COMMAND CHRONOLOGY 11TH MARINES 13 MAR 91

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Subject = COMMAND CHRONOLOGY  11TH  MARINES  13 MAR 91                    

Parent Organization = SECDEF      

Unit = HQMC        

Folder Title = 11TH MARINES COMMAND CHRONOLOGY  JAN  FEB  91  SEC 1 OF 2                                       

Document Number =          1

Box ID = BX600135



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                1800:   ARTILLERY   FIRES CALLED FOR BY:TF PAPA BEAR IMPACT IN TF
                        RIPPER'S ZONE NEAR EPW COMPOUND AT GRID OS 815 976             i
                        INJURING ONE MARINE AND     ONE NAVY CORPSMAN, AND KILLING 2
                        A14D INJURING 23 IRAQI EPW'S. CASUALTIES EVACUATED TO
                        AND TREATED BY 3/11 BAS; CRITICALLY CASUALTIES
                        EVACUATED   BY HELICOPTER AT 2240.

           25 February              Operation Desert Storm B+l. As the Division
                                    continued its assault towards Al Jaber, lith
                                    Marines continued to displace units through
                                    the second obstacle belt. As this
                                    displacement was taking place, an Iraqi
                                    counterattack -Force was identified as -Forming
                                    in the Al Burqan oilfield. After reorienting
                                    the regiment on these targets, the regiment
                                    massed ori the Iraqi 5th llechaflized/Armored
                                    Brigade and the Iraqi 26th Armored Brigade
                                    breat,ing up any organized attack. Elements o-F
                                    these forces were scattered in the direction
                                    of the Division CP and l,'Il. Battery "A" 1/11
                                    exchanged automatic weapons +ire with Iraqi
                                    vehicles and engaged thofe vehicles with
                                    howitzer direct -Fire. Battery "H" 3/14 later
                                    engaged two Iraqi miltiple rocket launchers
                                    (MRL) witn h,)witzer direct fire and automatic
                                    weapons destroying on@ launrher and preventing
                                    the Iraqis from -Firing the MRLS. llth Marines
                                    tinits continue to collect numerous Iraqi
                                    EPW's as units moved forward.        By the end of
                                    the day, 3/11, 1/11, 3/12 and 5/11 had
                                    occupied positions beyond the second
                                    obstacle belt in preparation for a 26 F@bruary
                                    ,Attack on MEF Objective C, Kuwait
                                    International Airport. The organization for
                                    combat was changed to support that attack as
                                    follows:


                                    1/11: -OS, on order DS TF Papa Bear.
                                    3/11: DS TF RippEr.
                                    5/11: GS, Friority Calls for Fire TF Shepherd.
                                    1/12: DS TF XRay/Tara, dedicated battery tr3 TF
                                              Grizzly.
                                    ,/12: Rein 3/il.


                                    Other speci*'c noteworthy events included:

                0009:   C/l/1-@ REPORTED  69 EPW'S CAPTURED.

                0030:   G13111 AND E/2/12 RECEIVED INCOMING INDIF'ECT FIFZE; NO
                        CASUALTIES.


                C)109:  DIV:SION SET CONDITION "DODGER" DUE TO AN ANTICIPATED
                        ENEMY    COUNTERATTACK WHICH NEVER MATERIALIZED.




                                                                          ENCLOSURE (1)

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