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Subject: 1ST CAVALRY DIVISION CHRONOLOGY                                 

Box  ID: BX000051

Document Number:          4

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

Folder Seq #:         81

Unit: XVIII CORPS 

Parent Organzation: ARCENT      






                                      UNCLASSIFIED






                           Defense North of the Tapline Road
                          Border Screen, Deception Operations
                                  (18 Jan - 26 Feb 91)

                This was the First Cavalry Division Artillery's finest
             hour. This period saw -the DIVARTY directly involved in 7
             artillery raids and coordinate two more raids, which
             significantly contributed 'to the theater deception plan
             and the overall success of Desert Storm. The most active
             of all the firing elements taking part in these raids was
             our own A/El FA.   'The gunners of A/21 inundated Iraqi
             targets with a total of 550 MLRS rockets--all fired prior
             to the Division's crossing the breach. Several outside
             firing units eagerly joined in: 1-27 FA (MLRS) from VII
             Corps Artillery, who participated in the initial three
             raids; 3-20 FA (155mm), the COItTItc@rfire unit for the
             granddaddy of all raids--pertiaps more appropriately
             labeled the "mother of tll raids"--e)

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Document 175 f:/Week-15/BX000051/AAR 1ST CAVALRY DIV COMMAND REPORT 10 APR 91/1st cavalry division chronology:09139616130032
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File Room = apr96_declassified
File Cabinet = Week-15
Box ID = BX000051
Unit = XVIII CORPS
Parent Organization = ARCENT
Folder Title = AAR 1ST CAVALRY DIV COMMAND REPORT 10 APR 91
Folder Seq # = 81
Subject = 1ST CAVALRY DIVISION CHRONOLOGY
Document Seq # = 32
Document Date =
Scan Date = 23-MAY-1996
Queued for Declassification = 01-JAN-1980
Short Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Long Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Permanent Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Non-Health Related Document = 01-JAN-1980
Declassified = 13-SEP-1996