3AD HISTORY OF OPERATION DESERT STORM AND SPEAR

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Subject: 3AD HISTORY OF OPERATION DESERT STORM AND SPEAR                 

Box  ID: BX001301

Document Number:          3

Folder Title: OPORDS AND  COMMAND AND CONTROL                                                                 

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Unit: 3D AD       

Parent Organzation: VII  CORPS  





                   oves back up      to take prisoners:,' b,                             -at

                   hermals a BMP approaching    them from the left   -Fron'E.., SFC Aishl L-y  on

               estroyq the BMP at 1300m wit@
                                                    sabots "knocking@of.
                                                                        ,.f@dismoCirits," and
               g them  to -run to the rear. CPT Szabo reports that-."fieing Lip@.:the B.MP.
               onvinced a lot more tc) surrender.'' Sixty.to eighty4l-@F@:qi-@'@ Adierst
          ise their hands while the remaining few scramble for cover.@to-t@e@"sbuth.

            LTC. Hallman directs C Company-to7take prisoners'and contihue4,easti.-.CPT

          abo calls forward his attached        engineer platoon to secure    tti'e,EPWs and
        direct@ Ist Platoon to rejoin the      formation  once the engineers    arrive.@2LT

        Kessinger, the Engineer Platoon        Leader, starts   forward with  his platoon,

        sending his AVLM back, giving him 4 M113s heading towards Ist Platoon. As

        he approaches, 2LT Kessinger can see 14 EPWs secured by Ist Platoon. SSG

        Mohr, a squad leader, reports more Iraqis in fighting positions to the

        front. The engineers form a box with @heir M113s behind the tanks-.and put

        the prisoners inside. Once the engineers have control of the EPWS, lst

        Platoon  and C66 leave to rejoin the formation.

            The enginL-ors are alone now with over 60 EPWs approaching from the

        front.   A boxed-in Iraqi, apparently an officer due to the different style

        uniform 'and the green beret, reaches down to his waist and pulls out a 9mm

        pistol. With four CAL .50 machine guns pointing at him, the officer puts
        the weapon on the ground and starts waiving frantically.-.To 2LT Kessinger,

        the Iraqi is@ apparently signalling that they should leave immediately.
essinger-requests.AT-4szfromt-IS@,!Adni, who

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File Room = jul96_declassified
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Box ID = BX001301
Unit = 3D AD
Parent Organization = VII CORPS
Folder Title = OPORDS AND COMMAND AND CONTROL
Folder Seq # = 4
Subject = 3AD HISTORY OF OPERATION DESERT STORM AND SPEAR
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Document Date =
Scan Date = 18-JUL-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 = 16-AUG-1996