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Die-Cut Magnets -SSI -Army - 761st Tank Battalion - Black Panthers - w Tank w SSI WWII EU SVCThe 761st Tank Battalion, nicknamed the "Black Panthers," was a distinguished unit in the United States Army during World War II, primarily composed of African American soldiers. This all Black unit was segregated from white troops at the time, and they fought bravely in the European theater, participating in several major campaigns.

The 761st Tank Battalion was an independent tank battalion of the United States Army during World War II

and the Korean War

and they were forced to surrender to German forces on 19 December 1944

making the division the most honored in the Army

the division contains units from Pennsylvania

Its shoulder patch is a white halberd on a blue shield

10th Cavalry would perform reconnaissance and security missions in support of the 2nd Brigade Combat Team

Army during World War II and the Vietnam War

[1] Established at Camp Devens

100 soldiers divided into eight brigades—including an ROTC brigade—spread throughout seven states

The 442nd Regimental Combat Team (RCT) was a highly decorated United States Army unit during World War II

The 13th Division was an infantry division of the United States Army