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The brigade landed in Normandy in August and served with British 6th Airborne Division under Canadian 1st Army , advancing to Le Havre by the beginning of September. It was then transferred to British Second Army and advanced to Brussels . Withdrawn from the line in November, the brigade reorganized, expanded, and re-entered the line with Canadian 1st Army in April, but with its 2nd Battalion detached to Walcheren Island .