HISTORICAL RPT OF 12TH ENG BN IN SPT OF ODSS

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Subject = HISTORICAL RPT OF 12TH ENG BN IN SPT OF ODSS                    

Parent Organization = VII  CORPS  

Unit = 3D AD       

Folder Title = OPORDS AND COMMAND AND CONTROL                                                                  

Document Number =          7

Box ID = BX001301











              Dermission to DUII back but was denied.   Additional EPWs beaan to
              surrender to the engineers as the Dlatoon tried to establish its
              oerimeter.  Stai4 Seraeant Moore went forward to Dolice the
              aooroximateiv 50 EPWs and herd them back towards the Derimeter.
              i:inaliv as the Ira(3i artillery beoan to Dress the olatoon. the
              oiatoon nulled back under SSG Moore direction from line of fire of
              Charl:e tani,. olatoon to behind the tanks. At 1600 hours. the
              encineer olatdon released the EPWs to the militarv oolice.    The
              oricace soent the next 4c)ur hours movina onlv one riore i@2lometer
              forward.
                   On the 2-th. 3rd Brioade oassed throuah @.nd Priaace to
              continue the 4icht auainst the Reoublican Guard.    '@ip ccmoan%,
              soent the next two davs destrovino abandoned enemv ecuiometit and
              venicles.   !he destruction involved a total of seven tafil,s and
              iive armor Dersonnel carriers.