Kerry Washington goes to war in Tyler Perry’s “The Six Triple Eight.”

Tyler Perry’s Netflix historical drama The Six Triple Eight gives Kerry Washington a unique role.

During World War II, American forces were still segregated, something Hitler liked to point out because it was supposedly the “land of the free.”

Perry welcomes the nation’s first and only colored Women’s Army Corps (WACs) unit to serve overseas with Washington as Maj. Charity Adams, commander of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion.

Joining the ensemble: Oprah Winfrey, Susan Sarandon and Sam Waterston.

Nicole Avant, a veteran producer (“The Black Godfather”) and former U.S. ambassador to the Bahamas who is married to Netflix titan Ted Sarandos, brought the project to Perry, who, like almost everyone, has never heard of it black, all-female battalion.

“I love history and I love celebrating anyone who has been overlooked or pushed to the side,” Avant, 56, said during a virtual press conference. “When I find them, I will do my best to tell them a story. What I loved about the women of The Six Triple Eight is that they lived their greatness. Whether people acknowledged it or not.”

To portray a real, if virtually unknown, heroine, Washington, 47, was “really lucky” that Charity Adams wrote: “A really beautiful, detailed memoir that I’ve read too many times.” She saw “a lot” of interviews listened to their conversations with journalists and spoke to people they knew.

“I tried to do this deep anthropological work that I love to do as an actor. But I also had this tremendous gift: working with a director who believed in my ability to go somewhere I’d never been before.

“Plus,” she added, “this director is a friend. I felt truly blessed to be able to work with Tyler on vocal work, accent and posture.

“There was a sense of command that I thought had to come from a deeper rooted attitude. So I did voice work with a coach, but also with Tyler, to work on the accent and make sure the voice conveyed a sense of authority.

“We talked a lot about when I give these monologues. I’ve been very lucky and lucky in my career to get to play other iconic women who give monologues.

“I wanted to make sure that the audience never leaves the world of this film thinking about anyone else. Because that seemed like a disrespect to the women of the 6888 and everything they gave us.

“Finding work that was grounded and from a different part of my physicality felt like a way to live out my gratitude to Ms. Nicole Avant.”

“The Six Triple Eight” will stream on Netflix on December 20th