Black Panther Division

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Black_Panther_Division
GPTKB entity
Statements (24)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:activeDuring gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Presidential_Unit_Citation
gptkb:French_Croix_de_Guerre
gptkbp:battle gptkb:Battle_of_the_Bulge
gptkb:Central_Europe_Campaign
gptkb:Rhineland_Campaign
gptkbp:branch gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:composition primarily African American soldiers
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:disbanded 1946
gptkbp:formed 1942
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Camp_Claiborne,_Louisiana
gptkbp:hasUnit tank battalion
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Black Panther Division
gptkbp:motto gptkb:Come_Out_Fighting
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Black_Panthers
gptkbp:notableCommander gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_Paul_L._Bates
gptkbp:notableFor first African American armored unit to see combat
gptkbp:notableMember gptkb:Jackie_Robinson
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:761st_Tank_Battalion
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:66th_Infantry_Division
gptkb:Army_66th_Infantry_Division
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8