ▁the ▁ 4 9 th ▁( West ▁R iding ) ▁Infantry ▁Division , ▁a ▁Territ orial ▁formation . ▁In ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁the ▁batt alion ▁was ▁again ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁newly ▁created ▁ 2 4 th ▁Gu ards ▁Brigade ▁( R u pert force ), ▁and ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁Norwegian ▁Camp aign , ▁and ▁were ▁among ▁the ▁first ▁British ▁troops ▁to ▁see ▁action ▁against ▁the ▁German ▁Army ▁in ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War . ▁The ▁campaign ▁failed ▁and ▁the ▁brig ade ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁ev acu ated . ▁Cas ual ties ▁in ▁the ▁batt alion , ▁however , ▁had ▁been ▁remark ably ▁light , ▁with ▁only ▁ 1 3 ▁wounded ▁and ▁ 6 ▁killed ▁and ▁two ▁DC M s ▁had ▁been ▁awarded . ▁ ▁The ▁ 2 nd ▁Battalion ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁and , ▁on ▁ 7 ▁December ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁( the ▁day ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁entered ▁the ▁war ), ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁ 3 7 th ▁Independent ▁Infantry ▁Brigade ▁( red es ign ated ▁ 7 th ▁Infantry ▁Brigade ▁the ▁day ▁after ). ▁On ▁ 1 ▁March ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁the ▁batt alion ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁newly ▁created ▁ 5 6 th ▁Independent ▁Infantry ▁Brigade , ▁alongside ▁which ▁were ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁Battalion , ▁Es sex ▁Regiment ▁and ▁ 2 nd ▁Battalion , ▁Gl ouc esters hire ▁Regiment ▁and ▁trained ▁for ▁the ▁invasion