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special forces discovered an intricate sand-table model used by the Republican Guard to plan for the defense of Kuwait City. ‘Left Hook’ Deception Hastened War’s End by Wyatt Olson, Stars & StripesĪfter coalition forces drove Iraqi occupiers out of Kuwait in February 1991, U.S. The tank crews of 1st Armored Division had moved at a blistering pace through southern Iraq since crossing the Saudi border three days earlier, meeting little resistance along the way.Īfter a small skirmish with Iraqi regular forces in the town of Al Busayyah, 2nd Brigade tankers were pushed forward in search of the Republican Guard, the elite branch of Iraq's military and the praetorian guard of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein… Norman Schwarzkopf's "left hook" - a massive flanking attack against Iraqi forces near the Kuwait border. "It was brief, it was intense and it was one-sided," said Doug Woolley, a retired Army lieutenant colonel who led a platoon in the battle.Īnd it was one of the final punches of Gen. Army's 2nd Brigade, 1st Armored Division, needed a mere 40 minutes to pulverize an armored brigade of the Iraqi Republican Guard during the Battle of Medina Ridge, a display of technological superiority against a force many expected to be more formidable. It would go down as the largest battle of Operation Desert Storm, yet it wasn't much of a fight. Desert Storm: Largest US Tank Battle Lasted Mere Minutes by Steven Beardsley, Stars & Stripes
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