1ST CAVALRY DIVISION CHRONOLOGY

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Subject: 1ST CAVALRY DIVISION CHRONOLOGY                                 

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Folder Title: AAR  1ST CAVALRY DIV COMMAND REPORT  10 APR 91                                                  

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Unit: XVIII CORPS 

Parent Organzation: ARCENT      





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              is believed to drive a car picked with explosives.
                        022C,- I-F 2-5 observes a civilian vehicle in their
              vicinity. Bradleys are sent to investigate. The vehicle
              leaves the area and contact is lost.
                        213'7. Informed by division that there is a high
              probability of an unconventional attack by Iraqi forces
              during the night or early morning.

                     28 Jan
                        Priorities of work for -the defense continue. A/8
              Engineers continues to construct survivability positions
              for fighting vehicles. -f'F 2-5 begins to rotate units from
              defensive positions 'to a reserve/training arex.

                     29 Jan
                        Priorities of work continue.


                     30 Jan
                        0212: Informed by D-rAc of unconfirmed reports of
              an .Iraqi ttnk attack in the -town of RLtqi.
                        1837: Informed by DTAC@ of three columns of Iraqi
              armor moving south to southwest vic l-,T70,@)45@).
                        2011. Informed by DTAC of the high probability of
              an Iraqi  attack during the night.

                     31 Jan
                        133rZt. -rF 3-32, the bT,i!lkde's left flank element,
              conducts  coordination with 1-4 Cav, the divisional cavklry
              squadron  of the IID.

                     01 Feb
                        i555: Informed by DTAC that Saudi Border Guards
              are withdr-atnino from the border and will move through
              sector.
                     02 Feb
                        1005: The brigade is issued four Modular Thermal
              Imaging Systems it the DRE(@R.
                        I 2fZtO : -rF 3-32 conducts reconnaissance of co@inter-
              attack 'routes in the 2d Bde sector.


 Feb
                        1815: Division prohibits radars from operating.
              This requirement was based on the destruction of a
              friendly radar system by an anti-radir missile.

                     04 Feb
                        0853: TF 3-32 conducts recon of counterattack
              routes.



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