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Subject: COMMAND CHRONOLOGY FOR PERIOD 1 FEB TO 28 FEB 1991
Unit: 2D 12TH MAR
Parent Organization: 10TH MARINES
Box ID: BX600025
Folder Title: COMMAND CHRONOLOGY 2ND BATTALION 12TH MARINE REGIMENT JUL 90 - JUN 91
Document Number: 3
Folder SEQ #: 9
UNCLASSIFIED
COMMAND CHRONOLOGY
2nd Battalion, 10th Marines. That evening Tiger Brigade passed
through our position moving north. In doing so they managed to tear
our 26 pair antenna remote cable which was immediately replaced.
The success of the allied war effort was becoming more clear and
throughout the day large groups of Iraqi EPWs could be seen moving
south escorted by American troops. On the 26th of February the
battalion leapfrogged north 2 batteries at a time providing
reinforcing fires to 2nd Battalion, 10th Marines. In the battalion's
move north, many destroyed or abandoned Iraqi positions were overrun
and several of our batteries took Iraqi EPWS. 2nd Battalions, 12th
Marines final positions were occupied the evening of the 26th at vic
grid QT 5732. As Battery "B" was occupying they encountered 24 Iraqi
troops. These were remnants of an Iraqi tank unit who had seen action
earlier against Tiger Brigade. Three were injured and required
immediate attention by our medical staff. All were processed and
transported to EPW camps to the south. The final mission of the war
was fired at 1826 on the 26th. About an hour latter the battalion was
given the tactical mission of General Support (GS) to 10th Marines.
The 27th of February found the battalion inplace and consolidating its
positions in anticipation of a rumored cease fire. At 0547 on the
28th of February the battalion received the message: cease all
offensive operations effective 0800. The rest of the day was spent
consolidating records of fire and preparing reports for our parent
organization, the 10th Marine Regiment.
During action for the liberation of Kuwait, 2nd Battalion, 12th
fast and accurate fire support.
The effectiveness of this artillery support was evident in every enemy
position the battalion crossed. If Iraqi weapons weren't destroyed,
they were left abandoned. Rumor spread among the Iraqi EPWs of the
devastating physical and psychological effects of our howitzers
particularly when firing our DPICM munitions. This contributed to the
overwhelming tide of Iraqi soldiers willing to surrender rather than
face the continued pounding and subsequent assault of our maneuver
elements, the 6th and Bth Marines. In the end the true worth of our
firepower can best be judged by the extremely light resistance faced
by our assault forces and the limited casualties sustained by our
supported infantry units. In Kuwait as in all previous conflicts,
Artillery remained the 'King of Battle."
2. Personnel and Administration
The personnel and administrative section continued to provided a
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File Room = sep96_declassified
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Box ID = BX600025
Unit = 2D 12TH MAR
Parent Organization = 10TH MARINES
Folder Title = COMMAND CHRONOLOGY 2ND BATTALION 12TH MARINE REGIMENT JUL 90 - JUN 91
Folder Seq # = 9
Subject = COMMAND CHRONOLOGY FOR PERIOD 1 FEB TO 28 FEB 19
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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 = 01-OCT-1996