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File: 970107_oct96_decls8_0022.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
KING
- 0009, C/l/12 reported 69 EPW's captured.
- 0030, 6/3/11 and E/2/12 received incoming indirect fire; no casualties.
- 0730, During occupation of firing position at CT 844014, 1/11 Jump CF,
and A 1/11 advance party (wi,:h 2 howitzers) received incoming mortar
+ire and exchanged automatic weapons +ire from Iraqi vehicles to the
northeast.
- 0745, 1/11 displaced by echelon with H/3/14 and 1/3/11. Displacment
was delayed at second breach site due tc) TF Fapa Bear engagement to
East. Batteries occupied -Firing positions near grid CT 8300.
- 0753, Division FSCC requested that Ilth Marines attact, an
armor/mechanized brigade forming at CT 89302Z, and an armored brigade
-Forming at CT 874097. At this time, only one battery was oriented or.
this area. -she F,egt FDC directed all battalions to orient on these
COLtnter,Rttac@: forces and issued a -Fire order "Regt 4 rounds DR,ICM or
RAP' as range @ppro,-@3Etr-
. tot C)BJ7" -For target AYOOIZ@ the
armored/mechanized brigade and "Regt 4 rounds DF,ICM or RAP as rirge
appropriate TOT 0620" -for target AY 1004 the armored brigade.
- 081'7s llth Marines aassed 11 Batteries from 4 BRttelions -Firing rounds
of RAP Rod rounds of DF,ICM on target AY the armor/mechanized
brigade form,.rg at grid CT 89-0-@7., 244 rounds of RAP' and DPICM
expended.
- 082C), Ilth Marines massed 17 batteries from all five battalion firing
rounds of RAF, and rounds of DPICM on target AY1004, the armored brigi
formine a* a,id CT 874C)97. 496 rounds of RAP' and DF'ICM expender.
mpoi nt gri d OS 919,') to
si.tpport TF F,Apc. E,,ear e.-.ococ-mert with Iraqi counterattack -Force.
- Cj93C), A/l/12 displaced forward through second breach Rnd closed cr, :/II
near grid 07
- C)97,(), 5/11 began displacement iorwrrci through second breach and
OCCLtPieci firing positions near grid OT 6-@95 with the battalion Fire'@p
ready at
- IC)15, Fride FWD CF, engages elements of Iraqi armor force with AT-4's,
Cobras, and LAT's at OS 8596, began engaging the Iraqi force.
- 107,C), 1/11 received incoming mortar fire at grid G?S i3lO995; I WlA
reported from H 7@/14.
- 1114, During occupation of firing position at UT 844014, 1/11 Jump CP
and A/l/11 advance party received incoming automatic weapons +ire from
Iraqi vehicles to the Northeast. One A/l/11 howitzer engaged Iraqi
forces with direct fire destroying one vehicle and dispersing the
remainder of the force.
- 5/11 displaced -further forward to better range Al Jaber A,--fic-Ici
and occupied firing positions near grid CT 7999 FireCap ready at 125().
- l@-16, H/Z/14 engaged two Iraqi Multiple Rocket Launchers (MRL)
preparing to +ire at grid CT 855012 with automatic weapons and howitz
direct fire destroying one MRL and neutralizing the other.
- -"/II displaced batteries forward by eche'on with a platoor, fror
each battery occupying firing posiiton near grid CT 7703 FirL-Cap ready
at 1-@51.
- 17,45, 1/11 completed occupation of firing positions and were firecap
read@, near grid CT 87,00.
- displaced remaining platoons -Forward to close on lead
.g A
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