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The Black Panthers Enter Combat: The 761st Tank Battalion | The National WWII Museum | New Orleans The men of the African American 761st Tank Battalion entered combat at Morville-les-Vic on November 7, 1944. In an "inferno" of battle, they proved their worth in the first of a series of hard fought ...

For today's Black History Month focus, meet the 761st Tank Battalion "Black Panthers". They were the first black unit to see ground combat in Europe, joining Patton’s Third Army in France in November 1944. The most famous member of the 761st was Lt. Jackie Robinson.

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