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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



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            - 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@.

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    -        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

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Document 33 f:/Week-42/BX600057/i mef time line hand out/situation chronology:01029709504519
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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