Article (San Francisco Chronicle)
Thanks in large part to NBA great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's new book about its exploits, the 761st Tank Battalion - USA's first black armored unit - is getting some limelight. Nicknamed "The Black Panthers," they helped liberate France, broke through German lines and turned back a counterattack in Belgium, pushed through Bavaria, and liberated two Nazi concentration camps in Austria.
Long After World War II, Black Battalion Gets Its Due
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