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Subject: ANNEX D  TIGER BRIGADE CHRONOLOGY TABLE OF CONTENTS             

Unit: 1ST CD      

Parent Organization: VII  CORPS  

Box  ID: BX001102

Folder Title: TIGER BRIGADE CHRONOLOGY-ANNEX D                                                                

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                                              encountered a large bunker r-c34Tiple,;
                        adjacent -lo tne airfield.         Utilizing the proven technique
                        a-i "reconr@ing by fire", the "Straight and Stalwart"
                                      began clearing 1,11L- bunker.           At 1717 hours the
                        ,Lz%5!z forcu'tii anti-tarii@: company reported being                          by
                                             Vehicle (LAV,@ fc-cit.-i 4-,@i@
                        3 ai 1 i      I'@ie task           '0@-               LAI                      of
                                         and the LAV"s witndrew, causing no
                          LA     i@ E.  i-F @-41 sustained two casualties during the.
                               clearing operation, as two soldiers were wounded
                        -From an antipersonnel mine mine.              Th;e Task Force
                        Commander ordered the bunker clear-"4ng operation stopped at
                        1920 hour:, Z;Ltw to LrIL, limited resistance encountered and
                        with the ---ntent of                     casualties.      By 1900 hour-sv
                        'IF 3-41 rz4,por d Obi Nebraska secure and all its
                        company/,tE:aa%F. were set in defensive positions.
                            TF 1-67 advanced rapidly or% Obi i.-,ansas.               Paralleling
                        and guiding on the.NIIS power line (5Z N/S Gridli6e@, the
                        task force met minimal resistance and quickly secured its
                        olijuctive. in the procesz, TF 1-67 destroyed 8 T-55's, I
                                V-.TLB's@ I STR and I JeeP.
                                   .-.-41 and TF 1-67 secured Objectives Nebraska and
                                 TF @@-67 LOrItitiued its assault on Objwc,Live
         to! or-adcj.  Moving in a cci@@iiit;                   northeast along
                        the hard@@ll r-ri@,                     the Al-iviutla Police Postg
                        the 'ead elements could see through their thermals the
                        ir-iaqi's attempting to flee north along the expresswa                 y (CT
                        5655). Rather than bounding by companies, the Task Force
                        Com(nanaLr @@E;suet: instructions for the lead company (B Co)
                        to attac!@ at once a'@ong the road north and blact.. the Iraqi
                        rE-@-t- eat. B Co immediately c5pc---.io@ -fire on the Ira(@:L's and
                                   @it S6@ @l-vr-ee shots jLAstrayed i T-LZ@@., 1 T-62 and I
                               i.iL, Iraqi'L upon seeing this, lost the will to
                                   ipproximately l@@ crews abandoned their vehicles
                        (some  wi@.'h engines still running) and with arms itised,
                        surrendered. TF Z.-67 sent one cc)iipany/team                    (TM C) to
                        cross the r-oad and clear the police post building and
                        @iig;'igroLArid north of it (OT 5655).          Dismounted Infantry,
                        with tariffs and BFV dir-ect fire support, preceded by an
                        artillery prep from 1--3 FA, assaulted the building.
                        Fighting from room to room, they killed a;- captured 40
                        !:-aqi










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Document 69 f:/Week-48/BX001102/TIGER BRIGADE CHRONOLOGY-ANNEX D/annex d tiger brigade chronology table of contents:01289718521225
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File Room = sep96_declassified
File Cabinet = Week-48
Box ID = BX001102
Unit = 1ST CD
Parent Organization = VII CORPS
Folder Title = TIGER BRIGADE CHRONOLOGY-ANNEX D
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Subject = ANNEX D TIGER BRIGADE CHRONOLOGY TABLE OF CONTENTS
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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 = 28-JAN-1997