European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 25, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Germany edition vol. 49, no. 315 monday february 25,191 b authorized. Unofficial publication Tor the armed forces 350 d 8693 Aland War launched to liberate Kuwait v is we re going to go around Over through on top underneath and 1 any other Way it takes a Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf War in the Golf vomit a a a a a saudi soldiers examine an iraqi tank disabled in the opening hours of the ground offensive sunday. One worry ends another begins by Ron Jensen Middle East Bureau one of the most furious Battles in modern warfare began sunday As the United states and its allies launched their Long threatened ground assault to drive iraqi forces from Kuwait. .1 Allied forces moved swiftly across the Battlefield in the first 12 hours of the ground War encountering Little resistance and suffering a remarkably Light casualties the commander of u come said. A so far the offensive is dramatic Success a Gen. It. Norman Quot Schwarzkopf said sunday afternoon in Riyadh saudi Arabia. A a the troops arc doing a great Schwarzkopf declined to say How Long the Battle would last. A let me put it this Way a he said. A a it a going to take As Long As it takes the iraqis to get out of Kuwait and the United nations resolutions to be enforced. J a a we re going to go around Over through on top underneath and any other Way it he would not comment on reports out of the neighbouring countries of Bahrain and Qatar that coalition forces already were on the outskirts of Kuwait City. The military command also denied reports that Allied troops had taken fail aka Island made amphibious landings or captured tens of thousands of iraqi soldiers. Schwarzkopf said that in the first 1.0 hours of the offensive More than 5,500 iraqis were taken prisoner and hundreds More were seen North of Allied positions with White surrender Friendly casualties have been extremely Light in fact remarkably Light a said Schwarzkopf who gave no figures. By sunday kuwaiti units moving North with . Forces had reached Al Jahirah a Crossroads about 25 Miles West of Kuwait City according to Allied sources. Another column reportedly was moved North along the main Road irom Khanji to Kuwait City past Mina say us 15 Miles from the saudi Border. President Bush briefly addressed the nation saturday night to announce that he had ordered the military to use a fall forces available including Groundsel land War on Page 10 by the stars and stripes Gabriele Fischbacher a husband told her by phone from saudi Arabia that Saddam Hussein had to go whether its now a for in two or 10 so the United states is doing the right thing by launching the ground offensive against Iraq she said sunday. Quot in 10 years maybe my son would have to go a said Fischbacher whose husband sgt. Michael Fischbacher is deployed with co a 143rd signal in from Frankfurt Germany. Other wives of Germany based desert storm troops reacted with a mix of fear and Relief to news that the ground War had begun. They also said president Bush was rights a Hen he demanded iraqis unconditional withdrawal from Kuwait despite Lith hour diplomatic efforts and they expressed Strong support for the 48 hour news blackout on the operation. Shirline Hampton the wife of a Mainz non commissioned officer said she responded to woj a of the ground War with Quot Relief. That its finally started. We be waited so 1 Ler husband. Staff sgt. Bessie Hampton is with an air defense unit that she believes is Nowon the front lines. A they have a Mission and they need to go in and get it done before they can come Home a said the 34-year-old Mother of three. Hampton had not found the Chance to discuss the implications of the ground offensive with her oldest a 7-year-old girl but she planned to. Quot she was the one who got up and turned the to on so she a aware of what a going on a she said. A will definitely talk to her today. She a continued on Page 10
