COMMANDERS SITREP 39

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Subject: COMMANDERS SITREP  39                                           

Box  ID: BX000205

Document Number:         47

Folder Title: VII CORPS CMDS SITREP                                                                           

Folder Seq #:        179

Unit: VII CORPS   

Parent Organzation: ARCENT      









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               VII CORPS COMMANDER APPEARS TO HAVE LOST COMMAND AND CONTROL OF
               FORWARD FORCES AND HAS NO APPARENT ABILITY TO EMPLOY MOBILE
               RESERVES IN A COHERENT DEFENSE. VII (IZ) CORPS ABILITY TO EMPLOY
               CHEMICAL FIRES APPEARS TO BE SLIM AT THIS POINT. EXPECT TO
               ENCOUNTER RESISTANCE IN THE AL BASRAH LOGISTICS AREA AND AS WE
               ENCOUNTER RGFC RESERVES. TO COUNTER THE IRAQI PLAN WE WILL
               CONTINUE TO ISOLATE THEIR DEFENSES BY USING MANEUVER AND FIRE BY
               MOBILE FORCES AND AIR, THEN CRACX THEIR WILL TO FIGHT AND DESTROY
               THEM.
                    B.       IAD. DIVISION CONTINUED ATTACX IN SECTOR AND IS
               CURRENTLY SOUTHWEST OF PL SMASH. TWENTY SIX ENEMY ARMORED
               VEHICLES WERE DESTROYED, AN MRL WAS CAPTURED, AND 500 EPW'S WERE
               CAPTURED TODAY. DIVISION CONDUCTED HELICOPTER OPERATIONS IN
               CONJUNCTION WITH MANEUVER FORCE. PLANNING CONTINUES FOR FUTURE
               OPERATIONS. SECURITY AND RECONNAISSANCE OPERATIONS WILL CONTINUE
               TONIGHT.
                    C. (9) 3AD. DIVISION ATTACXED IN WEDGE FORMATION WITH 4-7
               CAV SCREENING THE EAST FLANK. LEAD BDE OF THE DIVISION is
               CURRENTLY AT NU 1905. 70 EPW'S WERE CAPTURED TODAY. DIVISION
               JUMP TAC IS CO-LOCATED WITH 2ACR MAIN CP AND THE DIVISION JUMP
               MAIN IS CO-LOCATED WITH THE DIVISION TAC CP. DIVISION WILL PASS
               THROUGH 2ACR TOMORROW AND ATTACX THROUGH OBJECTIVE COLLINS.
                    D. (s) irD(M). DIVISION CONTINUED TO CLEAR TRENCH LINES IN
               ZONE, AND PREPARE THE PASSAGE LANES THROUGH THE BREACH AREA TO
               PASS THE l(UX)AD. DURING THE NIGHT, THE APACHES OF 1-1 AVN
               CONDUCTED A SWEEP BETWEEN PL COLORADO AND PL NEW JERSEY. 2AD(F)
               PASSED THROUGH 2ND BDE, AND THE DIVISION ATTACXED THREE BDE'S
            ABREAST TO CLEAR THE ENEMY IN ZONE TO PL NEW JERSEY. DIVISION
               STARTED PASSING THE L(UX)AD AT 1200C. WE CONTINUE TO CLEAR THE
               ENEMY FROM OUR ZONE, AND CAPTURED A BDE CDR AND A BRIGADIER
               GENERAL, WITH HIS COMPLETE STAFF. ENEMY EQUIPMENT DESTROYED BY
               THE DIVISION TOTALS AN ESTIMATED 20 TANXS, 15 OTHER ARMORED
               FIGHTING VEHICLES, 80 FIELD ARTILLERY PIECES AND MANY OTHER
               SMALLER PIECES OF EQUIPMENT. WE HAVE DESTROYED THE 26TH INF DIV.
               INTEND TO COMPLETE PASSAGE OF THE l(UX) BY MIDNIGHT AND MOVE IN
               ZONE AT 0500 TO OCCUPY A CORPS RESERVE POSITION AND PREPARE FOR
               FUTURE OPERATIONS WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF DESTROYING THE TAW
               REPUBLICAN GUARDS DIVISION.
                    E. -40) 1 (UX) AD. THE PASSAGE OF LINES THROUGH IID WENT
               EXTREMELY SMOOTH AND ACCORDING TO PLANS. DIVISION ADVANCE BEGAN
               AT IOOOC FROM STAGING AREAS. 18/5L CROSSED PL NEW JERSEY AT
               1445C TO SCREEN NORTH BOUNDARY OF 7TH ARMD. 7TH BDE MOVED
               FORWARD FROM PL VERMONT AND CROSSED PL NEW JERSEY AT 1517C. BY
               1800C 7TH ARMD HAD CLEARED THE BREACH. 4TH ARMD BEGAN MOVING AT
               1325C FROM STAGING AREA AND SHOULD COMPLETE PASSAGE NLT 260300C.
               DIVISION MAIN EFFORT IS TO DESTROY ENEMY IN OBJECTIVE COPPER,
               ZINC AND BRONZE AND SUBSEQUENTLY TO BLOCX ENEMY ON PL LAVENDER.
                    F. (S@ CORPS ARTY. CONDUCTING COMBAT OPERATIONS. 42ND FA
               BDE REINFORCES 3AD, 75TH FA BDE REINFORCES 1AD; 210TH FA BDE IS
               DS TO 2 ACR; AND 142ND FA BDE WILL BE GSR TO 1ID AND PREPARED TO
               REINFORCE l(UX)AD.
                    0. (8) 2ACR- 2ACR BEGAN SCREEN IN ZOVE-0800C COVERING
               CORPS SECTOR DURI    ATTACK AND MOVEMENT TO Pl ;MASH WITH 3AD
               FOLLOWING. AT 1250C 2ACR REPORTED CONTACT WITH ENEMY ARMOR PT

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File Room = jun96_declassified
File Cabinet = Week-23
Box ID = BX000205
Unit = VII CORPS
Parent Organization = ARCENT
Folder Title = VII CORPS CMDS SITREP
Folder Seq # = 179
Subject = COMMANDERS SITREP 39
Document Seq # = 36
Document Date =
Scan Date = 26-JUN-1996
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-AUG-1996