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.

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Battle of Medina Ridge canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
engagement of the Gulf War
tank battle
airSupport U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II
U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon
U.S. Army AH-64 Apache
linked to: Boeing AH-64 Apache
alsoKnownAs Medina Ridge tank battle
belligerent Iraq
United States
coalition forces
campaign Operation Desert Storm
casualties heavy Iraqi equipment losses
low U.S. casualties
coalitionCommander 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 (United States)
2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment (United States)
3rd Armored Division (United States)
Iraqi Republican Guard Adnan Division
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
one of the largest tank battles of the Gulf War
opponent Iraqi Republican Guard
Iraqi armored units
partOf 1991 Gulf War
phaseOf ground campaign of the Gulf War
precededBy Battle of 73 Easting
primaryWeaponSystem Iraqi T-55 tank
linked to: T-55 tank

Iraqi T-72 tank
M1A1 Abrams tank
linked to: M1 Abrams tanks

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
U.S.-led forces destroyed large numbers of Iraqi tanks and armored vehicles
terrainFeature Medina Ridge
typeOfWarfare armored warfare
mechanized warfare
year 1991

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Iraqi Republican Guard notableBattle Battle of Medina Ridge
Battle of 73 Easting followedBy Battle of Medina Ridge