COMMAND CHRONOLOGY FOR 1 JAN TO 28 FEB 91 13 MAR 91

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Subject: COMMAND CHRONOLOGY FOR 1 JAN TO 28 FEB 91   13 MAR 91           

Unit: 11TH MARINES

Parent Organization: 1ST MARDIV  

Box ID: BX600015

Folder Title: COMMAND CHRONOLOGY 11TH MARINES JAN - JUL 1991                                                  

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                0148-   IST MARINE DIVISION/2D MARINE DIVISION      BOUNDARY SHIFTED
                        EAST TO A LINE FROM QT 70 12 TO DT 72 30.
                                                                          I
                0730:   DURING OCCUPATION OF FIRING POSITION AT QT 844 014, 1/11
                        JUMP CP AND    A/l/il ADVANCE PARTY (WITH 2 HOWITZERS)
                        RECEIVED INCOMING MORTAR FIRE       AND EXCHANGED AUTOMATIC
                        WEAPONS FIRE FROM IRAQI VEHICLES TO THE        NORTHEAST.

                        0745-. 1/11 BEGAN DISPLACEMENT OF MAIN BODY BY ECHELON
                        WITH H/3/14 AND I/3/11.      MOVEMENT WAS DELAYED AT SECOND
                        BREACH SITE DUE TO TF PAPA BEAR'S         ENGAGEMENT TO EAST.

              ..rj75Z%7.- DIVISION FSCC REQUESTED THAT 11TH MARINES ATTACK AN
                        ARMOR/MECHANIZED BRIGADE FORMING AT QT 893 023 AND AN
                        ARMORED BRIGADE FORMING AT OT 874 097. AT THIS TIME,
                        ONLY ONE BATTERY WAS ORIENTED ON THIS AREA. THE
                        REGIMENTAL FDC DIRECTED ALL BATTALIONS TO ORIENT ON
                        THESE COUNTERATTACK FORCES AND ISSUED A FIRE ORDER
                        "REGIMENT 4 ROUNDS DPICM OR RAP AS RANGE APPROPRIATE TOT
                        "0817" FOR TARGET AY1003 THE ARMORED/MECHANIZED BRIGADE,
                        AND "REGIMENT 4 ROUNDS DPICM OR RAP AS RANGE APPROPRIATE
                        TOT 0820" FOR TARGET AY 1004, THE ARMORED BRIGADE.

                .,0817-. IITH MARINES ENGAGED THE ARMOR/MECHANIZED BRIGADE       AT
                        GRID OT 893 023 WITH MASSED FIRES FROM 8 BATTERIES OF
                        FOUR SEPARATE BATTALIONS.

                0820-   11TH MARINES ENGAGED THE ARMORED BRIGADE AT GRID QT 874
                        097 WITH MASSED FIRES FROM 12 BATTERIES OF ALL FIVE
.

                .0830:  1/11 REORIENTED ON AZIMUTH OF FIRE 2700 FIMPOINT GRID         QS
                        91 90 TO SUPPORT TF PAPA BEAR ENBAC@-MENT WITH IRAQT
                        COUNTERATTACK FORCE.

                0910:   Alllll DISPLACED FORWARD THROUGH SECOND BREACH AND
                        CLOSED ON 1/11
                        @IEAR GRID QT 83 06.

                r,093c'. 5/11 BEGAN DISPLACEMENT FORWARD THROUGH SECOND BREACH
                        AND OCCUPIED FIRING POSITIONS NEAR GRID QT 83 95 WITH
                        THE BATTALION FIRECAP READY AT 1130.

                1011:   IRAQI ARMOR FORCE REPORTED AT GRID QS 88 98.

                1015:   DIVISION CP ENGAGED ELEMENTS OF IRAQI ARMOR FORCE WITH
                        AT-4'S NEAR GRID QS 85 9e. COBRAS AND LAI'S BEGAN
                        ENGAGING IRAQI FORCE.

                1030,   1/11 RECEIVED INCOMING MORTAR FIRE AT GRID QS 810 995; 1
                        WIA REPORTED FROM H/3/14.

                1114,   A/l/li AT GRID OT 844 014 EX&HANSED AUTOMATIC WEAPONS
                        FIRE WITH IRAQI FORCES TO NORTHEAST       AND ENGAGED


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