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761st Tank Battalion

"nheralded Heroes - This is a tribute to the men of the 761st Tank Battalion, strong, dedicated men whose courageous deeds received so little notice in spite of their immense value in the successful defeat of Germany in WW II. No headlines or movies extolled their tremendous exploits – nobody saw them in “Patton” although they spearheaded many of the general’s attacks. For 183 days, they continually engaged and defeated the best that Germany had, although usually outnumbered and facing superior weaponry. It was they who punched the hole in the Siegfried Line through which Patton’s tanks subsequently poured and raced across Germany. According to the movie “Saving Private Ryan,” there were no Black combat units worth mentioning anywhere around France or Germany."






quite a story.


THE PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION (ARMY)
FOR EXTRAORDINARY HEROISM
TO THE
761st TANK BATTALION, UNITED STATES ARMY

i think this is the most looked at thread without a single comment given.

Andy Warhol said something about 15 mins of fame, it seems there is a price afterall.

The book, "Patton's Panthers", is quite good. Very much an oral history of the unit.

I read it last summer. Good read, more uknown stories in that war than there is time to tell. In the words of "Steel Pulse"...

"Seek ye the half that has never been told.."

Worf