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<p> In 1941, the U.S. Army activated the 758th Tank Battalion, the first all-black armored unit. By December 1944 they were fighting the Axis in Northern Italy, from the Ligurian Sea through the Po Valley and into the Apennine Mountains, where they helped breach the Gothic Line--the Germans' last major defensive line of the Italian Campaign.</p><p> After the war the 758th was deactivated but was reformed as the 64th Tank Battalion, keeping their distinguished insignia, a tusked elephant head ove

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Author

Wilson, Joe, Jr.

Publisher

McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers

Published

2018

Language

EN

ISBN

9781476629445

Category

history

Subjects

Science, History, African American & Black Studies

Updated

2026-03-25