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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                     Ihe Battle -r(-am s@t,ffered it,          second and Itst KIC) during
                 this battle.        The 'ri-iqi@ I:"orce i@laster Gunner was hit by an
                           nipey, while clearing @ri area -for his -fOC -11-o set; up
                 i. T". 'fie subsequently died of his @,\totind,,

                     T@-' 3-C,7 then                so@tthe@is,@, seT)din.,- on-.     c)r@ipar)y @,c)
                 secure the cloverleaf intersection vicinity CI'I- 5Lk5--,.                    fh is
                 company ni oved o,F,f -the liichqro@tnd, conducted x @iast,,y breach
                 in !:@i@r,j.de of an            mi.nef:@elld anbd secured the
                 cloverleaf.       Five            dismount soldiers t,4oi,@c- L,i.Lled knci
                 3 'F-55's, I @l-LO Blind several. 0 DM,"s were destroyed
                 attempting to flee the area.

                      (@t   flIL7'0 hours, Tiger Brj.rlAd-- f-eporLed Oi'Djectives lo Ek,
                 KE.,s-is@As, NelDraski and Colortdo secure.             @tie soldiers and
                 vehicles of the ',Ii,,jer Bittlc,.               hld TIOW tCiva@'@c:.Ld @icrc)sS,
                 K@kvi@A:Lt and blorl@ed the last remaining. vjithdr@,kall                        of
                 Iraqi forces attempting to flee KLtwaill- City. As soon @fi
                 the Battle 'rcekni consolidated on its objective, the Bri.L., (-.1
                 Commander issued the                                             m,-@iritAin 5 1%
                 sec@trity, enqAi3e only positively identified enemy
                 vehicles, no 5hoo, it-tri                 boundaries on ovc--,,rfiL,@td of
                 fr4ondlv units and be especially cai-cft-tl.                            elements
                 mc-ivinc      from the North most likely will be friendly.




                                                   CEf2i.SE FIIRE



           f@t 27 IZI:130 ho@trs, TineT,        -c@:iilade was ordered by
                 MAIR.OJ.V to conduct                         ,@And escort JNI@C F-'OrceE,
                 through our position -to at-tacl,-, :into @nl-JFthrzt.              -FF 3-1,,l
                 Scouts we-re given -the mission and conducted the I.inl<-k-tp
                 with Egyr.@tian... Saudi      f:)rkbi@.tn,             knd Egyp-t:i.@kn
                                       it 1214-7 hours.       'rhe pass@Age of these forces
                 was delayed several times but -finally occurred at @,O'ZIO
                 h o t-tr,@.



                      -1-h i, o @t rj
                               hot-kt 'the rest of the 27th, the Battle -[Lar,,i
                 0(@fItiT.lLtod to          out their zone of operation.                M:i. ri o r
                 resistance wk@, mec and trie bi-i.gecle continued to accept the
                 surrender of liLtndi-L@d- of Iraqi soldiers.                Many of the
                 surrendering ly,aqils were t@,aiAnded, so the brig@ide sent
                 forward in ambulance co' I.L-ction point and                 4id station to
                 the t,.ioE@cILte vicinity LI'!' 5755 5.       It was soon discovered
                 that there           (,O di.F!Dla@:@ed           civiiiaris L:ivinLi in the



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