970107_oct96_decls10_0005.txt

Subject: BREACHING OPERATIONS  7TH MARINES LOG  24 FEB 91                











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Folder Title: FOLDER MESSAGE FILES VARIOUS SOURCES DT 040                                                     











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            1407 - 1/5 AT BP 152, TWO COMPANIES DOING EPW HANDLING FROM 1/5





            1410 - 1/5 REPORTS DESTROYING TWO T-55'S AT GRID QS758985





            1416 - 1/5 REPORT 500 EPW'S/ONE A COLONEL





            1422 - 1/7 DESTROYS FOUR T-62'S WITH TOW'S/HUNDREDS OF EPW'S





            ATTACKED/EMIR'S FARM, NO SUBSTANTIAL RESISTANCE





            1426 - UNITS ESTABLISH ENOUGH CLASS III AND IV TO CONTINUE ATTACK





            1435 - EPW'S REPORTS LARGE CONCENTRATION AT GRID QT7703





            1450 - 1/5 OR 1/7 REPORTS BRIGADE CP BEING CAPTURED





            1455 - 1ST CEB HAS IRAQI FULL COLONEL AT SECOND BREACH LANE D





            1623 - TFR TO ALL BATTALIONS: TIME OF CONTINUED ATTACK ON AL





            JABER IS 1630/EXECUTE FRAGO-2 NORTH OF LAI BOUNDARY IN EFFECT





            1623 - COBRAS CONDUCTED RECON OF AL JABER AIRFIELD/NO VISIBLE





            ARMOR OR ARTILLERY





            1628 - 1/25 RELIEVING 1/5'S EPW COMPANIES





            1630 - REQUEST DIVISION FOR INTEL ON AREA BETWEEN AL JABER AND KIA





            1630 - TFR COMMENCES ATTACK/3D TNKBN INITIATES MOVEMENT





            1632 - 1/7 STARTS TO MOVE





            1638 - TFR REPORTS TO 1/25 LARGE PARTY OF EPW'S AT GRID 795010





            1643 - EPW REPORTS TO 1/25 NO TANKS OR CHEMICALS AT AL JABER, ALSO





            SAID HE KNEW OF ATTACK FROM BBC





            1645 - EPW COMPANY, 1/5 REPORTS 1160 EPW'S REVISED TO 1230





            1648 - TFR DIRECTS 1/5 BEGIN MOVEMENT





            1654 - TANK COMPANY BASE OF FIRE HAS 20 EPW'S COMING FROM AL JABER





            1656 - 1/7 REPORTS PL CANNON





            1657 - 3D TNKBN IS POSITION/EPW'S WALKING OUT TO SURRENDER





            1703 - IST CEB FOLLOWING IN TRACE OF 1/5, NOT TO PASS PL CANNON





            1718 - 1/5 BYPASSING LARGER NUMBER OF EPW'S





            1733 - EPW REPORTS BUNKERS NEAR AL JABER USED FOR AMMO STORAGE/NO





            CHEMICALS





            1733 - LAI REPORTS VISIBILITY DOWN TO 300 METERS





            1734 - 1/7 ENGAGING TWO T-62'S/ONE DESTROYED





TILLERY AND INFANTRY BUILD UP AT 29'25'N 47'25'E





            1738 - 1/7 REPORTS THREE T-62'S DESTROYED ON WEST FLANK





            1744 - 1/7 DESTROYS THREE T-62'S AND THREE T-55'S





            1744 - 1/5 OCCUPIES TASK FORCE OBJECTIVE 5





            1755 - RECEIVED DIVISION FRAGO TO CONTINUE ATTACK TO KIA AT BMNT





            25 FEB 91





            1755 - 3D TNKBN DIRECTED TO OCCUPY BP TANGO-3





            1805 - 1/7 DIRECTED TO ORIENT DEFENSE TO NORTHEAST





            1807 - TFR DIRECTS 1/5 TO ORIENT NORTHEAST AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE





            TO ADDRESS THREAT TO NORTH





            1808 - 3D TNKBN REPORTS NUMEROUS EPW'S AND ANTI-AIRCRAFT RADAR AT





            AL JABER AIR FIELD





            1816 - TFS ESTABLISHED SCREEN TO TFR NORTH





            1830 - TFR ESTABLISHES HASTY DEFENSE





            1900 - CONDUCTED STAFF PLAN TO CONTINUE ATTACK ON AL JABER





            1920 - CURRENT ENEMY COMPOSITION VICINITY AL JABER UNKNOWN





            1924 - OOB RECEIVED FROM DIVISION AND PASSED TO BATTALIONS





            CONCERNING POSSIBLE COUNTERATTACK





            1930 - OOB UNIT LIST OF UNITS WHO WANT TO SURRENDER AT AL JABER





            1945 - 2/7 AND 3/7 TO ATTACK AL JABER TFR IN NIGHT DEFENSE





            2000 - CURRENTLY ASSESSING THREAT TO KUWAIT CITY





            2120 - POSSIBLE EPW REPORT ON POSSIBLE COUNTERATTACK FROM EAST/





            SOUTHEAST





            2120 - EPW REPORT OF 900 SOLDIERS LEFT FROM UNIT OF 2000























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