 It became the Reconnaissance Regiment for the 10th Armoured Division in September 1942 and helped to destroy the enemy supply columns at the Second Battle of El Alamein in October 1942.The regiment saw action during the Allied invasion of Sicily in July 1943 and then briefly took part in the Italian Campaign before returning home in December 1943 and taking part in the Normandy landings in July 1944.The regiment took part in the advance to the River Elbe and, after taking 10,000 enemy prisoners, liberated Copenhagen in May 1945.