11TH MARINES SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT EVENTS

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Subject: 11TH MARINES 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 destroyed one B"P and turned this force to the
                                  northwest. The engineer effort to improve firing position
                                  areas near the border continued. lith 4arines engineers
                                  also participated in cutting numerous holes in the beriline
                                  just south of the border in order to allow the ground forces
                                  to move unhindered into Kuwait. Battery "E* 2/12 continued
                                  operations with @F Troy firing four missions destroying
                                  several vehicles and observation posts. As the regiment
                                  occupied final position areas short of the border, the
                                  organization .@o, combat was:

                                  1/11: GS, Priority Calls for Fire TF Shepherd/TF Taro.
                                  3/11: DS TF Ripper.
                                  5/11: GS, Priority Calls for Fire TF Shepherd/TF Grizzly.
                                  1112: DS TF Taro.
                                  3/12: DS TF Grizzly.

                                  Just before midnight as TF Grizzly prepared to begin
                                  clearing across the border, 3/12 and 5/11 fired several long
                                  range missions on the first obstacle bel@, to destroy some
                                  Iraqi bunkers and psychologically harass the Iraqi
                                  defenders. Because of the large expenditure of Rocket
                                  Assisted Projectiles (RAP) required to support all the TF
                                  Grizzly requests for fire and the extensive anticipated
                                  requirement for RAP during the ground offensive, ilth
                  Marines instructed battalions to conserve RAP and requested
                                  th;t Division impose RAP 'limitations on maneuver units. The
                                  Assistant -Division Commander (ADC) concurred, and just after
                                  midnight limited the expenditure of RAP for the remainder of
                                  the night to counter.lire and emergency fire missions.
                                  Specific noteworthy events included:
              @0004:     12 AND 5/11 MASS FIRES ON ENEMY DEFENSIVE POSITIONS IN SUPPORT OF TF
                         IZZLY.
              @le         1 DISPLACED AND OCCUPIED FIRING POSITIONS NEAR GRID OS 74 57;
                          SION GS, PRIORITY CALLS FOR FIRE TF SHEPHERD AND TF TARO.
              @08         2 ENGAGED TWO TANKS AND THREE BMP'S AT GRID OS 654 584; ONE BMP
                          TROYED AND REMAINDER OF THE FORCE TURNED TO THE NORTHWEST.
              @09           MARINES JUMP CP DISPLACED IIOT?TH @A.R KUWAITI BORDER AT GRTD
                           81 627 ASSUMING CONTROL OF THE REGT AT 1226.
              P1040        10 ENGAGED 128MM MORTAR POSITION IN SUPPORT OF TF GRIZZLY WITH 2
                           ARS AND I TRUCK REPORTED DESTROYED AND 8 IRAQI KIA CONFIRMED.
              @1540        12 OCCUPIED FIRING POSITION AT GRID TM 102 506 A14D FIRED 4 MISSIONS
                           UPPOR-, OF TF TROY. ENEMY OP'S, BUNKERS AND VEHICLES WERE ATTACKED
                       WITH VEHICLES AND BUILDINGS REPORTED DESTROYED AND NUMEROUS SECONDARY
                       EXPLOSIONS REPORTED. FROM 1640 TO 1801, 85 ROUNDS OF HE, 6 ROUNDS OF
                       WP, AND 12 ROUNDS OF DPICM WERE EXPENDED ON THE FOUR MISSIONS. THE
                       BATTERY DISPLACED AT 1810 AND RETURNED TO ITS ASSEMBLY AREA POSITION.



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File Room = oct96_declassified
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Box ID = BX600057
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Folder Title = I MEF ACCOUNTS OF COMBAT ACTION
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Subject = 11TH MARINES SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT EVENTS
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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 = 22-NOV-1996