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File: 120396_oct96_decls24_0009.txt
Subject: 11TH MARINES SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT EVENTS
Unit: 1 MARDIV
Parent Organization: 1 MEF
Box ID: BX600057
Folder Title: I MEF ACCOUNTS OF COMBAT ACTION
Document Number: 25
Folder SEQ #: 25
UNCLASSIFIED
R-REP-A O@@ J . I-RPH@@ ,ENTS
CL-EARED-THROUG@ECOh'D-Oi3STACLE-Br-LT.
1,545:- -DIV@ON DIRECTED -1-ITH--MAR-1-NES- T@EIP-3-B&TT -I*-PO @r+RE
014-AL JABER QUICKLY-. ALL OF 3/11 -AND E@E@TS-@5/1-1-AND--3/4-2-W-@-IN
POSITION TO-FIRE ON AL JASER AT THAT-T'IME.
IS4&- AR -BOR TO
SU-PPM"F-PAPA-BE@BLOCK @@EY-O,'iD@WXD- STACLR- BELT.
11;47, --T 78.
1 @. -C-P@ CT.
16 -@5-747--B UMED
E-RF=ENT.
TED PROCESSING OVER 600 EPW'S FROM POSITTONS NEAR AL BUROAN
OILFIELD; TRANSFERRED TO DIVISION COLLECTION POINT.
1750r-TF-PAPA-BEAR-=AB17ISItED-BREA,ZH BELT.
3 1 COMPLETED DISPLACEMENT BY ECHELON FORWARD INTO FIRING POSITIONS
NEAR GRID OS 80 97.
ISIDE)--A@@RY--FaaE@A@D-FOR-BY--TF-PAPA-B=-@ !MPACV-B@'rF@PP-=R@ZOE
NE4R-EPW -COMPOUND-AT-GRID-,QS--815 -976-@JURING ONE 14ARiNE-AN@ 0 VY
CORPSMAN,- AND-K-ILLING 2 AND I-NJURING-23@-RA04 EPd-@.- @A-5@@ES
EVACUATED TO- AND TREATED- BY- 3-/l l@AS,@-R@,CALL-Y - CASU@TI E -UAQED
-&Y--HEL,ICOP-TER-A@.2-a4O.
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25 February Operation Deser@ Storm G-1. As the Division continued its
t towards Al Jabe-, ilth 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 Sth 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 'A' 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 howitze- direct fire and automatic weapons
destroying one launcher and preventing the Iraqis from
firing the MRLS. Ilth Marines un4ts continued to collect
numerous Iraq;- EPW's as units mov;d 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 fo-
a 26 February attack on MEF Oboctive C, Kuwait
International Airport. The organization for combat was
UNCLASSIFIED
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Document 16 f:/Week-42/BX600057/I MEF ACCOUNTS OF COMBAT ACTION/11th marines summary of significant events:1122961652212
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File Room = oct96_declassified
File Cabinet = Week-42
Box ID = BX600057
Unit = 1 MARDIV
Parent Organization = 1 MEF
Folder Title = I MEF ACCOUNTS OF COMBAT ACTION
Folder Seq # = 25
Subject = 11TH MARINES SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT EVENTS
Document Seq # = 25
Document Date =
Scan Date =
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 = 22-NOV-1996