Morgan Freeman hosts and executive-produced "761st Tank Battalion: The Original Black Panthers," a History documentary about the black tank unit that fought the Nazis in World War II.

On April 28, 1918, the 1st Light Tank Battalion was organized at Bourg, France, with Lieutenant Colonel George S. Patton, Jr., in command. The Birth of Armored Forces ...

RODRIGUEZ LIVE FIRE COMPLEX, Republic of Korea -- Sgt. Luis Munoz, a Fort Bliss native and tank commander with 1st Battalion 67th Armor "Death Dealers,” 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st ...

Gen. George Patton didn’t believe in the Black soldiers of the 761st Tank Battalion. Writing in his memoir “War As I Knew It,” Patton recalled inspecting the 761st, known as the Black ...

761st Tank Battalion: The Original Black Panthers premieres Sunday, Aug. 20 at 8 p.m. on The History Channel. Straight From Sign up for our free daily newsletter.

The tank battalion was activated at Louisiana’s Camp Claiborne in 1942. The unit consisted mostly of Black soldiers at a time when the military was still segregated.

Their unit motto was “Come out fighting”. the 761st Tank Battalion was known as the original black panthers, under the command of General George S. Patton.

Academy Award winner Morgan Freeman in "761st Tank Battalion: The Original Black Panthers." When it comes to trailblazers in Black history, the names Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks and Maya ...

White left soon after — with a tank battalion T-shirt as a souvenir — bound for home in Las Vegas and more dialysis. But for a few minutes, he seemed 30 or 40 years younger, Milline said.

Morgan Freeman, co-executive producer of History channel's '761st Tank Battalion: The Original Black Panthers,' and director Phil Bertelsen tell PEOPLE about the history behind the film, which ...

U.S. Marine Capt. Chandler Brown, the executive officer for Alpha Company, 4th Tank Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, with the color guard during the company’s deactivation ...