INVESTIGATION OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES SURROUNDING THE COMBAT DAMAGE

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Subject = INVESTIGATION OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES SURROUNDING THE COMBAT DAMAGE

Box ID = BX002451

Folder title = INFORMAL INVES OF NIGHT ATTACK CONDUCTED BY 2D BDE 26-27 FEB 91                                 

Unit = TRADOC      

Parent = TRADOC      




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           there were 2d Cavalry elements along the 72 and 73 grid lines-
           They held on the 73 all night. I talked to the squadron COmmande'r@'-".-@,-.
           later. I have a tape of the Brigade Command net which talks about
           telling       @o go work this out. In my mind there was Some
           running loose of 2d Regiment folks. Any other unit that was north
           of the 11 east west grid was in my way. They were out in front of
           me by two to three kilometers.

                     uestioned                            again, who made the
           ""!!@statemen@, rn suostance:

                      What were the boundaries between the 2d ACR, yourself
           and Ist Brigade?

                        The boundary between the 2d ACR and the 3d Armored
           Pv"s on=w@s the 10 east west grid line. A FRAGO was given over
           the radio and a link up point about 7010 and yes 4010. We linked
           up and coordinated that with fhp aCR and the scouts from 4/34
           Armor. I spoke with                on the Division Command Net and
           told him I would need to have about 3 Kilometers to do that
           mission through there. A few minutes later he told me he had to
           pinch us down to about one kilometer. We started out at three
           Kilometers and continually got narrower and narrower. We were
           spread out over one to two kilometers when contac* was made. Yes,
           sir we were coming down to the 11 to 10 boundary. We were as
           close to the 10 line as we could navigate. We were spread out
           about one to two Kilometers. 4/34 was the right flank battalion
           of the lst Brigade and they were moving in a wedge. That put them
           on our flank and just a little behind us. We were tied in with
           them visually. Yes sir, contact was made at 7410 to 7411. Yes
           sir, 4/34 passed through us. They were to our north when we made
           the contact. They went into a combat formation as soon as contact
           was made. Their southern flank company basically came through us
           up on line about 500 meters behind my lead elements. We then
           passed back through them. To the best of my knowledge, the 2d ACR
           did not get north of the 10 grid line. I was personally riding
           just south of the 11 grid line. Visibility was such that I could
           just occasionally see vehicles well off to my south. The southern
           flank platoon that I had was tied in by radio and visually with the
           northern element of 2d ACR. 8 Troop was strung out about eight or
           ten kilometers. Our mission was to screen that flank so we had
           about fifteen kilometers along the 10 east-west grid line.








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