Nyorera kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Pakupera kwa1941, chikwata ichi chaiva nemabhatani matatu (1st, 2nd, uye 13th) akaiswa kunze kwenyika neakasara akagadzirira kudzivirira United Kingdom pakurwiswa kweGerman. Mabhatani 1 ne13 anoshanda muBurma seChindits, 2 muItaly neGreece munguva yeHondo yeVanhu veGreece, uye 5 ne8 kuWestern Front yeHondo Yenyika II
. Bhata 9th, rakaumbwa sechipiri che5th muna 1939, rakashanda ne164th Brigade, 55th Division, ichiendeswa ku165th Brigade muna Kubvumbi 1943. Pamapoka ayo akanga achinja kune mamwe mabasa, 40th RTR (7th King's) chete ndiyo yakashanda basa. Ne 23rd Armoured Brigade, 40th RTR yakarwisana muNorth Africa Campaign, kwavakawana zita rezita rokuti "Monty's Foxhounds", Italy, neGreece.