In the Spirit of Sankofa,
The story of 'Patton's Panthers,' the black WWII tank unit that crushed Nazi forces on the Western front
“Patton’s Panthers” was one of the most effective tank battalions in World War II, fighting a continuous 183 days at the front and inflicting heavy casualties on the Germans while crews racked up accolades from their peers, including three Medal of Honor nominations in their first month of combat ...
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Tanks from the 761st Tank Battalion await orders to clean out scattered Nazi machine gun nests in Coburg, Germany, April 25, 1945. National Archives
Soldiers from the 761st Tank Battalion's Dog Company check equipment before leaving England for combat in France in the fall of 1944.Gen. George Patton Museum and Center of Leadership)
Gunner Corporal Carlton Chapman in his M4 Sherman tank near Nancy, France, Nov. 5, 1944. National Archives
General George Patton awards the Silver Star to Private Ernest A. Jenkins of the 761st Tank BattalionGen. George Patton Museum and Center of Leadership
Logan Nye, We Are The Mighty
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The story of 'Patton's Panthers,' the black WWII tank unit that crushed Nazi forces on the Western front
“Patton’s Panthers” was one of the most effective tank battalions in World War II, fighting a continuous 183 days at the front and inflicting heavy casualties on the Germans while crews racked up accolades from their peers, including three Medal of Honor nominations in their first month of combat ...
http://www.businessinsider.com/story-black-wwii-tank-unit-that-crushed-nazi-forces-2017-4
Tanks from the 761st Tank Battalion await orders to clean out scattered Nazi machine gun nests in Coburg, Germany, April 25, 1945. National Archives
Soldiers from the 761st Tank Battalion's Dog Company check equipment before leaving England for combat in France in the fall of 1944.Gen. George Patton Museum and Center of Leadership)
Gunner Corporal Carlton Chapman in his M4 Sherman tank near Nancy, France, Nov. 5, 1944. National Archives
General George Patton awards the Silver Star to Private Ernest A. Jenkins of the 761st Tank BattalionGen. George Patton Museum and Center of Leadership
Logan Nye, We Are The Mighty
...