HISTORY SLIDES FOR 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION

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Subject = HISTORY SLIDES FOR 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION                      

Folder Title = DRAFT COPY OF 101ST ABN DIV AALT OPERATIONS DS-S                                                

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      were an estimated 15 bunkers, 30 to 100 personnel, mortar.
      positions, several trucks and two or three anti-aircraft guns. 136

            The armed recon commenced at 0810 on the 20th. Cobras from
      the 3-101 quickly made contact with the enemy positions. Close

      air support was called in on the bunkers. After intensive

      strafing by the Cobras, several white flags appeared among the

      Iraqis. Believing'that the rest of the Iraqi soldiers were on

      the verge of surrendering, the division sent forward a psyop team

      from the 311th MI. The team, flying in a Chinook, dropped

      leaflets and broadcasted instructions over a bullhorn to the
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      Iraqis, explaining in Arabic what they should do to surrender.

            A small number of Iraqis came out of their fighting

      positions in order to surrender. Some of these were apprehended

      by our helicopter pilots on the scene. Most of the enemy stayed

      deep in their bunkers.

            The division next flew forward the A and B companies of the

      1-187th Infantry, which was the standby battalion. The 1-187th

      was placed under Aviation Brigade's operational control and

      instructed to secure the area, assist in enemy prisoner of war

      processing and conduct a sweep of the site. The 1-187th had to

      go from bunker to bunker extracting Iraqi soldiers. Most

      surrendered without a struggle, but some clearly did not want to

      give up. The infantrymen took some small arms fire.
      Nevertheless, there were no friendly casualties. 138

            The large number of prisoners taken, 406, indicated that

      the enemy strength was nearly a battalion, not a company (-). The



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