African Americans in World War II: Legacy of Patriotism and Valor

Department of the Army

African Americans in World War II: Legacy of Patriotism and Valor
AVA20001VNB1, 1997

This documentary contains extensive film footage of African-Americans fighting in World War II in D-Day, the Battle of the Bulge, Italy, and the Pacific. Numerous interviews with veterans, including Congressional Medal of Honor winners.

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[1banryukyu]

These were true Americans going to fight for free for other people around the world even when they themselves had very limited freedom in their own country. God bless these brave MEN.

[BLACKWORLD33]

that is a shame that white people did this to my people in ww2 we were heroes to so we need more information like this

[IceManLikeGervin]

Very interesting upload- respect!

[TheKoreanNuke]

@Dr1Canuckchuck Um, those aren't pentagrams, a pentagram has five linked points and is enclosed in a circle. If it was a satanist pentagram it would have 666 in the centre of the star. The three stars shown in that scene are US medals for valour in combat, to trivialise them in such a way is just ignorant and stupid.

[TheRapper10000]

I respect these African Americans who did fought for America even though they did not get respect by whites. I find any man who's whiling to fight and died for their country is a true hero. I saw any documentary about blacks in war called FOR LOVE OF LIBERTY. GOD BLESS OUR WW2 SOLDIERS!

[tiedupsmurf]

This is 60 and a bit years too late,USA should be ashamed,how dare they treat anyone who was not white this way

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[1Dougy85]

This documentary lightly touches on the troubles the 92nd in italy had. Refusal to go forward and a tendacy for voluntary retreat is not mentioned. One voluntary retreat took them through and behind the lines of an Indian division in reserve who then fought forward to the previous held allied positions. Distrust of white officers by the black troops and distrust of black troops by the white officers was one of the root causes for their failures and many reverses.

[STYLES99999]

Thank you so much buddy for uploading this, not only for me, but for my kid also. Thank you.

[ghost61982]

Thank you for posting this video, I recently read a book about the exploits of the African American Tank Unit serving under Gen. Patton, they were called the 761st Tank Battalion "The Black Panthers". That's information you will never get in school!