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The 614th Tank Destroyer Battalion was a tank destroyer battalion of the United States Army active during the Second World War. The unit was activated in 1942 and trained through the late summer of 1944. Arriving on the Normandy coast in October, they moved to the Metz, France, area, seeing their first action in late November. In early December, they were attached to the 103rd Infantry Division, a pairing that was to last through the end of combat in Europe. The 3rd Platoon, Company C, of the 614th was the first African-American unit to receive a Distinguished Unit Citation during World War II. They received credit for the Northern France, Rhineland, Ardennes-Alsace and Central Europe campaigns.

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  • The 614th Tank Destroyer Battalion was a tank destroyer battalion of the United States Army active during the Second World War. The unit was activated in 1942 and trained through the late summer of 1944. Arriving on the Normandy coast in October, they moved to the Metz, France, area, seeing their first action in late November. In early December, they were attached to the 103rd Infantry Division, a pairing that was to last through the end of combat in Europe. The 3rd Platoon, Company C, of the 614th was the first African-American unit to receive a Distinguished Unit Citation during World War II. They received credit for the Northern France, Rhineland, Ardennes-Alsace and Central Europe campaigns. (en)
  • Het 614th Tank Destroyer Battalion was een tankjagerbataljon van het Amerikaanse leger dat actief was tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog. De eenheid werd geactiveerd in 1942 en bleef in Amerika tot 1944. In oktober 1944 arriveerde de eenheid in Frankrijk, van waar via Metz naar het front gingen. Eind november kwam de eenheid voor het eerst in actie. In december werd het bataljon toegevoegd aan het 103e infanterie divisie van het Amerikaanse leger. Het bataljon zou bij deze divisie blijven tot het einde van de Tweede Wereldoorlog. Het 3e peloton, C compagnie, van het 614th Tank Destroyer Battalion was de eerste Afro-Amerikaanse eenheid die een ontving tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog. (nl)
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