European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 27, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 10 the stars and stripes wednesday february 27, 1991al i led o Nolau g it keeps com i n g continued from Page 1 plans within 24 to 48 hours. Field commanders were under orders to attack armed iraqi units regardless of their direction of travel what Saddam was calling a withdrawal the coalition termed a full scale Retreat. Only those iraqis who Laid Down their arms would be spared the military said. Kuwaitis celebrated the news of iraqis withdrawal from their Homeland which was invaded aug. 2. Kuwait City residents blared automobile horns and waved flags and the government in exile gathered in Dhahran to prepare lot its return i a kuwaiti ministry of information official said the final iraqi troops Iii Kuwait City had we confirm that Kuwait City is free a said a jubilant Hasan Al Sanad citing among his sources City residents using satellite Telephone links. However the . Command declined to confirm that report. Many iraqi army units left Kuwait City earlier in the Day though a kuwaiti resistance spokesman reported that civilians had been taken along As hostages. Neal said hat iraqi troops still were in Kuwait and that they continued to fight. A a let there be no mistake the War is not Over a Neal warned. A a it a not Over a til its Over. That a not being flippant. We be got to be very careful. There arc still people engaged in combat out however he added that t he Al i ies a re defeating i Raqi forces throughout Kuwait. V the War which could go Down As the biggest military operation in history with the fewest number of casualties for the United states started Jan. 17 with an air Campaign to prepare the Battlefield and destroy iraqis military infrastructure. The ground phase began sunday with attacks All along the saudi kuwaiti and saudi iraqi Borders. A. A a a Quot a a according to Media Pool reports from the Field tuesday american and coalition forces had slowed their Advance somewhat to let key supplies and support units catch up. A a a -. A a. A although there had been lot casts Olas Many As 45,000 . Dead and wounded .casualties remained Light Neal said the toll was four americans killed in a Tion during the ground assault and 21 wounded. 1a. Those figures exclude the casualties from the scud missile that hit an army Barracks near Dhahran on Mon Day night. That toll has climbed to at least 28 americans. Killed with 100 injured Neal said. A a. Casualties for other coalition countries totalled 13 killed in action and 41 wounded. Iraqi soldiers continued to surrender or he captured in Large numbers. Neal put the figure at 30,000, although he noted that Allied forces stopped keeping exact count at 26,000. In some cases the advancing service members had neither the time nor ability to handle the prisoners. They were simply bypassed left for following units trained for such duty. A ,. A spokesman said one iraqi dressed in Bermuda shorts and a to shirt greeted americans in a distinct Chicago accent shouting a where the hell have you been a the unidentified mail had been visiting his grandmother in Baghdad when he was drafted into the iraqi army the spokesman said. A. Quot Pool reporters in the Field described a Broad Advance stretching from the 1st and 2nd Marine dive nearest the persian Gulf to the huge armoured Vii corps in Southern iraqi British French and Arab forces also were deep inside Kuwait and Iraq. There were Many intense albeit Brief Battles according to Pool reports but for the most part the Allied forces continued to Advance with Little opposition. Commanders warned against overconfidence but some warriors clearly were cocky. A v a /. A a Quot a a Damn if id known it was going to be this easy id have come earlier a one Marine said. A there s nothing to this a complained a Hospital Man apprentice Cluin Hogan 20, of Ashland by. A a it a like a nature hike. They jump up like squirrels to the marines did have some Tough encounters. engagement an iraqi tank column advanced so close to a Marine artillery Battery that one tank was knocked out by a Point Blank shot from a i55mm howitzer. A that is every artillery Nan a dream and Nightmare a said Marine maj. Pete Petersen a 1st1 div intelligence officer. V Vii corps the Germany based armoured unit that has grown to 100,000 soldiers has been making perhaps the greatest advances. Moving into thinly defended Southern Iraq Forward elements of the corps pushed More than 60 Miles in the first 24 hours. There were few iraqi bunkers tanks or troops to Deal with ,. A not Only is there nothing Here there is absolutely nothing Here a said ,1st it. Tom Mathers 24, of Virginia Beach va., a Apache helicopter Pilot. The corps was embarked on a classic flanking movement pushing far North into Iraq to Cut off hundreds of thousands of iraqi troops in Kuwait. The tactic however put the corps on a collision course with the vaunted Republican guard. Barring a rapid withdrawal by the iraqis a confrontation could occur by Early wednesday reporters were told. Vii corps commanders said a elaborate deception plan had worked to perfection fooling the iraqis into Icay inv a Mammoth Hole in their corps was initially concentrated South of Kuwait which had convinced Iraq to move its reinforcements into a Valley that runs along the iraqi kuwaiti Border a far from the Ventura Allied Points of entry on Iraq s Border with saudi Arabia. A they bought it a said one army Captain. A they were at the wrong place wrong the key to the plan was the massive shift of thousands of tanks and tens of thousands of troops in the 10 Days before the ground offensive too late for an adequate iraqi response. During the shift the 1st Cav div launched several attacks on the iraqis along the Kuwait Border in an Effort to confuse the enemy. A the associated press and United press International contributed to this re port. / vyv War is Bush Over ouant1co, a. A an exultant Barbara hush said tuesday the persian Gulf War is a very close to Over Quot and the world will be a better place because of the conflict. In a speech to 600 marines and their families at a the Marine corps combat development c omd Here the first lady said her husband was a a working night and Day to end this dreadful War she praised the Public for its show of patriotism saying is really truly wrapped in yellow ribbons a in defense of her husbands demand that Saddam Hussein s army surrender she said the lethal scud missile attack monday on a . A military Barracks near Dhahran saudi Arabia demonstrated that Saddam is a a Man who can to be a unless lie drops All his weapons and she they walk out i done to believe him. Said. A a. A a a a a she said Allied successes in the ground War show a prayers have been answered a a i think we re very close to Over and i think we should be so proud of our Mill tary and our leadership Quot she said. A i think its going to change the world 1 Hope we re going to be a better world be cause of Quant co the so called a Crossroads of the corps Quot is Home to numerous Marine training programs. The base located beside the Potomac River 35 Miles South of Washington has 200 of its marines currently serving in the Gulf combat zone. But virtually every Marine officer in the persian Gulf theater has spent months or years undergoing training at Quantico said it. Col. Robert Mclean the base Public affairs officer. From Page 1 room at 5 20 . Tuesday and Learned of the radio speech by reviewed a text of the address and then met with key advisers. Among other things Saddam said a dear Brothers 1 applaud your Victory. You have faced 30 countries and the evil they brought Here. Good will Triumph Over evil. Brave iraqis you have won you Are the iraqi president said a a Complete withdrawal Quot from Kuwait would lie accomplished tuesday. The speech followed a monday night also on Baghdad radio that Iraq would withdraw. A this speech changes nothing a Fitzwa Ter said a it does not annul the annexation of Kuwait or meet any of the coalitions other a it s not to be Over until All 12 . Resolutions Are met and it is Clear Iraq cannot inflict harm on anyone beyond its Borders Quot sen. John a Warnerr told Abc today a the end for Saddam Hussein a aggression is very close a sen. Al Gore jr., d-tenn., said. While not calling for the removal of Saddam Gore said a i Trust he will not stay in the soviet Union said tuesday that it believes Saddam a broadcast announce. Ment should satisfy a fall interested parties in the Gulf War. It urged the United nations to Call and immediate cease fire. Monday night however the White House issued a statement demanding a personal announcement from Saddam that Iraq would comply with the . Resolutions. Previously it has said something authoritative must be presented at the United nations. Fitzwater said Saddam must personally a a accept explicitly All relevant . Secu Rity Council resolutions Quot especially those renouncing his declared annexation of Kuwait and calling for War compensation to Kuwait and samples new chemical by David Tarrant Brussels Bureau t11l 11agul, Netherlands a events in the persian Gulf have led the . Military to step up the testing and production of a new generation of chemical Protection gear military experts and research officials say. . Military officials have been concerned about using the current gear in very hot desert conditions since much of it was designed for cooler Central Europe. Wearing the suits for extended periods of time could cause More casualties from heal exhaustion than from the effects of a chemical or nuclear attack the officials a result the air Force Lias stepped up delivery of the new lightweight suits Lor its personnel in the Gull. In addition the Marine corps has rushed orders on new suits that can be worn like clothing As opposed to a cumbersome Overall said Jan Medema. The manager of a dutch Laboratory that is performing Quality a Assurance tests on the new gear. Prins Muur ils Laboratory in the Hague is a leery Busy Quot testing samples of both suits Medema said. While offering the same Protection the new equip ment is much More comfortable to Wear in higher temperatures Medema said. Most suits on the Market offer Good Protection from the effects of chemical warfare he said. The main differences among the suits have to do with such factors As durability ability to be laundered and heat stress. Quot the Standard suits Are Good enough in the current cooler climate conditions in tie Medema said a but when it becomes warmer then i think it would be very Wise to change to a lighter the. Standard american protective outfit which is worn Over the combat uniform features a 2-Niillimeier-&Quot thick Carbon and foam inner layer. Production has started on a lightweight suit ordered by the a marines that offers the same Protection hut can be worn As a Standard piece of clothing. The. Suits Only half a millimetre thick arc made of a Cotton poly Emir blend w Ith an inner Core of Active Carbon laminated directly onto the fabric. A so there is increased Comfort and less Medema said Quot the old units can to . But the new suits can be laundered and worn again up to 10 limes. Only a few other protective suits on the Market including those issued to the israeli arid danish armed forces can be laundered Medema said. The new outfit a combined american and German Enterprise should be ready for Field marines by summer or Early fall Medema said. 1. The new air Force coverall which is also highly fire retardant uses an advanced fabric Phi that behaves like Cotton. A Core of activated Carbon is sandwiched Between a Tough outer Phi blend a do. Soft Jersey knit inner surface. V a the new coverall also provides chemical Protection even alter it is laundered 10 times. . Flight Crews Are using the new suits in the Gulf and the air Force has ordered additional suits for its ground Crews he said. Phi was first developed by the american company Hoechst celanese in the 1060s under a Nasa contract Lor astronauts protective clothing. Only recently has it been e d j n c h e i n i Ca 1 p Rote c t Ion i u t f i t cd emus new lightweight uniforms have generated a lot of interest especially in the Middle last Medema said. A a lot of countries Are looking at this Type of uniform because of its a w a
