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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
Document Number: 1
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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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Box ID = BX001102
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Folder Title = TIGER BRIGADE CHRONOLOGY-ANNEX D
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Subject = ANNEX D TIGER BRIGADE CHRONOLOGY TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Non-Health Related Document = 01-JAN-1980
Declassified = 28-JAN-1997