Arriving back in the UK, the regiment was assigned to the 49th (West Riding) Infantry Division, "the Polar Bears", on 26 April 1942; it was to remain with the division for the rest of the war. The division began landing in Normandy on 12 June 1944 (D-Day) + 6) and participated in the North-West Europe Campaign. The regiment gave support to the British and Canadian forces attacking Caen (First and Second Battle of the Odon). They were also in action around Le Havre as part of the First Canadian Army, at the Turnhout Canal and in the Battle of the Scheldt. The winter of 1944-1945 was spent on the Dutch - German border along the River Maas. Their final action was at Second Battle of Arnhem in April 1945.