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File: 970107_oct96_decls8_0019.txt
Subject: SITUATION CHRONOLOGY
Unit: 1 MARDIV
Parent Organization: 1 MEF
Box ID: BX600057
Folder Title: i mef time line hand out
Document Number: 4
Folder Seq #: 32
UNCLASSIFIED
- 1010, Report a-F larger armor force coming -From west.
- 1012, Notified Division Forward CF' under attack.
- 1019, HQ companys TOW platoon enroute to assist Division Forward CP,.
- 1020, Directed TOW platoon to come up on division TAC NET/report to
call sign coach.
- 1045, Pride directs change to time of attack -From 1100 to 0/0. This
due to attack on Division Forward CP.
- 1108, Division report enemy tank heading northeast side of Al
Wa+ra/tant- concentrations due east 15 to 20 Vilameters/another tank
concentration due north.
- 1110, 3d TkBn engaging T-62's/seven out of nine destroyed/tant, company
surrenders.
- 1204, From division: temporary boundary change with 2d MArDiv at grid
OT 70()144 at FL Red to grid OT 778229 follow road northeast to grid OT
e5OZ8E3 so @@d MarDiv can move north.
- l@@54, TF Ripper reports full colonel EPW, says not many -Forces around
t'.IA, they a-e RrOL(nd Al Ahamdi, most 7-72's removed -From fliwalt to
Iraq.
- 1'13C), Unde,grOLt-I(J field hospital -Found vicinity grid 749(@5'".
- 17-38, Eic3,,tridRry change -for Is@ and @-m MarDiv -From grid 7C)Z,:.140 to 7487'29
to 851:)-Be in effect 13:@7.
- 180c), Going to MOPF'-4.
- la7,c), All clear sounded.
')E),
- 19(. Fo.@@ vehicles detected and identified Lewic:2te agent. Ripper 6
believes thnt chemical weapons were used, but not sure if Ripper was
the target. These cheff.ical munitions could have been e::plocjed b@, c)Li-
own artiller@- 4-.rp, thL:S Causing secondary e::p'os,.ons.
- 191('.), Going to MDF,F,-4.
- 192(-), All cle@e to@ride@.
7AS@'-FDR,CE-F,AF,A-PEAR
- TF stano-tc. V3sb2lity less than 10(.iM in heavy 4c)g.
- 0730, 1/1 commenced sweep of BLtrqar, Oilfielci north tc, Gathering Center
4 (vic LIS 885980).
- 0800, approximately 20 Iraqi's, accompanied by I T-55 tank and 2 APC',s
surrender at TF CF'. Interrogation of Iraqi officer indicates major
counterattack may be expected.
- OSOZ,, TF CP came under tank main gun and automatic weapons +ire. HqCo
Marines engaged enemy with AT-4, LAAW's and automatic weapons. One
tank and several other vehicles were destroyed and enemy withdrew into
the -Fog.
- OBC)5, Ist Tanks engaged counterattacking enemy armor and APC in wide
area south of Surqqn Oil-Field. Unit identified as 22d Bde, 5th
Mechanized Division.
- Oe3O, A Co 1/1 and B Co 1/1 engaged several units of 15th Brigade, 7,d
Armored Division during their movement north.
- loc)O, Ist Tetn@:s battle still underway as fog clears enough -For Cobra
to join battle. OV-l(.) TAC (A) also controlled AV-8Et's on enemy 4urti
to south with excellent results.
- 2C).@0, D Co 1/1 engaged several units of 22d Brigade, 5th Mechanized
Division east Of the BLtrqan C)21-FielcJ.
- 1100, Ist Tanks battle over. lst Tanks accounted for 50 tanks, 25
Iq
UNCLASSIFIED
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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 time line hand out
Folder Seq # = 32
Subject = SITUATION CHRONOLOGY
Document Seq # = 4
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 = 02-JAN-1997