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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Parent Organzation: ARCENT      






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                       Shoi-,bly @fter -1-F 3-41 began                           t-iiy @l-)rot-tilh the
                 bre@icti.@ it was reported that tEtne :4 5 @iaci riot been
                 completely cleared by tine Cth i@lirines.                   'rF 3 ... 4L .Nac, forced
                 to ed@4@ts'@ its              moving all its                   forces on I..t)-ie
                 E,.,   !-his slowed their progress th-r-ot-tgh the ):)reach both
                 handled relatively efficiently.                  Approximately 15 ni         iti@ttes
                 after entering the breach, TF 3-41 exited tine first
                 minefielci and rF t-C,7, -f'F 3-C,7 and i-3 Ffl began to                     move.
                 TF 1--C,7 on lane # 5 (which @as ji-tst reported open) and
                 lane :@t 6, TF- 3--E,7 on lane Jil 3 and I,-tiie t4 4, and 1-3 FC-) 07-1
                 lane il@ I and Ixne 4@, 2.          -,Fhe S(Je Cdr on '.Fine 4@ C, and -tine
                 Bde S--3 Dn ltr-ip * 3.


                       At :i.545 hol-trE;, 'fF 3--67 s@tstiiiied the first cEtsl-tEtlty of
                 the war for the Battle FL,@im.                An iytlal tank stri-tol@ an
                      i                              I                                   ovec-I
                       -taTIk rR'.L-ID Alith it- left front                    As it m
                 throltgi-i the ]3reaci-i lane.         The mine exploded, eneji-klfing ti-ie
                 tan[, in b.Lick smoke.           fhe crew, bi-tt-boneci Ltp inside the
                 tank, felt little of the explosion.                    -flat I.eft--side i@rack
                 was blown :Lri two b@tt the tank sltf-rered little other
                 damage.       The crew suffered no injuries and the disabled
                 t,,A-ti[4 returned to di-@ty less than 2zi hours later.

attle Team, still
                 moving in single file, began its advance north toward the
                 ;@'yitJ obstacle belt@.       S@trr-otindiiiL7 Line movi-sir
                                                                               ,! @i-mo-r were more
                 than -fol-ir do e,@ burning geysers             of oil well heads, spewing
                 fl,xriies that rose '75-IOIZ, feet into the iir.                  On -the desert
                 floor, 'iaxy the debris of the @iir- c@,iiipEtirri.
                            .1                                                     Ssent fLtel-,Rir,
                 explosive bomb shards. b@ti.iet casinos,                    chi-tnl(s of 5OV, lb.
                 bombs and rockets, the wreckage of tricks and border post
                 bunl-(e,r-s.


                       Some 12 kilometers inside Kk-tt@tait, the Bitble Team
                 halted as the Cth Marines finished clearing the lanes in
                 the find obstacle belt.             C-)t this time, the Battle Team
                 forward elements came Ltnder, sporadic and ineffective
                 artillery and mortar fire, with some ro@tnds landing it[iin
                 501,@ itic-ters of the lead t,@nl@s end BFV'S.                After axbottt i 15
                 mirik.tLL, delay, the Eti@ Marii-ies re         'oorted ti-iat all lanes on
                 the 2)ici obstacle be'-,@ were                      The Battle team moved
                 ef-fil-ientlv throkagh the 2T-sd minefield, bit @,@is slowed DCWTI
                 date to minor traffic jaiiis ind the zig-zatg -ro@itc@s throk-t!jl-i
                 the niitiefield which made it diffici-tl.,t for the MIAI tayiks
                 to stay inside their lanes.







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