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The 92nd Infantry Division ( Colored ) was a unit of the United States Army in World War I and World War II . Nicknamed the " Buffalo Soldier s Division", this Segregated unit was the only African American infantry division to see combat in Europe during WWII, as part of the 5th Army . WORLD WAR I
WORLD WAR II
Combat chronicle The 370th Regimental Combat Team , attached to the 1st Armored Division, arrived in Naples , Italy , 1 August 1944 and entered combat on the 24th. It participated in the crossing of the Arno River , the occupation of Lucca and the penetration of the Gothic Line . Enemy resistance was negligible in its area. As Task Force 92, elements of the 92nd attacked on the Liguria n coastal flank toward Massa , 5 October. By the 12th, the slight gains achieved were lost to counterattacks. On 13 October, the remainder of the Division concentrated for patrol activities. Elements of the 92nd moved to the (4 battalions) whit the support of 3 German battalions. Aside from patrols and reconnaissance, units of the 92d attacked in the Serchio sector, 5-8 February 1945, against Italian Bersaglieri Division "Italia" another unit of the army of Italian Social Republic , but enemy counterattacks nullified Division advances. On 1 April, the 370th RCT and the attached 442nd RCT ( Nisei ) attacked in the Liguria n coastal sector and drove rapidly north against light opposition of German 148th Infantry Division supported by Italian coastal units. The 370th took over the Serchio sector and pursued a retreating enemy from 18 April until the collapse of enemy forces, 29 April 1945. Elements of the 92nd Division entered La Spezia and Genoa on the 27th and took over selected towns along the Ligurian coast until the enemy surrendered, 2 May 1945 . Between August 1944 and May 1945 the 92d Division suffered 3,200 casualties, factoring losses from units attached to the Division brings the totals up to 5,000 casualties. Medal of Honor recipients
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