 Complete the following phrase:  Throughout the spring and summer of 1939, the Territorial Army was ordered to expand in size and double its strength by creating duplicate units and, as a result, the 6th and 7th battalions created duplicate units, the 26th and 27th battalions. Both battalions became part of the 137th Infantry Brigade, attached to the 46th West Riding and North Midland Infantry Division and were sent overseas to France in April 1940 to join the British Expeditionary Force. Poorly trained and equipped, both battalions were battered during the German Armys blitzkrieg during the Battle of France and were forced to 