11TH MARINES OPER DS SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT EVENTS

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Subject: 11TH MARINES OPER DS SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT EVENTS              

Unit: 1 MARDIV    

Parent Organization: 1 MEF       

Box ID: BX600057

Folder Title: I  MEF  ACCOUNTS OF COMBAT ACTION                                                               

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                                    1/12: DS TF XRay/Taro, dedicated battery to TF Grizzly.
                                    3/12: Rein 3/11.

               0009;   C/l/12 REPORTED 69 EPW'S CAPTURED.


               0030:   r,/3/11 AND E/2/12 RECEIVED INCOMING INDIRECT FIRE; NO CASUALTIES.

               0109;   DIVISION SET CONDITION "DODGER" DOE TO AN ANTICIPATED ENEMY
                       COUNTERATTACK. COUNTERATTACK NEVER MATERIALIZED.


               0148:   1ST MARINE DIVISION/2D MARINE DIVISION BOUNDARY SHIFTED EAST TO
                       A LINE FROM QT 70 12 TO OT 72 30.


               0745:   1/11 BEGAN DISPLACEMENT BY ECHELON WITH H/3/14 AND I/3/11.
                       DISPLACEMENT WAS DELAYED AT SECOND BREACH SITE DUE TO TF PAPA BEAR
                       ENGAGEMENT TO EAST. BATTERIES OCCUPIED FIRING POSITIONS NEAR GRID
                       QT 83 00 AT


               0753:   DIVISION FSCC REQUESTED THAT IITH MARINES ATTACK AN ARMOR/MECHANIZED
                       BRIGADE FORMING AT OT 893 023 AND AN ARMORED BRIGADE FORMING AT
                       OT 874 097. AT THIS TIME, ONLY ONE BATTERY WAS ORIENTED ON THIS AREA.
                       THE REST FDC DIRECTED ALL BATTALIONS TO ORIENT ON THESE COUNTERATTACK
                       FORCES AND ISSUED A FIRE ORDER "REGT 4 ROUNDS DPICM OR RAP AS RANGE
                       APPROPRIATE TOT 0817" FOR TARGET AY1003 THE ARMORED/MECHANIZED BRIGADE
                       AND "REBT 4 ROUNDS DPICM OR RAP AS RANGE APPROPRIATE TOT 0820" FOR
                       TARGET AY 1004 THE ARMORED BRIGADE.


               0817:   IITH MARINES MASSED 11 BATTERIES FROM FOUR BATTALIONS FIRING
                       ROUNDS OF RAP AND        ROUNDS OF DPICM ON TARSET AY1003, THE
                       ARMOR/MECHANIZED BRIGADE FORMING AT GRID OT 893 023.


               0820:   11TH MARINES MASSED 13 BATTERIES FROM ALL FIVE BATTALION FIRING
    ROUND"A OF DPICM ON TARGET AY 1004, THE ARMORED
                       BRIGADE FORMING AT GRID QT 874 097.

               0830:   1/11 REORIENTED ON AZIMUTH OF FIRE 2700 AIMPOINT GRID DS 91 90 TO
                       SUPPORT TF PAPA BEAR ENGAGEMENT WITH IRAQI COUNTERATTACK FORCE.


               0910:   A/l/11 DISPLACED FORWARD THROUGH SECOND BREACH AND CLOSED ON 1/11
                       NEAR GRID QT 83 00.


               0930;   5/11 BEGAN DISPLACEMENT FORWARD THROUGH SECOND BREACH AND OCCUPIED
                       FIRING POSITIONS NEAR GRID QT 83 95 WITH THE BATTALION FIRECAP READY AT
                       1130.


               1011:   IRAQI ARMOR FORCE REPORTED AT GRID OS 88 98.


               1015:   DIVISION CP ENGAGES ELEMENTS OF IRAQI ARMOR FORCE WITH AT-4'S QS 85 98.
                       COBRAS AND LAI'S ENGAGE BEGAN ENGAGING IRAQI FORCE.




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Subject = 11TH MARINES OPER DS SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT EVEN
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Declassified = 12-NOV-1996