Eagle4ty
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To the best of my knowledge the only entirely "black (negroe in the vernacular of the day or African American in the current accepted vernacular)" divisions in the U.S. force in WW-II were the 2nd Cavalry Division and the 92nd Infantry Division. the 2nd Cavalry Division was even a racially mixed unit early in the war but only used as a Division sized unit Stateside. The 2nd Cav Div was never committed to action as an entity and arrived in North Africa very late in the war and was eventually inactivated in May '44 as its units were stripped from its rolls to augment other commands.
The 92nd Division was called a "Colored Division" and represented the Buffalo Soldiers of the American West and the campaign in Cuba during the Spanish-American War. They had also served as a Division in France during WW-I and in WW-II were shipped to Italy in September 1943. Some of their units such as the 370th RCT would be attached to the 1st Armored Division in actions along the Arno River and penetration of the Gothic Line whereas the 442nd RCT (Japanese-Americans unit) was utilized throughout the Italian campaign as previously noted. Finally committed as a Division in Late 44 against the Italian 4th "Monta Rosa" Alpini Division, The 1st "Italia" Bersaglieri Division as well as the Republic of Salò's Fascist Army they were eventually all but disbanded by Feb-Mar 45 as once again, as with many "black" units, their units were stripped from the Division to augment other units or reclassified for other roles within the U.S. 5th Army. The last notable actions by units of the 92nd (442nd RCT & 370th RCT) were against the German 148th Infantry Division which resulted in the capture of La Spezia and Genoa on 27 April '45 along the Ligurian coast. It is interesting to note that other nationalities were often attached to the 92nd Division during various aspects of the Italian Campaign such as the Brazilian Expeditionary Force and select Anti-Fascist Italian Army units among several other formations.
The 92nd Division was called a "Colored Division" and represented the Buffalo Soldiers of the American West and the campaign in Cuba during the Spanish-American War. They had also served as a Division in France during WW-I and in WW-II were shipped to Italy in September 1943. Some of their units such as the 370th RCT would be attached to the 1st Armored Division in actions along the Arno River and penetration of the Gothic Line whereas the 442nd RCT (Japanese-Americans unit) was utilized throughout the Italian campaign as previously noted. Finally committed as a Division in Late 44 against the Italian 4th "Monta Rosa" Alpini Division, The 1st "Italia" Bersaglieri Division as well as the Republic of Salò's Fascist Army they were eventually all but disbanded by Feb-Mar 45 as once again, as with many "black" units, their units were stripped from the Division to augment other units or reclassified for other roles within the U.S. 5th Army. The last notable actions by units of the 92nd (442nd RCT & 370th RCT) were against the German 148th Infantry Division which resulted in the capture of La Spezia and Genoa on 27 April '45 along the Ligurian coast. It is interesting to note that other nationalities were often attached to the 92nd Division during various aspects of the Italian Campaign such as the Brazilian Expeditionary Force and select Anti-Fascist Italian Army units among several other formations.
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