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Subject: COMMAND CHRONOLOGY FOR THE PERIOD 1 JAN TO 13 APR 91            

Unit: 2ND MARDIV  

Parent Organization: 2 MEF       

Box ID: BX600014

Folder Title: COMMAND CHRONOLOGY 2ND MARINE DIVISION 1 OF 10  JAN - APRIL 1991                                

Document Number:          4

Folder SEQ  #:          4



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                        attack.

                        0620 let Battalion, sth marines and Co B, 4th Tank
                        Bn engaged T-55 tanks.

                        0623 2d Battalion, 4th Marines enroute to breach
                        lanes.

                        0750 Tiger Bde reports the capture of an Iraqi
                        General and 250 other EPWS.

                        1120 Breach lane Red 1 is designated a return lane.
                        1140 Division's western EPW holding area at QTS905
                        now has 3700 EPWS. Emphasis placed on providing
                        food, water, and transportation of EPWs to XEF EPW
                        camps.

                        1230 CG FragO: 2d LAI Bn establishes screen
                        northeast in zone defined as QT712146 to QT714262
                        to QT814262.

                        1315 Extremely limited visibility in sector causes
                        change in screen line. Line is set north to south
                        along 71 NIS gridline oriented east. Numerous
                        abandoned vehicles/positions found in zone.

                        1400 2d LAI Bn secures 12 EPWS.

                        1500 Tiger Bde secures left third of Division
                        objective 1.

                        1745 2d LAI Bn reports holding 800 EPWS, requesting
                        assistance to move them to EPW camps.

                        1940 Sth marines encounter minefield at QT725182 to
                        QT692220.

        26 FEB          2d Tank Bn reports receiving limited incoming
                        artillery fire.

                        0130 TF Breach tank hit mine while clearing breach
                        lane between Blue 2 and 3 at QT640013 one WIA.

                        0205 2d LAI Bn identifies and kills three tanks
                        with TOW vie QT723224.

     0330 Co C, 2d LAI Bn reports incoming QT706190 from
                        south.

                        0420 Ist MarDiV/2d MarDiv boundary change requires
                        pulling units west of 70 NIS gridline.

                        0504 sth marines report destroying three to five
                        Iraqi tanks/BMPs and four trucks.

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