I te tau 1939 i whakahoutia tenei pereti, ko te 27th Infantry Brigade, i roto i te Ope Taua, hei waahanga o te 9th (Highland) Infantry Division, he taarua tuarua o te 51st (Highland) Infantry Division. I te wehenga 51st (Highland) i tuku i te pakanga o France i te Pipiri 1940, ka whakaingoatia te wehenga 9th (Highland) hei wehenga 51st hou. Na tenei i huri te 27th Infantry Brigade hei 153rd Infantry Brigade ka mahi tahi me te 51st (Highland) Division i Awherika ki te Raki, Sicily
, Itari, me te raki-uru o Uropi mai i te 1942 ki te 1945.