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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                       At IVIOI--)l hours, ','lie               Operations Center (",'DC)
                 received an update from the 2-nd Marine Division (2 @,lf-)!@DIV)
                 that        unknown size Iraqi t,@nk unit was spotted moving
                 south approaching our area of operation.. Tiger Battle
                 Team Atis told to be prepared to move tliro@tgh tile breach
                 -%he, of schedule. ImmediAtelv, the 'I'OC issued orders for
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                 'FF 3-zil to move into               breach Assembly Areas ((@REEN B
                 and Bl-tjF- B) and begin its                    on the riiove (RO@1).          -fi-ie
                 other LtTli'@S of the Bittle -rL,,Am also began 'be creep forwxrd
                 conducting their, ROM's tnd moving closer to the bi-elc2l-l
                 sit e.


                      Finally, at iz@IZIO hours, the first Tiger                            Team
                 element began its move throi-tni-i ti-ie berm.               'Fii'.ier BriLiEide,' s
                 TOC moved through the breach on the heels of                      the amid -farik
                 Battalion, Cth !'Ylarines, to establish commird and control
                 on the far side of the breach prior to @he rfi@iii-i body of
                 the Bittle Team moving ti-)rol-trih.

                       At 1531D @io@krs the order was passed. [Ince again the
                 unit formed and trtined by Gener-@il Cc-oi-ile S. i-,,i-tton in tile
                 IL)40' s ,/its @-olling iyito bRt le.           Lining     up in single file.
                 to i:)@.iss through the 30 foot cut in tl-ie berm, Tf-- 3--41@ s
                 'banks and Pradlevl,-, moved into Kuwait.
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l:)ok-tt 15--217i kilometers per liol-tr, in iylDP-f-.@
                 Level 2, i3Lk-t',"U-oried up, -I'F 3-z@:L mide its way through tile
                 narrow I.,Anes made by the Cth Ma-r-ines in the minefilld..
                 Ei-.tc,i-i lkne (there were six) was clearly marl(eci inci color
                 c:oijed with garbage ca-iis to foster easy 1:);-issa_qe
                 UtilizinL
                             I -their attached rfiii-ilplovis, the Mini tanks widened
                 'the lines is they moved                          As TF 3-,(ii moved through
                 the breach, all a-L!--ier Tiger Battle Team elements reported
                 set iTi their breach xssemble areas, rlidy to follow TF 3-
                 4.L in formation. The Brigade Comminder's intent Aizis -for
                 the Battle Team to exit the breach in a @leclge forrii@Ai;i.on,
                 with TF 3-41 in the lead, -rF 3--C,7 in 'the west, TF I-C,7 in
                 ti-ie east and 1-3 F,.4 lz)oi@itioyild center sector providing.
                 fire support trir,oug@ic.@t-tt the xxis.

                        Bde Wedgeg
                                                                      TF 3-41


                                                   I-F 3-C,7                           TF 1--C,7


                                                                      1-3 Ff--i






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Folder Title = AAR 1ST CAVALRY DIV COMMAND REPORT 10 APR 91
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Subject = 1ST CAVALRY DIVISION CHRONOLOGY
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