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20 Battle-Tested Photos of the Harlem Hellfighters

The Harlem Hellfighters were a group of African American soldiers from New York who fought during World War I, earning the respect of their fellow soldiers on the battlefield while facing racial discrimination back home. 


Originally labeled as the 15th New York National Guard Regiment, the group was never meant to see any combat but was reclassified as the 369th Infantry Regiment when they were federalized. The 191 days they spent on the front lines in France was more than any other American regiment in World War I.


Fighting alongside the French due to racial tensions with American troops, the 369th earned France's Croix de Guerre award. Dubbed the Hellfighters by the Germans, the French called them "Men of Bronze." 

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