The 761st Tank Battalion known as the “Black Panthers” were one of the three United States Army segregated combat tank battalion to serve during World War II. The unit spend over 183 consecutive days in combat.
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Sources:
https://eji.org/reports/targeting-black-veterans/
https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/black-panthers-761st-tank-battalion
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/761st_Tank_Battalion_(United_States)
https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/761st-tank-battalion-1942-45/
https://www.army.mil/article/1792/the_761st_tank_battalion_fighting_the_enemy_beating_stereotypes
https://www.history.com/news/761st-tank-battalion-black-panthers-liberators-battle-of-the-bulge