The Black Panthers: The 761st Tank battalion in World War II Tank Panzer II called the M5A1

called the M5A1

In this particular role

together with recruitment procedure

Germany had achieved outstanding successes by using motorized troops with their "Blitzkrieg" tactics

Originally intended as a mobile assault weapon for infantry support

The Black Panthers: The 761st Tank battalion in World War II Tank Panzer II called the M5A1A Story of Race, War and Courage By Gina M. DiNicolo In a Segregated Military, the African American Armored Unit That Helped Patton Check the German Advance, Close the Rhine Ring, and Spearhead a New Postwar Army Known primarily for being the first African American armored unit to see combat in World War II and as future baseball star Jackie Robinsons onetime outfit, the 761st Tank Battalion was forged in a devils cauldron of heat and prejudice at