52 U.S. MARINES IN THE PERSIAN GULF, 1990-1991 // Jaz'rat JAZIRA a's Aju'zah -` A Urn an Narn~ ~ ha~bAA SAA AB AL' KUWAYT (KUWAIT) A AS-SALIMI~A~ Persian 2d MarDiv A PL HoRsE"~'~~~: ~~o~i;l{Mil:rD?AV)AA~ A 7= x 11128ii2LA2i~2 A ~ A A Ma~ `al A~rnadrC ~ A ` 2 6 KUWAIT PL RED A1[~]13 2~~~1~2~2[�~j1o~ A AAAst~aI CArnpI.A // A `~# ***nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnPL RED A A A## **** ~ A A A AA ** E~~AAAAASAA ~` A A AnAn, A - p?5' xn ~XxxxxKAxXx*~A~, An AD An AA* ` Situation within Kuwait G-Day + 1 25 February 1991 ~ AA Al ~ ArnF~h A Anitnatias � ___ SAUDI ARABIAj"\ took up its position on the left, this flank would have to be covered by another unit. In this case, the 1st Battalion, 6th Marines, was already on the left, and it covered the flank until the arrival of the Tiger Brigade. The "Tigers" arrived in the area at dusk. As they moved into their area, the 1st Battalion, 6th Marines, moved back to its regimental zone. As darkness settled over the battle area, a new problem arose. The number of enemy prisoners of war coming into the division's lines was becoming unmanageable. The 2d LAl Battalion reported that approximately 3,000 EPWs had surrendered by 1935.173 The difficulty of moving these large numbers of prisoners out of the battle area remained a problem throughout the operation,First Page | Prev Page | Next Page | Src Image |