SITUATION CHRONOLOGY

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Subject: SITUATION CHRONOLOGY                                            

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               APC's and several armored vehicles of other varieties. TF sustained no
               casualties. Additional enemy forces identified from 501st Brigade,
               Sth Infantry Division.
             - 1500, TF Xray landed south of the 2d belt, coming under opcon of TF
               Papa Bear.
             - 1600, TF had collected over 1500 EPW's who were guard of A Co, 7th
               Engineer Support Bn, then under a platoon from 1/3/9. The EPW's
               were not transported to the Division collection point until 0200 26
               Feb.
             - 1600, 1/1 positioned along the 03 grid line with B 1/1 vic OT 86C)-       "
               A 1/1 vic OT 8803 and D 1/1 vic OT 89OZ. During the day's fighting,
               1/1 accounted for 43 armored vehicles destroyed, over 100 enemy KIA
               and over 500 EPW'S. 1/1 sustained 3 WIA.
             - IE3-(:), TF Xray was ir. bittlc- position Xray ready to assume right flan@,
               guard mission for Ist Division.
             - 19C)CI, TF Icg traris were positioned north of the 2d belt.

             TASI'_FORCE-SHEPHERD
             - 0515, "D" Co engages rear of enemy column of 24 vehicles cominc) do@-.
               powerline north of JabLr - t@ills 5 tant@s, I truck while Ripper engaged
               lead of co'Ltmr,, @,ic DS 7@4,16C).
             - 064@@, "B" Co (with Division) engages vehicles US 8419(31 destroying
               --o BMF"S, I STR, @@ @lan@@s with CDbras/25mfn 2 tanks and 200@ EPW'S, I(,(:)
               enemy killed. TF Shepherd ordered to establish screen at 4'-7, E-W grd.
             - o7CjC.', Co C, captures 12(i EF'Ws including the (37d Prigade Cfndr.
             - 147,0, "(4" @@o or-c-troys I vehicle 84@l7@. Uncovers banker coffplc-:-
                        6 a,.nr,.c. 61,Lirlers/1 track., STR-61)s and tani's duo ir. 86-@12-:).
             - 15-@(:),"A" Co bankers w/ammo trench BMP destroyed 86Bl54.
   - 16()4, "C" Co Mech Inf E:-- SLtrrerciers 7,(-)-4C, (type 6-).
             - 1705, "A" Co destroys 14' BMP/dismounts 814187.
             - 171@@, "C" Co destroys EM@, w/-'5mrr, receives Mortar fire.
             - 2045, "C" Co calls A-6 on 9t,)1117N, E391127, 5 type 6@'s, @, BMF"s
               destroyed at police post. "D" Co/"A" Co consolidates with COC or, 17
               E-W grid 8() EPW'S. Too many EPW's poor visibility to move forward or
               back. "C" Co rear north BLtrqan - consolidates 150 EPW'S, 2 dead.
               AF'C's (type 6.7) and small arms captured.
             - TF reestablishes a screenline along the 20 E-W gridline, with one
               company screening right flank along the 88 N-S gridline.

             TASil FORCE TARO
             - 00t)7, C Co, I/-, captures four EPW's vic OS 8882.
             - C)028, 1/12 requests 1/25 to assist with 60 EPW's at their positior,.
             - 0656, 1/12 orients north to support TF Papa Bear.
             - 09CjO, Pride approves Taro requests to move 2/Z@ north of Z;/Z; to Occupy
               area north of workers camp.
             - C)9@rl, 2/7@ reports numerous bLint,,er's and -Fighting positions in area v2c
               OS 8607-@O to OS (36077() to OS 930780.
             -       1/7, (-) reoorts elements now located with 1/25 vic DS 810975 to
               assist with EPW control.
             - lIZ4-, Pride reports TF XRay moving into blocking position to secure
               East -Flan@,.
             - 1320,     captures IC)C) EF'W's vic DS 8679.

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