Subject = COMMAND CHRONOLOGY  11TH  MARINES  13 MAR 91                    

Parent Organization = SECDEF      

Unit = HQMC        

Folder Title = 11TH MARINES COMMAND CHRONOLOGY  JAN  FEB  91  SEC 1 OF 2                                       

Document Number =          1

Box ID = BX600135



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                0148:   1ST MARINE   DIVISION/2D MARINE    DIVISION BOUNDARY SHIFTED
                        EAST TO A LINE FROM CT     70 12 TO UT 72 30.


                0730:   DURING OCCUPATION OF FIRING POSITION AT QT 844 0147 1/11
                        JUMP CP AND     A/l/11 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/-@/14 AND 1/3/11.      MOVEMENT WAS DELAYED AT SECOND
                        BREACH S17E DUE TO TF PAPA BEAR*S          ENGAGEMENT TO EAST.


                0753:   DIVISION FSCC REQUESTED THAT 11TH MARINES ATTACK AN
                        ARMOR/MECHANIZED BRIGADE FORMING AT CT 893 023 AND AN
                        ARMORED BRIGADE FORMING AT CT 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
                        "REBIMENT 4 ROUNDS DPICM OR RAP AS RANGE APPROPRIATE TOT
                        "0817" FOR TARGET AY1003 THE ARMORED/MECHANIZED BRIGADE,
                        AND "REGIMENT 4 ROUNDS DPIC'.M OR RAP AS RANGE APPROPRIATE
                        TOT 0820" FOR TARGET AY 1004, THE ARMORED BRIGADE.

                0817:   11TH MARINES ENGAGED THE ARMOR/MECHANIZED BRIGADE AT
                        GRID OT 893 023 WITH MASSED FIRES FROM 8 BATTERIES OF
                        FOUR SEPARATE BATTALIONS.


                0820:   IITH MARINES ENGAGED THE ARMORED BRIGADE AT GRID QT 874
                        097 WITH MASSED FIRES FROM 12 BATTERIES OF ALL FIVE
                        BATTALIONS.


                0830-   1/11 REORIENTED ON AZIMUTH OF FIRE 2700 AIMPOINT GRID DS
                        91 90 TO SUPPORT TF PAPA BEAR ENGAC--MENT WITH IRAQI
                        COUNTERATTACK FORCE.


                0910:   A/l/il DISPLP.CED FORWARD THROUGH SECOND BREACH AND
                        CLOSED ON 1/11
                        "EAR GRID CT 83 00.


                093c:   5/11 BEOAN DISPLACEMENT FORWARD THROUGH SECOND BREACH
                        AND OCCUPIED FIRING POSITIONS NEAR GRID CT 83 95 WITH
                        THE BATTALION FIRECAP READY AT 1130.


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


                lc)15:  DIVISION CP ENGAGED ELEMENTS OF IRAQI ARMOR FORCE WITH
                        AT-4'S NEAR GRID OS 85 9e. COBRAS AND LAI'S BEGAN
                        ENGAGING IRAQI FORCE.


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

                1114:   A/l/li AT GRID CT 844 014 EXTHANGED AUTOMATIC WEAPONS
                        FIRE WITH IRAQI FORCES TO NORTHEAST AND ENGAGED


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