Battle of Medina Ridge
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The Battle of Medina Ridge was a major tank engagement of the 1991 Gulf War in which U.S.-led coalition forces decisively defeated Iraqi armored units of the Republican Guard near Basra.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Medina Ridge canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
engagement of the Gulf War ⓘ tank battle ⓘ |
| airSupport |
Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II
F-16 Fighting Falcon ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon
Boeing AH-64 Apache ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Army AH-64 Apache
|
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of 73 Easting
ⓘ
surface form:
Medina Ridge tank battle
|
| belligerent |
Iraq
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
coalition forces ⓘ |
| campaign | Operation Desert Storm ⓘ |
| casualties |
heavy Iraqi equipment losses
ⓘ
low U.S. casualties ⓘ |
| coalitionCommander |
Frederick M. Franks Jr.
ⓘ
surface form:
Lieutenant General Frederick M. Franks Jr.
Major General Ronald H. Griffith ⓘ |
| conflict | Gulf War ⓘ |
| country | Iraq ⓘ |
| date | 1991-02-27 ⓘ |
| followedBy | coalition advance toward Basra ⓘ |
| involvedUnit |
1st Armored Division
ⓘ
surface form:
1st Armored Division (United States)
U.S. 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment ⓘ
surface form:
2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment (United States)
U.S. 3rd Armored Division ⓘ
surface form:
3rd Armored Division (United States)
Iraqi Republican Guard ⓘ
surface form:
Iraqi Republican Guard Adnan Division
Iraqi Republican Guard ⓘ
surface form:
Iraqi Republican Guard Medina Division
U.S. VII Corps ⓘ |
| IraqiCommander | officers of the Republican Guard Medina Division ⓘ |
| location |
Iraq
ⓘ
near Basra ⓘ |
| notableFor |
decisive defeat of Iraqi Republican Guard armored forces
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one of the largest tank battles of the Gulf War ⓘ |
| opponent |
Iraqi Republican Guard
ⓘ
Iraqi armored units ⓘ |
| partOf |
Operation Desert Storm
ⓘ
surface form:
1991 Gulf War
|
| phaseOf | ground campaign of the Gulf War ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of 73 Easting ⓘ |
| primaryWeaponSystem |
T-55 tank
ⓘ
surface form:
Iraqi T-55 tank
Iraqi T-72 tank ⓘ M1 Abrams tanks ⓘ
surface form:
M1A1 Abrams tank
M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicle ⓘ |
| result | coalition victory ⓘ |
| strategicSignificance |
contributed to collapse of Iraqi defensive positions near Basra
ⓘ
helped secure coalition advance toward Basra ⓘ |
| tacticalOutcome |
Iraqi forces forced to withdraw
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U.S.-led forces destroyed large numbers of Iraqi tanks and armored vehicles ⓘ |
| terrainFeature | Medina Ridge ⓘ |
| typeOfWarfare |
armored warfare
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mechanized warfare ⓘ |
| year | 1991 ⓘ |
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