11TH MARIES OPER DS SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT EVENTS

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Subject = 11TH MARIES OPER DS SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT EVENTS

Parent Organization = 1ST MARDIV

Unit = 11TH MARINES

Folder Title = 5TH BN-11TH MARINES- COMMAND CHRONOLOGY JAN-FEB 91

Document Number = 4

Box ID = BX600180

UNCLASSIFIED

1750: TF PAPA BEAR ESTABLISHED BREACH LANES THROUGH SECOND OBSTACLE BELT.

1800: EFFECTS OF ARTILLERY FIRES CALLED FOR BY TF PAPA BEAR CROSS OVER INTO--
TF RIPPER'S ZONE NEAR GRID DS 815 976 INJURING ONE MARINE AND ONE NAVY
CORPSMAN, AND KILLING 2 AND INJURING 23 IRAQI EPW'S. CASUALTIES
EVACUATED TO AND TREATED BY 3/11 BAS.

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25 February Operation Desert Storm 0+1. 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 on the Iraqi 5th Mechanized/Armored Brigade and the
Iraqi 26th Armored Brigade breaking up any organized
counterattack. Elements of these forces were scattered in
the direction of the Division CP and 1/11. Battery "All 1/11
exchanged automatic weapons fire with Iraqi vehicles and
engaged those vehicles with howitzer direct fire. Battery
"H" 3/14 later engaged two Iraqi multiple rocket launchers
(MRL) with howitzer direct fire and automatic weapons
.destroying one launcher and preventing the Iraqis from
firing the MRLS. lith Marines units continued 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 February attack an MEF Objective C, Kuwait
International Airport. The organization for combat was
changed to support that attack as follows:

1/11: GS, on order DS TF Papa Bear.
3/11: DS TF Ripper.
5/11: 66, Priority Calls for Fire TF Shepherd.
1/12: DS TF XRay/Tara, dedicated battery to TF Grizzly.
3/12. Rein 3/11.

Other specific noteworthy events included:

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

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

0109: DIVISION SET CONDITION "DODGER" DUE TO AN ANTICIPATED ENEMY
COUNTERATTACK WHICH NEVER MATERIALIZED.

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

0745: 1/11 BEGAN DISPLACEMENT BY ECHELON WITH H/3/14 AND 1/3/11.
MOVEMENT WAS DELAYED AT SECOND BREACH SITE DUE TO TF PAPA BEAR'S
ENGAGEMENT TO EAST.