Document Page: First | Prev | Next | All | Image | This Release | Search
File: 970107_aug96_decls1_0051.txt
Subject: 8TH TANK BN COMMAND CHRONOLOGY NOV 90 TO MAR 91 12 APR 91
Unit: 8TH TANK BN
Parent Organization: 2 MARDIV
Box ID: BX600007
Folder Title: COMMAND CHRONOLOGY 8TH MARINES APRIL - JUNE 1990
Document Number: 1
Folder Seq #: 11
UNCLASSIFIED
The movemen t was un@i ampere ci a I' '6fic @,j ay tc, t II c f i, rE't rriiriti@i. i@ I,.'l I
platoon supp,)Pte,J t@ie brlael'i Df lanl i and and Pli@it,ic@ti 2.
Both t)reac@ies were s-,iccessf@@l with resistance enec@@ktitorect c@n being
between the minefiel-ds an,' tl-io far side )f the st(,--)tid t,elt !@ f 4 @l i
The attack proceeded better than planned. it c@bvic,Lis that t ri c,,
enemy was not pittl-ing itp 3tiff resistance, the pres-.i-tr@ @4a@, alilrilied@ I-lie
Battalion reached its first cb.!E,.ctive by nc,cri. t !-I E.
attack c,)riti@iited . The same rL, uk' ts @qeio f riunli . l'i L@ P- @i P- pi y Lt 1 d f rt h e n
v e Lt F, w li e ri f i r e,.l i-t @, c, n . T C E: @, t t @i I i C, @l E, @@ V @t r, C e @j a@ far as a@l,
road that day and set in to lot tire Viger Brig@Aie qet i;,itcj
mc@rrii.no :,!@ the seec@,,id Jz,,y E4@,@,4red cIcE,,t,ly. The MOPF, Sl@itq Vj@,iCL
g@@,tten wp@ before tj,,2re discarded. The Battalion was now in MOPP 0.
As the formed LI" for the. enemy a r t i I I e r @, s ' a
- n
@j the f @@ r m,?, t s . C,) it n t e r Ij a t t r y f i r e q Li i c !< I v s i I P n c e,l t@ie encmv. q
V:SIL ili@y decreased, t@ie Battalion iric,vl@fj and tire dEs' rciyc@!l
I LI I- I 6 u
were in i@i c'c !-he
,% t r,.,@. i , Li c,,:] a 1 1 d ci y a n d i n @i 1 1 y c!:@ r. c@ 1. @i,J i@ -i a vi@illili.t,v
t-i zer@-!.
On. the third this. cl ear out a@-,
5'Ov@ meters from the 8 Company li@isitictic.; wlii(,!-, had been I,.--5t Jl.te to t@ir-
hc Battalion refc@ripoc!
at nc-c@n. Witl-t i-,@-tL Piei@y r@c@w tl-ieir
tri- @,cj'varict,. mc,vl@d c,L@,t at @i ra'e@ The @4 :.4@li
an@j destroyed any
I i, r g L t c, f In k c r- F, a ri d c ci Li i Dfqc! if t was 'L,y - i(@, c,. ii t t a c,'
n t i ii Lie @J .in t i 1 VI a @J r e a ch e d j. t is e (, t i v e a t A 1 J @i h i- a I'!-ie (,nL,,qies
a
etreat was effectively cttt at this pci@i@ and all :,f the riylc; t,@r,k@;
ended II-io day in defensive po5itic,ns.
The @iext clay, the 27th of Fet.,ri-k@ry 1991, he cc@mpany to
av,j,Ait -@r,jers for follow @)m movement. Ti-ip forces Ptit(-re@l the
towns of Al Ja@ij@a and Kutq@iit City, All Ic-tirl the c,@,mc@atly 5ta@,E!Cl i.F-
position. As night fell, 'Are @,4,-jr-J was passed that C Cc@mpAny had t@E@p@l
assi ied to @@/6, O@, c,rdE:,rs were iT@sLie@j and the company was rcilin.@ on
into Al Ja@ira when the cL,,is(.2 fire was called. For, the rerqairide@,
the cJ@ij,, @lif, company remained in pc,sitic,fi,
D. I March 1991 IF Nar,-h ir.@91
As it t!Lc,.@,roe evident 'L.@fat t@iE? cease fire wc@@tid @ic,-,cl,
fi.-,rtl-iet@ @qjr!i W@ien All ec@mbat )I)@?rations were
Company @-ja5 reti-trnld tc@ 8t@i Tank F,:,,-, t@lc@ rerqittrii@ip two @,oee@@@i
- l@ :-I
,j has report, the crimpany down -rc@r@ t@ f-, fi5t pace and blAF@ied
t@ler;T,elVeS l@jitl life in the field. Rec.,c,ns of t@ic s,-tr,rc,Ltilding I-ea i@erF,.
made. Helicop,te@@ rides i@id ti)Ltrq --f tli*,. bitt',-@l:i@21d @qpi-c contacted to
-tr y@@le -JE@a,i t:@ me .
p y t -
UNCLASSIFIED
Document Page: First | Prev | Next | All | Image | This Release | Search
Document 60 f:/Week-34/BX600007/COMMAND CHRONOLOGY 8TH MARINES APRIL - JUNE 1990/8th tank bn command chronology nov 90 to mar 91:01029709504216
Control Fields 17
File Room = aug96_declassified
File Cabinet = Week-34
Box ID = BX600007
Unit = 8TH TANK BN
Parent Organization = 2 MARDIV
Folder Title = COMMAND CHRONOLOGY 8TH MARINES APRIL - JUNE 1990
Folder Seq # = 11
Subject = 8TH TANK BN COMMAND CHRONOLOGY NOV 90 TO MAR 91
Document Seq # = 1
Document Date =
Scan Date =
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 = 02-JAN-1997