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Gulf War The Gulf War was a 1990–1991 armed campaign waged by a 35-country military coalition in response to the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait. Spearheaded by the United States, the coalition's efforts against Iraq were carried out in two key phases: ...

between U.S. and Coalition Forces and the

Iraqi Armed Forces The Iraqi Armed Forces ( ar, القوات المسلحة العراقية romanized: ''Al-Quwwat Al-Musallahah Al-Iraqiyyah'') ( Kurdish: هێزە چەکدارەکانی عێراق) are the military forces of the Republic of Iraq. They consist ...

between February 24–28, 1991. The order that they are listed in are from west to east. Iraqi units that were not in the Kuwaiti Theater of Operations are excluded from this list. Some Iraqi divisions remained un-identified by

Department of Defense Department of Defence or Department of Defense may refer to: Current departments of defence * Department of Defence (Australia) * Department of National Defence (Canada) * Department of Defence (Ireland) * Department of National Defense (Philipp ...

intelligence and a number of the details of the Iraqi order of battle are in dispute among various authoritative sources.

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John J. Yeosock John John Yeosock (March 18, 1937 – February 15, 2012) was a United States Army lieutenant general who commanded the Third United States Army during Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm. Early life John J. Yeosock was born in Wilk ...

XVIII Airborne Corps The XVIII Airborne Corps is a corps of the United States Army that has been in existence since 1942 and saw extensive service during World War II. The corps is designed for rapid deployment anywhere in the world and is referred to as "America ...

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Bernard Janvier Bernard Janvier (born 16 July 1939) is a former general of the French Army who served in the French Foreign Legion, primarily spearheading and putting in place effective resolving forces. He first took part in the Algerian War. He then spearheade ...

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82nd Airborne Division The 82nd Airborne Division is an airborne infantry division of the United States Army specializing in parachute assault operations into denied areasSof, Eric"82nd Airborne Division" ''Spec Ops Magazine'', 25 November 2012. Archived from tho ...

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325th Infantry Regiment The 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment is a light infantry parachute insertion fighting force of the United States Army. The subordinate units of the regiment constitute the bulk of the infantry elements assigned to the 2nd Infantry Brigade C ...

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319th Field Artillery Regiment The 319th Field Artillery Regiment, more commonly referred to as the 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment (319th AFAR), is a parent regiment in the U.S. Army Regimental System. Four battalions of the regiment are currently active. The first ...

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504th Infantry Regiment The 504th Infantry Regiment, originally the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment (504th PIR), is an airborne forces regiment of the United States Army, part of the 82nd Airborne Division, with a long and distinguished history. The regiment was ...

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101st Airborne Division (Air Aslt) ::MG J. H. Binford Peay III :::1st Brigade ::::1st BN,

327th Infantry Regiment The 327th Infantry Regiment (Bastogne Bulldogs) is an infantry regiment of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) of the United States Army. During World War II, the 327th was a glider-borne regiment of the 101st Airborne Division. It fough ...

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320th Field Artillery Regiment The 320th Field Artillery Regiment (320th FAR) is a field artillery regiment of the United States Army. A parent regiment under the U.S. Army Regimental System, the 320th FAR currently has two active elements in the 101st Airborne Division (Air ...

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502nd Infantry Regiment The 502nd Infantry Regiment (502nd IR), previously titled the 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment (502nd PIR), is an infantry regiment of the United States Army. The regiment was established shortly after U.S. entry into World War II, and was ass ...

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187th Infantry Regiment The 187th Airborne Infantry Regiment (Rakkasans) is a regiment of the 101st Airborne Division. , the 1st and 3rd battalions are the only active elements of the regiment; they are assigned to the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Divisio ...

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3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment The 3rd Cavalry Regiment, formerly 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment ("Brave Rifles") is a regiment of the United States Army currently stationed at Fort Hood, Texas. The regiment has a history in the United States Army that dates back to 19 May 1 ...

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8th Field Artillery Regiment The 8th Field Artillery Regiment is a field artillery regiment of the United States Army first formed in 1916. The regiment served in World War I, World War II, and Korea, and regimental units have served in Vietnam, Honduras, Panama, Operation De ...

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27th Field Artillery Regiment The 27th Field Artillery Regiment is a field artillery regiment of the United States Army, first Constituted in 1918 in the National Army (USA). History The 27th Artillery was constituted on 2 August 1918, and assigned to the 9th Division at C ...

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39th Field Artillery Regiment The 39th Field Artillery Regiment is a field artillery regiment of the United States Army. Lineage Constituted in the National Army as the 39th Field Artillery and assigned to the 13th Division, 5 July 1918. Distinctive unit insignia *Descrip ...

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201st Field Artillery Regiment The 201st Field Artillery Regiment ("First West Virginia") is a West Virginia Army National Guard regiment. It currently perpetuates the Virginia elements of the Maryland and Virginia Rifle Regiment, which fought in the American Revolution. Org ...

(155SP) WV ARNG : 196th Field Artillery Brigade

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17th Field Artillery Regiment The 17th Field Artillery Regiment is a field artillery regiment of the United States Army first formed in 1916. History The 17th Field Artillery was constituted 1 July 1916 in the Regular Army at Camp Robinson, Wisconsin. Current Status of Regi ...

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18th Field Artillery Regiment The 18th Field Artillery Regiment is a field artillery regiment of the United States Army first formed in 1916. History The '18th Field Artillery was organized 1 June 1917 in the Regular Army. Lineage Distinctive unit insignia *Description A ...

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319th Military Intelligence Battalion The 319th Military Intelligence Battalion is a military intelligence battalion in the United States Army and is part of the 525th Military Intelligence Brigade (Expeditionary). History The 319th Military Intelligence Battalion (Operations) trace ...

337th Military Intelligence Battalion 337th may refer to: *337th Aeronautical Systems Group, inactive United States Air Force unit *337th Air Control Squadron, part of the 33d Fighter Wing, an AETC unit, based at the USAF Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida *337th Airlift Squadron, part of ...

519th Military Intelligence Battalion The 519th Military Intelligence Battalion is a unit of the United States Army.mirror The battalion was first created in 1948. The battalion served in the Vietnam War; the Invasion of Grenada; the Invasion of Panama; Desert Storm; the Invasion ...

VII Corps 7th Corps, Seventh Corps, or VII Corps may refer to: * VII Corps (Grande Armée), a corps of the Imperial French army during the Napoleonic Wars * VII Corps (German Empire), a unit of the Imperial German Army prior to and during World War I * VII R ...

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Frederick M. Franks, Jr. Frederick Melvin Franks Jr. (born 1 November 1936) is a retired general of the United States Army. He commanded the Gulf War coalition VII Corps in the highly successful "Left Hook" maneuver against fourteen Iraqi divisions, a number of which w ...

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Ronald H. Griffith Ronald Houston Griffith (March 16, 1936 – July 18, 2018) was an American general in the United States Army who served as Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Army (VCSA) from 1995 to 1997. He was born in Lafayette, Georgia. Military caree ...

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66th Armor Regiment The 66th Armor Regiment is the oldest armored unit in the United States Army, tracing its lineage to the 301st Tank Battalion which served with distinction soon after it was formed in the First World War; the 301st trained at Camp Meade, Maryl ...

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35th Armor Regiment The 35th Armored Regiment is a regiment of the United States Army first established in 1941. The lineage of the regiment is carried on by the 1st Battalion 35th Armored Regiment, currently attached to the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Di ...

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70th Armor Regiment The 70th Armor Regiment is an armored (tank) unit of the United States Army. It was constituted as the 70th Tank Battalion in July 1940, an independent tank battalion intended to provide close support to infantry units. In this role, it saw acti ...

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37th Armor Regiment The 37th Armor is an armor (tank) regiment of the United States Army. It is often remembered as the successor to the 37th Tank Battalion, 4th Armored Division, commanded by then Lieutenant Colonel Creighton Abrams (the namesake of the M1 Abrams ...

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Paul E. Funk Paul Edward Funk (born March 10, 1940) is a retired United States Army lieutenant general who served as Commanding General, III Corps (United States), III Corps from 1993 to 1995. He was previously Commanding General, United States Army Armor ...

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34th Armor Regiment The 34th Armor Regiment is an armored regiment of the United States Army formed in 1941. History The 1st Battalion, 34th Armor was constituted in the Regular Army on 28 August 1941 as Company A, 34th Armor Regiment. The unit was activated shor ...

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5th Field Artillery Regiment The 5th Field Artillery Regiment was constituted as part of the Regular Army in January 1907. Individual battalions have lineages which date back further. Currently, it is a parent regiment under the U.S. Army Regimental System, with a single ...

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1st (UK) Armoured Division The 1st (United Kingdom) Division, formerly known as the 1st (United Kingdom) Armoured Division and the 1st Division, is a division of the British Army. Divisional history (1809–1959) The 1st Division was formed following the disbandment o ...

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Rupert Smith General Sir Rupert Anthony Smith, (born 13 December 1943) is a retired British Army officer and author of '' The Utility of Force''. He was a senior commander during the Gulf War, for which he was recognised with the award of the Distinguishe ...

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Christopher Hammerbeck Brigadier Christopher John Anthony Hammerbeck, CB, CBE (born 14 March 1943), late the Royal Tank Regiment, is a former British military officer and businessman, who works as a senior advisor at International Risk Ltd. He is currently the president ...

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Royal Scots The Royal Scots (The Royal Regiment), once known as the Royal Regiment of Foot, was the oldest and most senior infantry regiment of the line of the British Army, having been raised in 1633 during the reign of Charles I of Scotland. The regime ...

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Patrick Cordingley Major General Patrick Anthony John Cordingley, (born 6 October 1944) is a retired British Army officer who commanded the 2nd Division from 1995 to 1996. Military career Cordingley was educated at Sherborne School and the Royal Military Academ ...

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17th/21st Lancers The 17th/21st Lancers was a cavalry regiment of the British Army. It was formed in England by the amalgamation of the 17th Lancers and the 21st Lancers in 1922 and, after service in the Second World War, it amalgamated with the 16th/5th The Quee ...

(Challenger) :::: Queen's Royal Irish Hussars (Challenger) ::::1st Bn,

Staffordshire Regiment The Staffordshire Regiment (Prince of Wales') (or simply "Staffords" for short) was an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Prince of Wales' Division. The regiment was formed in 1959 by the amalgamation of the South Staffordshire Re ...

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16th/5th The Queen's Royal Lancers The 16th/5th The Queen's Royal Lancers was a cavalry regiment of the British Army. It was formed by the amalgamation of the 16th The Queen's Lancers and the 5th Royal Irish Lancers in 1922. The reason for the uniquely atypical regimental title (wi ...

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Queen's Dragoon Guards 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards (QDG) is a regiment in the Royal Armoured Corps of the British Army. Nicknamed The Welsh Cavalry, the regiment recruits from Wales and the bordering English counties of Cheshire, Herefordshire, and Shropshire, and ...

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5th Cavalry Regiment The 5th Cavalry Regiment ("Black Knights") is a historical unit of the United States Army that began its service on August 3, 1861, when an act of Congress enacted "that the two regiments of dragoons, the regiment of mounted riflemen, and the t ...

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82nd Field Artillery Regiment 82nd Field Artillery Regiment is a field artillery regiment of the United States Army. The regiment has been involved with American conflicts dating back to then US involvement in the Mexican Civil War and more recently with the War on Terrorism ...

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2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment The 2nd Cavalry Regiment, also known as the 2nd Dragoons, is an active Stryker infantry and cavalry regiment of the United States Army. The Second Cavalry Regiment is a unit of the United States Army Europe and Africa, with its garrison at the ...

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9th Engineer Battalion The 9th Engineer Battalion is a unit of the United States Army that deploys to designated contingency areas and conducts combat and/or stability operations in support of a brigade combat team. It is a divisional Armoured warfare, mechanized combat ...

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29th Field Artillery Regiment The 29th Field Artillery Regiment is a field artillery regiment of the United States Army, first constituted in 1918 in the National Army (USA). History The Regiment's Battery G was one of the last two combat units to serve in the Vietnam War. O ...

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75th Field Artillery Brigade The 75th Field Artillery Brigade (75th FAB) is an artillery brigade in the United States Army. It is currently based in Fort Sill, Oklahoma and supports the III Armored Corps. The brigade is officially tasked to train and prepares for combat; on ...

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142nd Field Artillery Brigade The 142nd Field Artillery Brigade is a field artillery brigade in the Arkansas Army National Guard (ARNG). The 142nd is currently under administrative control of the 29th Infantry Division. Current Structure * Headquarters and Headquarters B ...

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142nd Field Artillery Regiment The 142nd Field Artillery Regiment ("Second Arkansas") is a United States Army field artillery regiment currently represented in the Arkansas Army National Guard by the 1st Battalion, 142nd Field Artillery, headquartered in Bentonville, Harriso ...

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210th Field Artillery Brigade The 210th Field Artillery Brigade, also known as "the Thunder," is a U.S. Army field artillery brigade forward deployed in the Republic of Korea. Its mission is "On order, 210th Field Artillery Brigade provides fires in support of ACC Operations ...

– Supported 2nd ACR, 1st Inf Div ::3rd BN, 17th Field Artillery Regiment (155SP) ::6th BN,

41st Field Artillery Regiment The 41st Field Artillery Regiment is a field artillery regiment of the United States Army. History *Prior to World War II The 1st Battalion, 41st Field Artillery was constituted 26 August 1918 in the Regular Army as the 41st Artillery (Coast Ar ...

(155SP) ::C Btry, 4th Battalion, 27th Field Artillery (MLRS) :2nd Corps Support Command ::7th Corps Support Group ::: 6th Transportation Battalion :::71st Maintenance Battalion :::87th Maintenance Battalion :::213th Support Battalion :: 16th Corps Support Group :::4th Transportation Battalion :::101st Ordinance Battalion ::: 13th Support Battalion :::300th Service & Support Battalion ::30th Corps Support Group NC ARNG :::136th Quartermaster Battalion :::690th Maintenance Battalion :: 43rd Corps Support Group ::: 68th Transportation Battalion :::169th Maintenance Battalion :::544th Maintenance Battalion :::553rd Service & Support Battalion ::159th Corps Support Group USAR :::286th Service & Support Battalion :: 332nd Medical Brigade USAR :::127th Medical Group AL ARNG ::::31st Combat Support Hospital ::::128th Combat Support Hospital ::::377th Combat Support Hospital USAR ::::403rd Combat Support Hospital USAR :::341st Medical Group USAR ::::159th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital LA ARNG ::::475th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital KY ARNG ::::807th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital USAR ::::912th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital USAR ::::345th Combat Support Hospital USAR – Converted to a MASH in January :::Task Forces Evac (Provisional) ::::12th Evacuation Hospital ::::13th Evacuation Hospital WI ARNG ::::148th Evacuation Hospital AR ARNG ::::312th Evacuation Hospital USAR ::::410th Evacuation Hospital USAR : 14MPBdeSSI

14th Military Police Brigade The 14th Military Police Brigade is a military police unit stationed at Fort Leonard Wood, in Missouri Missouri is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied f ...

::93rd Military Police Battalion ::95th Military Police Battalion ::118th Military Police Battalion RI ARNG ::372nd Military Police Battalion DC ARNG ::

793rd Military Police Battalion The 793rd Military Police Battalion was a battalion-sized unit in the United States Army stationed at Fort Richardson (Alaska), Fort Richardson, Alaska. The battalion was responsible for all Regular Army (United States), Regular Army Military P ...

93rd Signal Brigade : 207th Military Intelligence Brigade ::2nd Military Intelligence Battalion ::307th Military Intelligence Battalion ::511th Military Intelligence Battalion

Joint Forces Command North

:Egyptian II Corps :: 4th Armoured Division ::3rd Mechanized Infantry Division :Task Forces Khalid ::Forces Muthana :::Saudi 20th Mechanized Brigade :::Kuwaiti 35th Mechanized Brigade ::Forces Saad :::Saudi 45th Armored Brigade :::Kuwaiti 15th Infantry Brigade :Syrian 9th Armored Division :Syrian 45th Commando Brigade

I Marine Expeditionary Force

LTG Walter E. Boomer ::Headquarters and Service Company :: US 1st Marine Division SSI

1st Marine Division The 1st Marine Division (1st MARDIV) is a Marine division of the United States Marine Corps headquartered at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California. It is the ground combat element of the I Marine Expeditionary Force (I MEF). It is th ...

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1st Marine Regiment The 1st Marine Regiment is an infantry regiment of the United States Marine Corps based at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California. The regiment is under the command of the 1st Marine Division and the I Marine Expeditionary Force. The 1s ...

(TF Papa Bear) :::: 1st BN, 1st Marine Regiment :::: 3rd BN, 9th Marine Regiment ::::

1st Tank Battalion The 1st Tank Battalion was an armor battalion of the United States Marine Corps which was based out of the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California. It last fell under the command of the 1st Marine Division and I Marine ...

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3rd Marine Regiment The 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment is a regiment of the United States Marine Corps that is optimized for littoral maneuver in the Indo-Pacific Theater. Based at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, the regiment falls under the command of the 3rd Marine Divi ...

(TF Taro) :::: 1st BN, 3rd Marine Regiment :::: 2nd BN, 3rd Marine Regiment :::: 3rd BN, 3rd Marine Regiment :::

4th Marine Regiment The 4th Marine Regiment is an infantry regiment of the United States Marine Corps. Based at Camp Schwab in Okinawa, Japan, it is part of the 3rd Marine Division of the III Marine Expeditionary Force. Mission Close with and destroy the enemy b ...

(TF Grizzly) :::: 2nd BN, 7th Marine Regiment :::: 3rd BN, 7th Marine Regiment :::

7th Marine Regiment The 7th Marine Regiment is an infantry regiment of the United States Marine Corps based at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California. Nicknamed the "Magnificent Seventh", the regiment falls under the command of the 1 ...

(TF Ripper) :::: 1st BN, 5th Marine Regiment :::: 1st BN, 7th Marine Regiment ::::

3rd Tank Battalion The 3rd Tank Battalion (3rd Tanks) was an armor battalion of the United States Marine Corps. It was formed during World War II and played a part in several Pacific island battles, most notably Iwo Jima, where its flame tanks played a key role in ...

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11th Marine Regiment The 11th Marine Regiment is an artillery regiment of the United States Marine Corps based at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California. Known as the "Cannon Cockers", the regiment falls under the command of the 1st Marine Division and the I ...

(TF King) :::: 1st BN, 11th Marine Regiment (155T) :::: 3rd BN, 11th Marine Regiment (155T) :::: 5th BN, 11th Marine Regiment (155T/155SP/203SP) :::: 1st BN, 12th Marine Regiment (155T) :::: 3rd BN, 12th Marine Regiment (155T) :::

1st Reconnaissance Battalion 1st Reconnaissance Battalion (abbreviated as 1st Recon Bn) is a reconnaissance battalion in the United States Marine Corps. It is a stand-alone battalion with no parent regiment. Instead, it falls directly under the command of the 1st Marine ...

::: 1st Light Armored Infantry Battalion(-)(Reinforced) (TF Shepherd) :::

1st Battalion, 25th Marines 1st Battalion, 25th Marines (1/25) is a reserve infantry battalion in the United States Marine Corps located throughout New England and upstate New York and consisting of approximately 850 Marines and Sailors. The battalion falls under the 25th ...

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2nd Marine Division The 2nd Marine Division (2nd MARDIV) is a division of the United States Marine Corps, which forms the ground combat element of the II Marine Expeditionary Force (II MEF). The division is based at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Caroli ...

(Reinforced) :: ::: 1st Brigade, 2nd Armored Division (Army) ::::1st BN,

67th Armor Regiment The 67th Armored Regiment is an armored regiment in the United States Army. The regiment was first formed in 1929 in the Regular Army as the 2nd Tank Regiment (Heavy) and redesignated as the 67th Infantry Regiment (Medium Tanks) in 1932. It f ...

::::3rd BN, 67th Armor Regiment ::::

2nd Tank Battalion The 2nd Tank Battalion (2nd Tanks) was an armored battalion of the United States Marine Corps which was based out of the Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. It fell under the command of the 2nd Marine Division and the II Marine Expedi ...

(USMC) ::::3rd BN, 41st Infantry Regiment (Mech) ::::1st BN, 3rd Field Artillery Regiment (155SP) :::

6th Marine Regiment The 6th Marine Regiment (also referred to as "6th Marines") is an infantry regiment of the United States Marine Corps based at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. The regiment falls under the command of the 2nd Marine Division of th ...

:::: 2nd BN, 2nd Marine Regiment :::: 1st BN, 6th Marine Regiment :::: 3rd BN, 6th Marine Regiment ::::

8th Tank Battalion 8 (eight) is the natural number following 7 and preceding 9. In mathematics 8 is: * a composite number, its proper divisors being , , and . It is twice 4 or four times 2. * a power of two, being 2 (two cubed), and is the first number of ...

USMCR The Marine Forces Reserve (MARFORRES or MFR), also known as the United States Marine Corps Reserve (USMCR) and the U.S. Marine Corps Forces Reserve, is the reserve force of the United States Marine Corps. It is the largest command, by assigned p ...

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8th Marine Regiment The 8th Marine Regiment was an infantry regiment of the United States Marine Corps. When last active, it was based at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, and fell under the command of the 2nd Marine Division and the II Marine Expedit ...

:::: 2nd BN, 4th Marine Regiment :::: 1st BN, 8th Marine Regiment :::: 3rd BN, 23rd Marine Regiment ::::Bravo/Charlie Companies

4th Tank Battalion 4th Tank Battalion (4th Tanks) is an armored battalion of the United States Marine Corps Reserve. Their primary weapon system is the M1 Abrams, M1A1 Abrams main battle tank and they are part of the 4th Marine Division and Marine Forces Reserve. Th ...

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10th Marine Regiment The 10th Marine Regiment is an artillery regiment of the United States Marine Corps based at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. They fall under the command of the 2nd Marine Division and the II Marine Expeditionary Force. Subordina ...

:::: 2nd BN, 10th Marine Regiment (155T) :::: 3rd BN, 10th Marine Regiment (155T) :::: 5th BN, 10th Marine Regiment (155SP/203SP) :::: 2nd BN, 12th Marine Regiment (155T)

Corps assets

:: 1st Surveillance, Reconnaissance, and Intelligence Group ::: 1st Radio Battalion ::

1st Force Service Support Group The 1st Marine Logistics Group (1st MLG) is a logistics unit of the United States Marine Corps and is headquartered at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, with several subordinate elements also located at Marine Corps Air Station Yum ...

(General Support) :::General Support Group 1 ::::Combat Service Support Detachment 131 ::::Combat Service Support Detachment 132 :::: 2nd Supply Battalion (-) (Reinforced) :::: 2nd Maintenance Battalion (-) (Reinforced) ::::

6th Motor Transport Battalion 6 (six) is the natural number following 5 and preceding 7. It is a composite number and the smallest perfect number. In mathematics Six is the smallest positive integer which is neither a square number nor a prime number; it is the second smalles ...

(-) (Reinforced) :::: 1st Landing Support Battalion (-) (Reinforced) ::::

1st Dental Battalion The 1st Dental Battalion is a Fleet Marine Force unit of the United States Navy. The battalion includes fifteen dental clinics spread throughout California and Arizona. The unit is based out of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton and falls under ...

:::General Support Group 2 :::: 7th Motor Transport Battalion (-) (Reinforced) :::: 2nd Landing Support Battalion (-) ::::

1st Medical Battalion 1st Medical Battalion is a unit of the United States Marine Corps operated by the United States Navy that provides expeditionary Health Service Support to Marine Corps forces forward deployed to operations or humanitarian missions. The unit is b ...

(-) ::::Combat Service Support Detachment 91 :: 2nd Force Service Support Group (Direct Support) :::

7th Engineer Support Battalion The 7th Engineer Support Battalion (7th ESB – "Big Red") is an engineering support unit of the United States Marine Corps and is headquartered at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California. The unit falls under the command of 1st Marine Logis ...

(-) (Reinforced) ::: 8th Engineer Support Battalion (-) (Reinforced) ::: 8th Motor Transport Battalion (-) (Reinforced) :::

2nd Medical Battalion The 2nd Medical Battalion (2D MED BN) is a medical support unit of the United States Marine Corps and that is headquartered at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. The unit falls under the 2nd Marine Logistics Group (2nd MLG). Current ...

(-) (Reinforced) ::: 2nd Dental Battalion (-) :::Direct Support Group 1 ::::Combat Service Support Detachment 10 ::::Mobile Combat Service Support Detachment 11 ::::Mobile Combat Service Support Detachment 17 :::Direct Support Group 2 ::::Mobile Combat Service Support Detachment 26 ::::Mobile Combat Service Support Detachment 28 ::

24th Marine Regiment The 24th Marine Regiment (24th Marines) was one of three infantry regiments in the 4th Marine Division of the United States Marine Corps. Its last headquarters before being deactivated on 9 September 2013 was in Kansas City, Missouri. Mission ...

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2nd Battalion, 24th Marines 2nd Battalion, 24th Marines (2/24) is an infantry battalion in the United States Marine Corps based out of Chicago, Illinois, consisting of approximately 1000 Marines and Sailors. The battalion falls under the 23rd Marine Regiment and the 4th Ma ...

::: 3rd Battalion, 24th Marines

Joint Forces Command East

Gen.

Khalid bin Sultan Khaled bin Sultan Al Saud ( ar, خالد بن سلطان بن عبد العزيز آل سعود) (born 24 September 1949) is the former deputy minister of defense and a member of the House of Saud. Early life and education Prince Khalid was bor ...

:Saudi 10th Mechanized Brigade :North Omani Brigade (reinforced) :United Arab Emirates Mechanized Battalion :Task Force "Othman" ::Royal Saudi 8th Mechanized Brigade ::Kuwaiti "Al Fatah" Brigade ::Kuwaiti 2/5 Mechanized Battalion ::Bahraini Motorized Infantry Company :Task Force "Abu Bakr" ::2nd Brigade, Saudi National Guard :Task Force "Tariq" ::Royal Saudi Marine Battalion ::Moroccan 6th Mechanized Battalion ::Senegalese 1st Infantry Battalion

Iraqi forces

Saddam Hussein Saddam Hussein ( ; ar, صدام حسين, Ṣaddām Ḥusayn; 28 April 1937 – 30 December 2006) was an Iraqi politician who served as the fifth president of Iraq from 16 July 1979 until 9 April 2003. A leading member of the revolutio ...

VII Corps

:25th Infantry Division :27th Infantry Division :28th Infantry Division :48th Infantry Division

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12th Armored Division The 12th Armored Division was an armored division of the United States Army in World War II. It fought in the European Theater of Operations United States Army, European Theater of Operations in France, Germany and Austria, between November 194 ...

:26th Infantry Division :31st Infantry Division :47th Infantry Division

IV Corps

Maj. Gen. Iyad Khalil Zaki :16th Infantry Division :20th Infantry Division :30th Infantry Division :34th Infantry Division :36th Infantry Division

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: 1st Mechanized Division ::34th Armored Brigade ::1st Mechanized Brigades ::27th Mechanized Brigades :

6th Armored Division The 6th Armored Division ("Super Sixth") was an armored division of the United States Army during World War II. It was formed with a cadre from the 2nd Armored Division. History The division was activated on 15 February 1942 at Fort Knox ...

:21st Infantry Division

III Corps 3rd Corps, Third Corps, III Corps, or 3rd Army Corps may refer to: France * 3rd Army Corps (France) * III Cavalry Corps (Grande Armée), a cavalry unit of the Imperial French Army during the Napoleonic Wars * III Corps (Grande Armée), a unit of t ...

Maj. Gen. Salah Aboud Mahmoud : 7th Infantry Division : 8th Infantry Division : 11th Infantry Division :14th Infantry Division :15th Infantry Division :18th Infantry Division :19th Infantry Division :29th Infantry Division

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: 3rd Armored Division ::6th and 12th Armoured Brigades ::8th Mechanised Brigade : 5th Mechanized Division ::15th and 20th Mechanised Brigades ::26th Armoured Brigade :35th Infantry Division

II Corps 2nd Corps, Second Corps, or II Corps may refer to: France * 2nd Army Corps (France) * II Cavalry Corps (Grande Armée), a cavalry unit of the Imperial French Army during the Napoleonic Wars * II Corps (Grande Armée), a unit of the Imperial French ...

Positioned around northern Kuwait : 2nd Infantry Division :37th Infantry Division :Infantry Division

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:51st Mechanized Division

Reserve

Republican Guard Forces Command

Lt. Gen. Ayad Futayyih Al-Rawi

=1st Republican Guard Corps

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1st Armored Division "Hammurabi" ::::17th and 18th Armored Brigades ::::8th and 9th Mechanized Brigades :: EmblemaGR

2nd Armored Division "Al-Medina" ::::2nd and 10th Armored Brigades ::::14th Mechanized Brigade ::3rd Mechanized Division "Tawakalna" ::::9th Armored Brigade ::::18th and 29th Mechanized Brigades ::4th Motorized Division "Al-Faw" ::8th Infantry Division "As Saiqa" (special forces)

=2nd Republican Guard Corps

= ::5th Mechanized Division "Baghdad" ::::4th, 5th and 6th Motorized Brigades ::6th Mechanized Division "Nebuchadnezzar" ::::19th, 22nd and 23rd Motorized Brigades ::7th Motorized Division "Adnan" ::::21st Armored Brigade ::::11th and 12th Motorized Brigades

=IX Corps

= :: 10th Armored Division :: 17th Armored Division ::52nd Armored Division ::45th Infantry Division ::49th Infantry Division ::? Infantry Division

Notes

References

* {{cite book, first=Thomas D., last=Dinackus, title=Order of Battle: Allied Ground Forces of Operation Desert Storm, publisher= Hellgate Press, place= Central Point, Oregon, date=2000, isbn=1-55571-493-5

External links

British Ground Force in the Gulf War, 1990–91
Military units and formations of the Gulf War Orders of battle