I don’t care what color you are as long as you go up there and kill those Kraut sons of bitches. I would never have asked for you if you weren’t good. “Men, you’re the first Negro tankers to ever fight in the American Army. Patton was well known for his colorful personality and upon meeting the troops, exclaimed: In 1944, the 761st was assigned to General George S. However records indicate that the 761st used Sherman and Stuart tanks). (Some have speculated they received the moniker because they were using German Panzer-kampf-wagens, aka Panther tanks. Whether the name or the patch-which sported the slogan “Come Out Fighting”-came first is anyone’s guess. Author Steven Zaloga also scrutinises the technical balance between the opposing sides, comparing armour, mobility and firepower as well as other important factors such as reliability, crew situational awareness, and tank layout/efficiency.įull of specially commissioned and highly accurate artwork plates of the tanks themselves, as well as fascinating technical data based on cutting-edge research, this title is the definitive guide to tank warfare in the Battle of the Bulge.This majority-Black military unit was known by the nickname “Black Panthers” in reference to the the panther patches they wore on their uniforms. Beginning with a basic overview of the campaign, accompanied by an order of battle of the major armoured units, it examines the opposing forces, covering the organization of the two tank forces to explain how they were deployed. Offering detailed answers to these questions, and many more, this book provides a survey of the principal tank and tank-equivalents (such as tank destroyers and Jagdpanzers) that took part in the Ardennes Campaign of December 1944-January 1945. The Battle of the Bulge raises many questions which, until now, have not been adequately answered: How did the major tank types perform during the battle? What were the specific ‘lessons learned' from the combat? And did these lessons result in changes to tanks in the subsequent months?
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