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Narrow Escapes of WWII•Season 1•Episode 3

The Black Battalion Holds the Line

8.0/10 · 7 votesApr 3, 201560 min

Ranked #8 of 13 in Season 1•+0.1 vs season avg

Unsung heroes: the battalion of black soldiers who were surrounded, down to their last ten rounds, and yet who helped win the Battle of the Bulge.

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Season 1 Episodes13

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The Doolittle Raid

Wingate and the Chindits

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The Black Battalion Holds the Line

Manstein Holds the Line

Lucky Laycock's Escape from Crete

The Amiens Raid

Breakout Through Hell's Gate

The Road of Bones

Morshead Holds Tobruk

The Real Bridge Too Far

Evacuation in the Baltic

Operation Pedestal

Moore's March

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Episode Summary

"The Black Battalion Holds the Line" is episode 3 of Narrow Escapes of WWII season 1. It scored 8.0/10 from 7 votes, ranking #8 of 13 episodes this season (season average 7.9). It aired on April 3, 2015.

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