Title: The 758th Tank Battalion in World War II
Description: "In 1941, the U.S. Army activated the 758th Tank Battalion, the first all-black armored unit. After the war the 758th was deactivated but was reformed as the 64th Tank Battalion. Victorious over two fascist (and racist) regimes, black servicemen returned home to find segregation still the law. Disappointment became determination to fight discrimination with the same resolve"--
Subjects: United States, Tank warfare, Campaigns, United States. Army. Tank Battalion, 758th (1941-1945), World War, 1939-1945, United States. Army, African American troops, History, United states, army, african american troops, World war, 1939-1945, campaigns, western front, African american soldiers
Places: Italy
Time periods: 20th century