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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                  Eit-t,tcl@ed, destroying eve@-y-t@iing         in si.i@it.      AC t'ic- tx-,!4
                  force consolidated, the Brigade                Commander ordered 'f'F 3--C,7
                  to stop along PI.- Mary ay-id iss@tme bloci@irig posilioi-)s Ltntij.
                  TF         c,-@it-no on line.

                        Upon crossing the LD, -f'F @-C,7 came kinder eneriiy fire
                  -i I on ri   @ose.     ]-he -@@tsk            s lead elements reported A.
                  bk-tnklr complex and d@tp,-in 'r- 5" s vicinity UT                           The
                  "Death Clexlti-s attacked with TOW' s and t@int< mliri LD,an
                  rL,@tndB.   -The task force ic:lvanccd on wtiz-@t w-@s templates to
                  be the boundary of t@Aic @rxqi- Coi-ps,,               'r!7 J.--67 flanked 'Uh,,
                  ,@e,as-Ley,n ot,ieT-stecl" Iraqi. positions and                        destroyed
                  apl:5i-oxi.mA@ely L@t,@t tey-iks -And @ii-mored personnel.

                        in both these att6-.tcks, the Iraqi'!, were Lxtrensc.,.Ly sletj
                  in i-e@Ac,.tiTir., or, did net @-alize that the\, 1-iad been f              -
                                                                                                  l@ e d..
                  ,tie M-@Al " s  tiicl BFV's cciriti-,ilteci to destro@, tl-ie Y.,-aiqi arrii0y,
                  at i-,RnqLs in excess of                   meters,.     Of LiinificFnce, one
                  c,.oj-iip@iny 'reportoci L Br-a(f!lLy @-:Lrthting Vehirlp- clestroyiri.E4 a
                  -F-7@, t@iyik with 4 i-ol-t@-id- of ;--@5AIM @4.11@.,  j'n the             Uwo
                   makes of the Ftttack, -r.-@Der B@it-b'e -re@.im destroyed
                  E.kpl.3r,oxirn,Rtely 5(i) armored                  zlnd took 3[!JVI

      hrs),
                  COL Sylveste)- ordered the                       to continue,,        f--is the
                  B.i'@tle Team EtpproAched -the c,@@t5kirts of                              Irxqi
                  resistance stiffened.


                        As -fF- 3-67 appro@-ic2heci Ob.j Iowa, it encountered @iti
                  e,i)et,fly st,-c)ngpoint ai)d a suspected Iraqi. mine-Fiel.d on top
                  of the ridge near -the                        (vic,, At--A-UrAf BecLtrity
                  Post UT 4746).         ]-lie Task Force Commander ordered one
                  COITIP@,n@l team to c.DndLtc-U A iiasty breach of the m.L-(ic-f:[elci
                  (i..t,'@ilizinq trunk  mcLtrtLd qiint@i@l.otis and
                  company 'teiriis pi-c,)vided direct, fire E,@tppf3rt and one codipanv
                  ass,iltlted ti-ro@tlih the breach @iiid seci-t-,-cd ti-ie                side.        is
                  the task force brea@ied the c)bs-Licle, it began -to T-ec@L,:ive
                  direct           front the Iraqi strorit.,point to its left.                   @i L.
                  c,c@uip@iiiy t@tas ordered to destroy the st)-c)iiLtpoint as 'the
                            Ins being accomplished.              W4t!iin one h(3t-kv-, i'@h-- brei(@i-i
                  was complete and the s-Ur-oi-iqpo:@nt destroyed                     -f h e I rzLq:L I s
                  lost 4 Ml,-!-LI' @- --irid 2 BMP@ s.     After successf@illy
                   tie                  -I'F- 3--67 continued its advance
                  toward Obj C(3loi-ado.

                      On the hc,.A.Ls o-I -rr"            t-iets TF 3-4i, ns -; L moved 'bo@t@irc:i
                  Ob.i            At          hol-ti-s. 'l-F 3-/@l moved 'Ghrot-t@.31-1 the breach
                  created by 'Y'F 3--67 ai-id as,,a@kit(-cl Obj I\IebriskL..                     tksk



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Subject = 1ST CAVALRY DIVISION CHRONOLOGY
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