page_title: History of the Scots Guards (1914–1945)
section_title: World War II
hierarchical_section_title: History of the Scots Guards (1914–1945) / World War II
caption_attribution_description: English: The British Army in the United Kingdom 1939-45 Universal carriers of 1st Battalion, Scots Guards on parade at the Royal Wanstead School, London, 9 October 1942.
context_page_description: The Scots Guards is a regiment of the Guards Division of the British Army. The Scots Guards trace their origins back to 1642 when, by order of King Charles I, the regiment was raised by Archibald Campbell, 1st Marquess of Argyll for service in Ireland, and was known as the Marquis of Argyll's Royal Regiment.
context_section_description: On 1 September 1939 Nazi Germany invaded Poland. Two days later war was declared between the British Empire, France and Germany. In April 1940, the 1st Battalion, as part of the 24th Guards Brigade, took part in its first campaign of the war, during the expedition to Norway, and began to land in Harstad on 16 April. The 24th Guards Brigade was then used to protect a number of Norwegian ports from German attack,  though all fell by the end of May, and, due to the troubling situation in France, the British Army began evacuating from Norway, which was completed by 8 June. Later that year, the 3rd Battalion was re-formed for the second time and joined the 30th Infantry Brigade, while the 4th Battalion and Holding Battalion was also raised.
caption: Universal Carriers of the 1st Battalion, Scots Guards on parade at the Royal Wanstead School, London, 9 October 1942.
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